Blindspot Report Jun-21-2022

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June 21st 2022

Today we’re looking at a new Gallup poll that shows American’s belief in God is at an all time low, a lawsuit brought by a synagogue in Florida that claims the state’s abortion law violates Jews’ religious freedom, an announcement by Canada to phase out use of many single use plastics by 2023, and Split Headlines over FINA’s new policy regarding transgender athletes.

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For the Left

News stories that have little to no reporting on the Left

Number of Americans who believe in God dips to new low: Gallup

Blindspot: Only 8% Left · 26 sources

81% of U.S. adults say they believe in God, down 6 points from 2017. Belief in God dropped the most among young adults and liberals and Democrats, with these groups showing a drop of 10 or more percentage points compared to an average of polls from 2013 to 2017.

8 C: 30% Right: 62%

Poll of the Week

Do you believe in God?

Yes

For the Right

News stories that have little to no reporting on the Right

Florida abortion ban violates Jews' religious freedom, lawsuit says

Blindspot: Only 13% Right · 31 sources

Florida's ban on abortions after 15 weeks of pregnancy violates the religious freedom of Jews because Jewish law requires the procedure in some cases, a Boynton Beach synagogue said in a lawsuit. The lawsuit is the second challenge to the 15-week abortion ban. Planned Parenthood and other reproductive health providers also sued earlier this month.

Left: 36% Center: 51% 13

For the Left

News stories that have little to no reporting on the Left

‘The White House is lying about it’: DeSantis denies claims Florida reversed course on child vaccine

Blindspot: Only 8% Left · 13 sources

Florida is the only state in the nation not to pre-order the shots. On Friday, the White House claimed the state had reversed itself by allowing hospitals and doctors to order vaccines for themselves. Florida's governor says that was a lie. The Centers for Disease Control Prevention has now given the green light to COVID vaccines for children.

8 C: 15% Right: 77%

For the Right

News stories that have little to no reporting on the Right

Jan. 6 panel: GOP Sen. Johnson sought to hand-deliver fake electors to Pence

Blindspot: Only 6% Right · 18 sources

Sen. Ron Johnson wanted to hand then-Vice President Mike Pence an official-looking document falsely affirming former President Donald Trump won in Wisconsin and Michigan. The document, signed by 10 Wisconsin Republicans, was filled out on the same day the Democratic slate of Wisconsin electors met in the same building to deliver the state's 10 electoral votes to President-elect Joe Biden. Official-looking certificates were submitted by Republicans claiming to be electors in six other states.

Left: 56% Center: 38% 6

For the Left

News stories that have little to no reporting on the Left

Sotomayor praises Clarence Thomas: ‘He is a man who cares deeply about the court as an institution’

Blindspot: Only 14% Left · 21 sources

Sotomayor appeared before a liberal audience in Washington on Thursday and discussed her relationship with her ideological opposite: Justice Clarence Thomas. The two maintain a friendship, she said, in part because he is a man who cares deeply about the court as an institution. She also dodged explicit references to the remaining cases on issues like abortion, gun rights, immigration, religious liberty and the environment that will likely appear over the next two weeks.

14 10 Right: 76%

For the Right

News stories that have little to no reporting on the Right

Canada to ban sale of single use plastics by end of 2023

Blindspot: Only 16% Right · 19 sources

The Canadian government is banning companies from importing or making plastic bags and Styrofoam takeout containers by the end of this year, their sale by the end of next year and their export by the end of 2025. The ban will affect plastic straws, bags, cutlery, stir sticks and six-pack rings that hold cans and bottles. Prime Minister Justin Trudeau first promised in June 2019 that his government would phase out the production and use of hard-to-recycle plastic items.

Left: 37% Center: 47% R: 16%

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Highlighting discrepancies between the reporting on stories across different news outlets.

This week's story

FINA votes to effectively ban transgender swimmers in elite women's competition - and create 'open' category

The Guardian Left

Transgender women swimmers barred from female competitions by Fina

npr Left

The world swimming body effectively bans transgender women from women's events

Reuters Center

Swim federation restricts transgender participation in women's competition

Sky News Center

FINA votes to effectively ban transgender swimmers in elite women's competition - and create 'open' category

Breitbart Right

Swimming Organization Bans Males Who Experienced Puberty from Competing as Women

The Daily Wire Right

FINA Restricts Biological Males Identifying As Females From Elite Swimming Competitions

Poll of the Week

Do you agree with Fina’s new policy?

Yes

Poll Results From Last Week

Do you think Washington, D.C. should be made a state? (1745 responses)

Yes - 39.3%

No - 60.7%

Should noncitizens be treated differently by the justice system? (845 responses)

Yes - 51.4%

No - 48.6%

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