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From the Right · Read · November 2, 2026

Oct 31 · Shootings over the Halloween weekend kill more than a dozen people across the U.S., including four in Dallas's Deep Ellum neighborhood

Fox News: Shootings near 5 college communities leave 3 dead, at least 29 injured

Grade C (76/100). Article: shootings near Indiana University, the University of Delaware, the Magic City Classic, Illinois Wesleyan and CU Boulder, plus Dallas

C: Gets a fact wrong.

  • Gets a fact wrong (minus 24 points): lede says 'Shootings in four college communities over the weekend' while its headline says 5 and the next sentence names police in five states ('Indiana, Delaware, Alabama, Illinois and Colorado')

Splits: Article: shootings near Indiana University, the University of Delaware, the Magic City Classic, Illinois Wesleyan and CU Boulder, plus Dallas

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