Protester wearing 'kill your local pedophile' shirt ejected from Trump rally in Myrtle Beach
Security personnel removed protester(s) wearing a shirt referencing pedophilia from a Trump rally in Myrtle Beach, South Carolina, where Trump was campaigning for Senate candidate Darline Graham ahead of a runoff primary. The crowd chanted 'USA' as the protester(s) were escorted out, and Trump remarked the person was 'going home to mom.' The shirt was widely interpreted as referencing Trump's ties to the late Jeffrey Epstein.
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Divergence score
3 outlets covered it, splitting into 2 framing camps across 1 bias group.
2 camps
1 bias group
The spectrum · how 3 outlets placed this story
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Washington Examiner
Washington Times
NY Post
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International angle
Widest split · the two outlets furthest apart, and who published first
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- Washington Timesfirst
- Washington Examiner+48 min
- NY Post+11.0 h
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The split, in one line
The Examiner foregrounds the Republican rebellion over Epstein files and Massie-Greene-Carlson rift, while the Times emphasizes the upside-down distress flags and anti-Trump resistance symbolism behind the protest.
How each outlet covered it
Lightly covered so far
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Sparse coverage · 2 outlets
“Trump rally security ejects protester wearing 'kill your local pedophile' shirt”
“Protester ejected from Trump rally was wearing 'Kill Your Local Pedophile' shirt”
10 tracked claims across 3 outlets
Fact ledger
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Whether one or multiple protesters were ejected
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