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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 advertising that mention election.
20.0% of the 45 articles on advertising also mention election, as do 1.4% of the 636 articles on election.
- Left-leaning4 of 14 articles
- 28.6%
- Least biased2 of 12 articles
- 16.7%
- Right-leaning3 of 19 articles
- 15.8%
Who picked it up when
It was already in the news on Oct 21, when this period starts, so who reported it first is not shown.
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.
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Source leans by Media Bias/Fact Check.
Results
9 articles mention advertising and election in the last 7 days (Oct 21 to Oct 27).
| Article | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| PBS NewsHour | Campaigns spend big to sway voters with increasingly personal attack adsPBS NewsHour Campaigns and their allies are making their closing arguments, and they've spent more than the annual budgets of a handful of states doing it. Much of that money is aimed at voters' wallets, but the attacks are also getting more personal and more artificial. Lisa Desjardins explains. | 0.65 | |
| The Washington Times | Vivek Ramaswamy defends ad featuring Amy Acton's estranged motherThe Washington Times Republican Vivek Ramaswamy on Friday defended his campaign's ad featuring the estranged mother of Democratic rival Dr. Amy Acton in the closely watched race for Ohio governor. | 0.55 | |
| Washington Examiner | Amy Acton becomes ActBlue’s second-highest fundraiser after Ramaswamy attack adWashington Examiner Ohio Democratic gubernatorial candidate Amy Acton has become the second-highest fundraiser on the Democrat-aligned platform ActBlue this week, as controversy over a campaign advertisement featuring her estranged mother draws national attention to the race. Acton is challenging Republican Vivek Ramaswamy in the contest to succeed term-limited Gov. Mike DeWine (R-OH). The race made headlines this […] | 0.45 | |
| The Hill | Nancy Mace says Vivek Ramaswamy has run the most offensive ad of the cycleThe Hill Rep. Nancy Mace (R-S.C.) called a controversial political ad run by Ohio gubernatorial candidate Vivek Ramaswamy (R) “shameful,” saying she thinks it will hurt Republicans up and down the ballot in Ohio. “This ad is going to go down as the most shameful, disgusting, offensive ad this election season,” Mace told CNN’s Jake Tapper on... | 0.45 | |
| Vox | The ugliest political ad of 2026 (so far)Vox This story appeared in Today, Explained, a daily newsletter that helps you understand the most compelling news and stories of the day. Subscribe here. There are low blows, and then there are rock-bottom blows. The latest attack ad in the Ohio governor’s race is undoubtedly the latter. Republican gubernatorial candidate Vivek Ramaswamy is spending $4 million to air […] | 0.60 | |
| PBS NewsHour | Ramaswamy campaign says it produced ad with Amy Acton's mother and will spend millions to promote itPBS NewsHour Questions about the video will likely shadow Republican Vivek Ramaswamy, a biotech billionaire who previously ran for president but has never before held public office, in the final two weeks of the contest. | 0.55 | |
| Bloomberg | Ramaswamy Faces Blowback on Ad With Rival’s Estranged MotherBloomberg Republican biotech entrepreneur and former presidential candidate Vivek Ramaswamy is facing bipartisan backlash over a $4 million advertisement he supported against his Democratic opponent in the campaign to be Ohio’s next governor. | 0.55 | |
| Tangle | Amy Acton's Estranged Mother Appears in Attack Ad Against DaughterTangle A new attack ad in the Ohio gubernatorial election between Amy Acton and Vivek Ramaswamy shows Acton’s mother claiming that Acton has misrepresented | 0.65 | |
| The Daily Wire | Ramaswamy Bets Millions On Bombshell Ad Featuring Dem’s Estranged MotherThe Daily Wire Ohio Republican gubernatorial candidate Vivek Ramaswamy is going all in on the explosive ad rocking the ugly race for the governor’s mansion. Ramaswamy’s campaign accepted responsibility and is pouring $4 million behind the bombshell ad, which features the estranged mother of his opponent, Ohio Democrat gubernatorial candidate Amy Acton, calling her daughter a “liar” and ... | 0.65 |
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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.
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Source leans by Media Bias/Fact Check.
| Vox | 3.2% | 1 | 31 |
| Bloomberg | 0.3% | 1 | 320 |
| PBS NewsHour | 1.5% | 2 | 138 |
| The Hill | 0.3% | 1 | 348 |
| Tangle | 7.7% | 1 | 13 |
| Washington Examiner | 0.4% | 1 | 287 |
| The Washington Times | 0.3% | 1 | 321 |
| The Daily Wire | 0.5% | 1 | 205 |
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
- 0.3%
- Least biased2 of 8 sources
- 1.0%
- Right-leaning3 of 15 sources
- 0.1%
Lean index −1.3: 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.
2 sources have no MBFC bias score and are not shown.
Source leans based on ratings by Media Bias/Fact Check.