Claims extracted
21
sentences that state something as happening or true
Uncertain
0%
0 of 21 hedged
("reportedly", "may", "according to")
Leaning
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no quote in the article backed the model's score
Publisher signals
66/100
CBS News's corrections and
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Republican Mike Rogers is defending his decision not to attend a Sept. 15 televised event with Democratic opponent Abdul El-Sayed in Michigan's U.S. Senate race, saying he never agreed to participate and accusing the moderator of favoritism.
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he → defend → favoritism
We never agreed to it," Rogers said in a one-on-one with CBS News Detroit.
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Rogers → agree → News
El-Sayed took part in Tuesday's event on FOX 2 Detroit.
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Sayed → take → FOX
The station said it invited both candidates on Aug. 5 and that El-Sayed accepted the next day.
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Sayed → say → Aug.
Rogers' campaign says it never agreed to attend.
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it → say → ?
The general election matchup between El-Sayed and Rogers is one of the most closely watched contests in the country.
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matchup → watch → country
UVA Center for Politics rates the race as a toss-up.
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Center → rat → up
The Senate seat, being opened up by retiring Democratic Sen. Gary Peters, is a must-win for control of the upper chamber.
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seat → open → chamber
Rogers' campaign released a statement accusing the station of favoritism and suggesting the moderator had already taken sides.
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moderator → release → sides
Rogers made the same argument in his interview.
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Rogers → make → interview
"When you have someone who's already picked their candidate, you can't have a two-on-one event in a TV studio," he said.
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he → have → studio
El-Sayed said Rogers was avoiding a confrontation over his record and his support for President Trump.
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Rogers → say → Trump
"If I were him, I wouldn't debate me either," El-Sayed said after Tuesday's event.
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Sayed → debate → event
He said Rogers did not want to answer questions about tariffs involving Canada or the cost of war, and he criticized Rogers for making time to speak at a Republican convention in Dallas while turning down the Detroit event.
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he → say → event
Rogers rejected the suggestion that he had broken a commitment.
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he → reject → commitment
"We never had it on our schedule," he said.
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he → have → schedule
He also objected to the station's plan to leave a podium open for him, calling that approach "highly unprofessional."
Rogers said voters will get their chance to see the candidates side by side.
"You're gonna get two debates right here in Michigan," he told CBS Detroit.
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he → object → Michigan
Both candidates have agreed to debates on Oct. 8 and Oct. 21.
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candidates → agree → Oct.
El-Sayed had pressed for more.
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Sayed → press → more
He made his case at a Detroit rally on Sunday while El-Sayed laid out his priorities on " ."
on Aug. 5, the day CBS News projected he had won the Democratic primary, CBS Detroit reported at the time.
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Detroit → make → time
Most recently, RogersEl-Sayed is meeting with Democratic senators at the U.S. Capitol on Wednesday.
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Sayed → meet → Wednesday
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