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Query
How they overlap
Of the articles on each keyword in the last 7 days, with the same text and sources, how many also mention the other. Per lean: the share of its outlets' articles on Mao Zedong that mention Kylian Mbappé.
100.0% of the 6 articles on Mao Zedong also mention Kylian Mbappé, as do 66.7% of the 9 articles on Kylian Mbappé.
- Left-leaning3 of 3 articles
- 100.0%
- Least biased1 of 1 article
- 100.0%
- Right-leaning2 of 2 articles
- 100.0%
Who picked it up when
Bloomberg mentioned it first (Oct 27, 2026, 12:47 AM EDT). Least biased outlets followed 4 hours later, right-leaning outlets 10 hours later.
One row per source with a matching article, from the most left-leaning on top: a dot for each article, on a bar for each stretch of its coverage (a pause of more than 24 hours starts a new one). Hover or tap a dot for the headline, click it to read the article.
Source lean:leftcenterright
Source leans by Media Bias/Fact Check.
Results
6 articles mention Mao Zedong and Kylian Mbappé in the last 7 days (Oct 21 to Oct 27).
| Article | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Fox News | Kylian Mbappe predictably bends the knee after losing Chinese sponsors for laughing at meme of dictator MaoFox News Kylian Mbappe lost Chinese sponsors and saw Real Madrid matches banned on CCTV after laughing at a meme involving dictator Mao Zedong on TV. | 0.60 | |
| New York Post | Soccer star Kylian Mbappé apologizes for calling Communist dictator Mao a ‘dictator’New York Post Kylian Mbappé issued an apology after calling former leader Mao Zedong a dictator, leading three Chinese companies to end their endorsement deals. | 0.75● | |
| The Guardian | Kylian Mbappé apologises after being dropped by Chinese brands for Mao Zedong commentThe Guardian Video appears to show Mao Zedong called a ‘dictator’ Dongpeng and Mengniu end deals with the player Kylian Mbappé has apologised for his “ill-judged” comment about the former Chinese leader Mao Zedong, which has led to brands in China dropping the Real Madrid forward. In China jokes about Mao, the founding leader of the People’s Republic of China who died in 1976, are considered disrespectful and remain a social taboo. “Our company firmly opposes and has a zero-tolerance policy towards any behaviour that offends national sentiments,” the drinks company Dongpeng said in a statement earlier on Tuesday, adding that “with immediate effect we are terminating all cooperation with Kylian Mbappé”. Continue reading... | 0.80● | |
| NBC News | Memes, Mao and Mbappé: Chinese brands drop soccer star in fury over ‘dictator’ jokeNBC News He’s one of the world’s most popular athletes, but Kylian Mbappé is suddenly paying the penalty for being on the wrong side of China’s fervent nationalism. | 0.80● | |
| Forbes | Soccer Star Mbappé Loses Chinese Sponsorship Deals Amid Mao Zedong Meme BacklashForbes The French striker, who ranks third on Forbes’ list of highest-paid soccer stars, faced backlash after he appeared to describe Mao Zedong as a “Chinese dictator.” | 0.80● | |
| Bloomberg | Mbappé Apologizes for Perceived Mao Insult After China BacklashBloomberg French football star Kylian Mbappé apologized for offending Chinese fans with comments perceived as insulting to Mao Zedong, following a backlash that prompted a growing boycott. | 0.80● |
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Coverage by source
The share of each source's stories in the last 7 days that match the query, from left to right. Sort the table to reorder the bars.
Source lean:leftcenterright
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| NBC News | 0.5% | 1 | 182 |
| The Guardian | 0.1% | 1 | 677 |
| Bloomberg | 0.3% | 1 | 347 |
| Forbes | 0.3% | 1 | 387 |
| New York Post | 0.1% | 1 | 847 |
| Fox News | 0.1% | 1 | 672 |
Coverage by lean
The share of stories that match the query, in the last 7 days, averaged over the outlets of each political lean with at least 3 stories. The groups differ in size, so a single outlet weighs more in the smaller ones.
- Left-leaning3 of 15 sources
- 0.1%
- Least biased1 of 8 sources
- <0.1%
- Right-leaning2 of 15 sources
- <0.1%
Lean index −0.7: covered more by left-leaning outlets
Each outlet at its MBFC bias score, from −10 (far left) to +10 (far right), as high as the share of its stories that match the query. The lean index is the average score of the outlets covering it, weighted by that share.
lean indexour sources' average (+0.4)leftcenterright
Bias scores by Media Bias/Fact Check.
Source leans based on ratings by Media Bias/Fact Check.