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

Origin The Straits Times · 18/10 17:00 → 9 outlets in 19 h

Who appearsLuiz Inácio Lula da Silva 18Donald 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

8/9 outlets

Left out, among others, American, October, Paulo

See what each outlet leaves out
  • CNA does not mention American, October, Paulo, President Jair Bolsonaro
  • RTÉ News does not mention Paulo, President Jair Bolsonaro, Sunday
  • Al Jazeera English does not mention American, Google
  • DW English does not mention Argentina, Brazilians, Flavio Bolsonaro
  • 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 Paulo, President Jair Bolsonaro, President Luiz Inacio Lula
  • BBC News does not mention American, Argentina, Brazilians, Janeiro, President Luiz Inacio Lula

How each outlet tells it

BBC NewsBBC (pública)

Personal attacks fire up debate before Brazil's run-off vote capture record

∅ does not mention American, Argentina

CNAMediacorp (pública)

Lula and Bolsonaro spar in Brazil poll debate capture record

∅ does not mention American, October

RTÉ NewsRTÉ (pública)

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

∅ does not mention Paulo, President Jair Bolsonaro

See all (9)

DW EnglishDeutsche Welle (pública)

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

∅ does not mention Argentina, Brazilians

What most outlets report and this one does not
  • CNA does not mention American, October, Paulo, President Jair Bolsonaro
  • RTÉ News does not mention Paulo, President Jair Bolsonaro, Sunday
  • Al Jazeera English does not mention American, Google
  • DW English does not mention Argentina, Brazilians, Flavio Bolsonaro
  • 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 Paulo, President Jair Bolsonaro, President Luiz Inacio Lula
  • BBC News does not mention American, Argentina, Brazilians, Janeiro, 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 9 outlets (how many name each):

Bolsonaro 9/9Brazil 9/9Lula 9/9Silva 9/9Jair Bolsonaro 8/9Janeiro 8/9October 8/9Sunday 8/9Brazilians 6/9President Luiz Inacio Lula 6/9American 5/9Argentina 5/9Flavio Bolsonaro 5/9Google 5/9Paulo 5/9President Jair Bolsonaro 5/9

Who reports it and how

14 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
  12. The Straits Times 19/10 10:36 · National Bolsonaro's lead over Lula narrows ahead of Brazil runoff, polls show
  13. Euronews 19/10 10:52 · International Lula supporters spell out his name in Rio waters before Brazil runoff
  14. BBC News 19/10 11:41 · International Personal attacks fire up debate before Brazil's run-off vote

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18/10/2026 17:00 – 19/10/2026 11:41 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.