Mainstream news stories rarely included the facts that rebut the No campaign: 3% said, in their own voice, that no current budget relies on the tax, 16% that the relief survives repeal and 14% that nothing is dedicated to K-12. Conservative news stories included those facts more often (6%, 31% and 44%) but never stated the No side's strongest fact, that the 2027-29 budget outlook counts on the revenue, which mainstream news stated in 10% of stories. Both groups rarely mentioned Heywood's personal stake (2% and 6%).
| fact | fact_short | group | share_including | stories_coded | stories_including |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Tax relief survives repeal (rebuts No side) | Relief survives repeal [rebuts No] | Mainstream news | 0.155 | 58 | 9 |
| Revenue not dedicated to K-12 (rebuts No side) | Not dedicated to K-12 [rebuts No] | Mainstream news | 0.138 | 58 | 8 |
| Threshold can be lowered by simple majority (rebuts No side) | Lawmakers can lower threshold [rebuts No] | Mainstream news | 0.259 | 58 | 15 |
| Union funding / No side outraised Yes (rebuts No side) | Union money / No outraised Yes [rebuts No] | Mainstream news | 0.103 | 58 | 6 |
| Heywood's personal financial interest (rebuts Yes side) | Heywood's own stake [rebuts Yes] | Mainstream news | 0.017 | 58 | 1 |
| Tax relief survives repeal (rebuts No side) | Relief survives repeal [rebuts No] | Conservative news | 0.313 | 16 | 5 |
| Revenue not dedicated to K-12 (rebuts No side) | Not dedicated to K-12 [rebuts No] | Conservative news | 0.438 | 16 | 7 |
| Threshold can be lowered by simple majority (rebuts No side) | Lawmakers can lower threshold [rebuts No] | Conservative news | 0.188 | 16 | 3 |
| Union funding / No side outraised Yes (rebuts No side) | Union money / No outraised Yes [rebuts No] | Conservative news | 0.25 | 16 | 4 |
| Heywood's personal financial interest (rebuts Yes side) | Heywood's own stake [rebuts Yes] | Conservative news | 0.063 | 16 | 1 |
| No current appropriation relies on it (stated as fact) (rebuts No side) | No current budget relies on it [rebuts No] | Mainstream news | 0.034 | 58 | 2 |
| 2027-29 budget outlook counts on it (stated as fact) (rebuts Yes side) | 2027-29 outlook counts on it [rebuts Yes] | Mainstream news | 0.103 | 58 | 6 |
| No current appropriation relies on it (stated as fact) (rebuts No side) | No current budget relies on it [rebuts No] | Conservative news | 0.063 | 16 | 1 |
| 2027-29 budget outlook counts on it (stated as fact) (rebuts Yes side) | 2027-29 outlook counts on it [rebuts Yes] | Conservative news | 0 | 16 | 0 |