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'Liar,' 'clown': Lula and Bolsonaro spar in Brazil debate

Origin The Straits Times · 18/10 17:00 → 8 outlets in 16 h

Who appearsLuiz Inácio Lula da Silva 15Donald Trump 7Javier Milei 7Daniel Vorcaro 4Banco MasterCámara de DiputadosCongreso de los DiputadosEduardo BolsonaroEduardo OinegueMinisterio de la Prosperidad

What most outlets report and this one does not

8/8 outlets

Left out, among others, Brasilia, President Jair Bolsonaro

See what each outlet leaves out
  • The Straits Times does not mention Brasilia, President Jair Bolsonaro
  • CNA does not mention American, Brasilia, Brazilian, October, Paulo
  • RTÉ News does not mention Brasilia, Brazilian, Paulista Avenue, Paulo, Sunday
  • Al Jazeera English does not mention American, Brazilian, Google, President Donald Trump, United States
  • DW English does not mention Argentina, Brazilian, Brazilians, Flavio Bolsonaro, Paulista Avenue
  • ABC News does not mention American, Argentina, Flavio Bolsonaro, Google, President Luiz Inacio Lula
  • Daily Maverick does not mention Argentina, Brazilians, Flavio Bolsonaro, Google, Jair Bolsonaro
  • Euronews does not mention Brasilia, Flavio Bolsonaro, Paulista Avenue, Paulo, President Luiz Inacio Lula

How each outlet tells it

CNAMediacorp (pública)

Lula and Bolsonaro spar in Brazil poll debate capture record

∅ does not mention American, Brasilia

RTÉ NewsRTÉ (pública)

'Liar,' 'clown': Lula and Bolsonaro spar in Brazil debate capture record

∅ does not mention Brasilia, Brazilian

DW EnglishDeutsche Welle (pública)

Brazil: Lula, Bolsonaro clash in heated presidential debate capture record

∅ does not mention Argentina, Brazilian

See all (8)

What most outlets report and this one does not
  • The Straits Times does not mention Brasilia, President Jair Bolsonaro
  • CNA does not mention American, Brasilia, Brazilian, October, Paulo
  • RTÉ News does not mention Brasilia, Brazilian, Paulista Avenue, Paulo, Sunday
  • Al Jazeera English does not mention American, Brazilian, Google, President Donald Trump, United States
  • DW English does not mention Argentina, Brazilian, Brazilians, Flavio Bolsonaro, Paulista Avenue
  • ABC News does not mention American, Argentina, Flavio Bolsonaro, Google, President Luiz Inacio Lula
  • Daily Maverick does not mention Argentina, Brazilians, Flavio Bolsonaro, Google, Jair Bolsonaro
  • Euronews does not mention Brasilia, Flavio Bolsonaro, Paulista Avenue, Paulo, President Luiz Inacio Lula

Only outlets whose full text we read are assessed.

Where they agree

People, places and institutions named by most of the 8 outlets (how many name each):

Bolsonaro 8/8Brazil 8/8Janeiro 8/8Lula 8/8Silva 8/8Jair Bolsonaro 7/8October 7/8Sunday 7/8Brazilians 6/8President Luiz Inacio Lula 6/8American 5/8Argentina 5/8Google 5/8Paulo 5/8Brasilia 4/8Brazilian 4/8Flavio Bolsonaro 4/8Paulista Avenue 4/8President Donald Trump 4/8President Jair Bolsonaro 4/8Senator Flavio Bolsonaro 4/8United States 4/8Vote 4/8

Who reports it and how

11 stories
  1. The Straits Times 18/10 17:00 · National Brazil's Bolsonaro, Lula spar in first debate as personal attacks fly
  2. CNA 19/10 01:49 · National Lula and Bolsonaro spar in Brazil poll debate
  3. RTÉ News 19/10 03:49 · National 'Liar,' 'clown': Lula and Bolsonaro spar in Brazil debate
  4. RTÉ News 19/10 03:49 · National 'Liar,' 'clown': Lula and Bolsonaro spar in Brazil debate
  5. The Straits Times 19/10 03:50 · National ‘Liar’, ‘clown’: Lula and Bolsonaro spar in Brazil poll debate
  6. Al Jazeera English 19/10 04:27 · International Lula and Bolsonaro spar in Brazil’s fiery first presidential run-off debate
  7. DW English 19/10 06:01 · National Brazil: Lula, Bolsonaro clash in heated presidential debate
  8. ABC News 19/10 06:51 · National Brazil's Lula and Flávio Bolsonaro trade barbs in 1st debate only days before presidential runoff
  9. ABC News 19/10 08:03 · National Corruption is top worry for Brazilian voters ahead of runoff between Bolsonaro, Lula
  10. Daily Maverick 19/10 08:33 · National Brazil’s Bolsonaro, Lula spar in first debate as personal attacks fly
  11. Euronews 19/10 09:21 · International Lula and Bolsonaro trade insults in TV debate ahead of weekend presidential runoff

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18/10/2026 17:00 – 19/10/2026 09:21 UTC · Analysis basis: texto completo · Methodology · Automatically produced, reviewable content. Headlines and short excerpts quoted with a link to the original outlet. The analysis is our own.