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July 13, 2024

“‘Betrayal’: Trump hosts ‘Russian puppet’ Viktor Orbán as Biden hosts NATO leaders”

Why Troubling News:

The use of the word "betrayal" and phrase "Russian puppet" already shows a strong bias right off the bat. Implying that former President Trump is somehow insidiously in league with a Russian puppet leader, and implying that he is a traitor, has the potential to further aggravate the polarization in the United States. This is compounded by the article mentioning that Hungary and Russia allegedly interfered in the 2020 Slovak election and it also saying to pay attention to Orban's moves around Trump's people, including the Heritage Foundation. There is plenty to be criticism to go around regarding the conduct of the Hungarian Prime Minister, but it does seem rather bold to imply Donald Trump is a traitor just for hosting him. As mentioned, this can aggravate polarization if people think Trump is traitor and in turn view the people who support him as the same. And for people who support Trump, they more likely than not view this article as an outright attack on Trump from "liberal fake news," feeding into that already prevalent perception.

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