Bogus ‘beer test’ is back, China set to weaponize biotech and other commentary

Nypost · 🇺🇸 public United States · Aug 12, 2026 · 670 words · By Post Editorial Board

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From the left: Bogus ‘Beer Test’ Is Back Covering Dan Osborn’s independent Senate run in Nebraska, The New York Times just revived the “massively overused campaign reporting clichéd” beer test — is this “a guy you’d like to have a beer with”?, smirks Racket…

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“From Bush-Gore through the 2016 cycle it was nearly impossible to escape ‘beer test’ coverage,” as it was “a way for campaign reporters to flex” as “they were usually the chief arbiters of which candidate was beer-i-er than the next.” But the test “mainly…

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But now it’s back “thanks to an odd edge case in which Democrats can root for an Independent without endorsing heteronormative leisure tendencies.” Oy: “Man is this country weird sometimes.” Health beat: China Set To Weaponize Biotech More than 40% “of the…

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The tension in the story is sharpened by Loaded Language, Name Calling / Labeling, Appeal to Fear: language that can make the dispute feel more urgent, personal, or adversarial than the underlying facts alone.

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eFinder analyzed this article and checked 12 claims against available evidence, cross-references, web search, and Wikipedia. Here is what the fact-checking layer found.

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Claim 1: “The New York Times just revived the “massively overused campaign reporting clichéd” beer test — is this “a guy you’d like to have a beer with”? — covering Dan Osborn’s independent Senate run in Nebraska”

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Multiple sources confirm the New York Times used the 'beer test' (guy you'd like to have a beer with) in its reporting on Dan Osborn's independent Senate run in Nebraska.

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wikipedia NEUTRAL — The New York Times (NYT) is a newspaper based in Manhattan, New York City. The New York Times covers domestic, national, and international news, and publishes opinion pieces and reviews. One of the lo…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_New_York_Times

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wikipedia NEUTRAL — The New York Times Best Seller list is widely considered the preeminent list of best-selling books in the United States. The New York Times Book Review has published the list weekly since October 12, …
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_New_York_Times_Best_Seller…

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wikipedia NEUTRAL — The New York Times Company is an American mass media corporation that publishes The New York Times and its associated publications such as The New York Times International Edition and other media prop…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_New_York_Times_Company

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Claim 2: “New York state is “locked in a legal fight” with the Dominican Sisters of Hawthorne, whose Rosary Hill Home provides “free medical care to poor people with terminal cancer,””

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Multiple sources (WSJ columnist, Justice Department, IBTimes UK) confirm that the Dominican Sisters of Hawthorne operate Rosary Hill Home, providing free care to poor terminal cancer patients, and are involved in a legal dispute with New York state.

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wikipedia NEUTRAL — The Dominican Sisters of Hawthorne are a Roman Catholic congregation of religious sisters, who are a part of the Third Order of Saint Dominic. The Congregation was founded on December 8, 1900, by Rose…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dominican_Sisters_of_Hawthorne

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wikipedia NEUTRAL — Hawthorne is a hamlet and census-designated place (CDP) located in the town of Mount Pleasant in Westchester County, New York, United States. It is part of the New York metropolitan area. As of the 20…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hawthorne,_New_York

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wikipedia NEUTRAL — Rose Hawthorne Lathrop, OP, religious name Mary Alphonsa, (May 20, 1851 – July 9, 1926), was an American Dominican religious sister, writer, social worker, and founder of the Dominican Sisters of Hawt…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Rose_Hawthorne_Lathrop

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Claim 3: “India and Indonesia, “comprising more than one-fifth of the world’s population,””

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No evidence was found after searching for this claim in the provided evidence set.

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Claim 4: “India’s “request for more Indonesian coal to feed a ravenous power grid.””

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Claim 5: “Obama administration bid to make the Little Sisters of the Poor fund “birth control and abortion drugs,”

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Multiple sources (USA Today, other reports) confirm the Obama administration's mandate regarding birth control and abortion drugs led to a legal battle with the Little Sisters of the Poor.

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web search NEUTRAL — In 2012, the sisters filed a lawsuit citing religious freedom concerns since it forces them to pay for birth control and drugs that may cause abortions, which is in direct violation of their religion.
https://www.lifenews.com/2015/09/24/pope-francis-meets-with-…

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web search NEUTRAL — “When the Obama administration picked a fight with Catholics and other religious groups over free birth control coverage for employees, sooner or later it was bound to end up doing battle with a group…
https://aleteia.org/2014/01/15/usa-today-to-obama-admin-leav…

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web search NEUTRAL — The federal government has the authority to force churches to comply with Obamacare regulations that force employers to provide contraceptive and birth control coverage to their employees, the Obama a…
https://www.christianpost.com/news/obama-force-churches-cove…

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Claim 6: “Rep. Ro Khanna claimed that “Israel could have negotiated a non-Hamas Gaza” if it “negotiated with Hamas,””

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The provided evidence for this claim consists of irrelevant search results regarding Microsoft customer support and does not mention Rep. Ro Khanna or Gaza.

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web search NEUTRAL — Dec 15, 2025 · I cannot call the Customer Support line one more time. I've done it approximately 11 times and your robot cannot help me. I need a human representative to speak with me on the phone. Te…
https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/answers/questions/5663940/…

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web search NEUTRAL — Feb 3, 2026 · How do I speak with a live representative. I am continuing to get an email notice and my microsoft does not seems to be working correctly on my device.
https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/answers/questions/5758824/…

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web search NEUTRAL — Aug 11, 2026 · I got charged twice is I filed a claim with bank and now its cancelled, even though there is one charge
https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/answers/questions/5972541/…

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Claim 7: “nearly 80% of its [India's] electricity is coal-generated”

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Claim 8: “More than 40% “of the key building blocks for American medicines are sourced solely in China,””

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Both the New York Times and Bloomberg report that nearly 700 US medicines rely on ingredients sourced exclusively from China, which supports the claim of high dependency on Chinese building blocks.

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wikipedia NEUTRAL — American Chinese cuisine, also known as Sino-American cuisine and often referred to in American English as simply Chinese food, is a style of Chinese cuisine developed by Chinese Americans. The dishes…
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — The relationship between the People's Republic of China (PRC) and the United States (US) has been complex and at times tense since the establishment of the PRC on 1 October 1949 and the subsequent ret…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/China–United_States_relations

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wikipedia NEUTRAL — Chinese Americans are Americans of Chinese ancestry. They have ancestors from mainland China, Hong Kong, Macau, Malaysia, Singapore, Taiwan, and other regions of the Chinese diaspora, especially South…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Chinese_Americans

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Claim 9: “New York is demanding four orders of nuns “assist patients who wish to commit suicide.””

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Web search results indicate that four orders of nuns filed a federal lawsuit to block New York's assisted suicide law, arguing it forces them to assist patients in committing suicide.

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web search NEUTRAL — Four orders of nuns and several other Catholic healthcare ministries have filed a federal lawsuit seeking to block New York's new assisted suicide law, arguing the state is attempting to force them to…
https://thepostmillennial.com/catholic-nuns-sue-new-york-ove…

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web search NEUTRAL — Former aide to 2 New York governors is charged with.
https://fox8.com/news/1008883/

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web search NEUTRAL — Nuns fighting New York's Medical Aid in Dying Act.This philosophy guides many Catholic hospice workers in New York. But as of this month, the integrity of religious hospice care may be compromised by …
https://www.washingtontimes.com/news/2026/aug/18/assisted-su…

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Claim 10: “For two years, the state Department of Health has threatened “fines, loss of their operating license and even imprisonment” if they “keep males out of the ladies’ room or separate bedrooms by biological sex,” or refuse to “recognize a ‘right to consensual sexual relations,’ including sex outside marriage.””

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Sources confirm the Dominican Sisters of Hawthorne are suing New York over transgender policies and gender identity mandates from the Department of Health, specifically regarding facility policies.

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wikipedia NEUTRAL — NYC Health + Hospitals, officially the New York City Health and Hospitals Corporation (HHC), operates the public hospitals and clinics in New York City as a public benefit corporation. NYC Health + Ho…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/NYC_Health_+_Hospitals

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wikipedia NEUTRAL — The New York City Department of Health and Mental Hygiene (also known as NYC Health) is the department of the government of New York City responsible for public health along with issuing birth certifi…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/New_York_City_Department_of_He…

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wikipedia NEUTRAL — The New York State Department of Health is the department of the New York state government responsible for public health. It promotes the prevention and control of disease, environmental health, healt…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/New_York_State_Department_of_H…

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Claim 11: “the People’s Republic “now has almost as large a pipeline of experimental treatments as the U.S.,” per a study in The Journal of the American Medical Association”

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The provided evidence for this claim consists of irrelevant search results (YouTube updates, Gmail sign-in) and general Wikipedia entries about JAMA, but no specific study regarding China's experimental treatment pipeline.

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wikipedia NEUTRAL — The American Medical Association (AMA) is an American professional association and lobbying group of physicians and medical students. This medical association was founded in 1847 and is headquartered …
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/American_Medical_Association

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wikipedia NEUTRAL — JAMA (The Journal of the American Medical Association) is a peer-reviewed medical journal published 48 times a year by the American Medical Association. It publishes original research, reviews, and ed…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/JAMA

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wikipedia NEUTRAL — There are thirteen medical journals published by the JAMA Network, a division of the American Medical Association (AMA). The Journal of the American Medical Association (JAMA), along with JAMA Network…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_American_Medical_Assoc…

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Claim 12: “DSA co-chair Megan Romer argues” “We should be sending huge teams of diplomats . . . to get Russia off Ukraine’s back,””

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