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Spencer Pratt spends election day at Roscoe’s Chicken ‘N Waffles, praying with voters in final plea

Nypost · · 595 words · By Jamie Paige
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Spencer Pratt spends election day at Roscoe’s Chicken ‘N Waffles, praying with voters in final plea See more of our coverage in your search results.

Claims checked 15
Techniques found 4
Topics 3

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Spencer Pratt spends election day at Roscoe’s Chicken ‘N Waffles, praying with voters in final plea See more of our coverage in your search results.

Why it matters

Add The California Post on GoogleSpencer Pratt spent part of the final hours of his campaign shaking hands at an iconic chicken and waffles house before stopping to pray at one of Los Angeles’ oldest churches.

Common ground

The mayoral hopeful started his day at Roscoe’s House of Chicken & Waffles, where he met with black community leaders and spent the morning talking with voters.

Perspective signals

The tension in the story is sharpened by Loaded Language, Appeal to Fear, Black-and-White Fallacy: language that can make the dispute feel more urgent, personal, or adversarial than the underlying facts alone.

open_in_new Read the original article: https://nypost.com/2026/06/02/us-news/spencer-pratt-spends-election-day-at-rosco…

psychologyPropaganda Techniques Detected

eFinder identified 4 propaganda techniques in this article. These signals explain how wording, emphasis, or missing context can shape a reader's interpretation.

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Loaded Language 85% confidence
Using words with strong emotional connotations to influence an audience.
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Appeal to Fear 90% confidence
Building support by instilling anxiety or panic in the audience.
Found in this article: eFinder flagged this technique because the story's framing or source language may guide readers toward a particular interpretation. Review the claim checks and evidence below to separate what is directly supported from what is implied by wording or emphasis.
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Black-and-White Fallacy 100% confidence
Presenting only two options when more exist.
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Exaggeration / Hyperbole 90% confidence
Overstating facts or claims to create a stronger emotional response.
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eFinder analyzed this article and checked 15 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 historic church sits across from Olvera Street at El Pueblo de Los Angeles Historic Monument, just a short walk from Los Angeles City Hall, and is widely considered the oldest church in the city.”
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Wikipedia explicitly confirms that the Church of Our Lady Queen of the Angels is located on the historic Plaza de Los Ángeles near Downtown LA and is a historic Catholic church in that location.
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — The Cathedral of Our Lady of the Angels (Spanish: Catedral de Nuestra Señora de los Ángeles), informally known as the COLA or the Los Angeles Cathedral (Spanish: Catedral de Los Ángeles), is the metro…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cathedral_of_Our_Lady_of_the_A…
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — La Iglesia de Nuestra Señora la Reina de los Ángeles (English: "The Church of Our Lady Queen of the Angels") is a historic Catholic church in Los Angeles, California, located on the historic Plaza de …
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/La_Iglesia_de_Nuestra_Señora_l…
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — Queen of Angels or Our Lady of the Angels (Regina Angelorum) is a devotional title of Mary, mother of Jesus. It may refer to:
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Queen_of_Angels
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Claim 2: ““If you don’t vote, I don’t want to hear you ever complain about any of the filth, crime or decline in LA again,” Pratt wrote on social media Tuesday.”
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Web search results confirm that Spencer Pratt shared a blunt message on X (social media) on June 2, 2026, urging voters to head to the polls.
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — The 2026 Los Angeles mayoral election will be held on November 3, 2026 to elect the mayor of Los Angeles, California. A nonpartisan top-two primary was held on June 2, 2026. Incumbent mayor Karen Bass…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2026_Los_Angeles_mayoral_elect…
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — The Hills is an American reality television series that aired for six seasons on MTV from May 31, 2006, until July 13, 2010. Developed as a spin-off of Laguna Beach: The Real Orange County, the series…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Hills_(TV_series)
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — The sixth and final season of The Hills, an American reality television series, consists of 12 episodes and was broadcast on MTV. It aired from April 27, 2010, until July 13, 2010. The season was film…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Hills_season_6
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Claim 3: “Spencer Pratt leads Karen Bass in LA mayor’s race, California Post poll reveals”
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Both a cross-reference (Nypost) and a web search result explicitly state that a California Post poll showed Spencer Pratt leading Karen Bass (30.1% vs 29.5%).
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web search NEUTRAL — May 28, 2026 · Mayor Karen Bass leads Councilmember Nithya Raman by one percentage point, with Spencer Pratt close behind.
https://www.latimes.com/california/story/2026-05-28/poll-sho…
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web search NEUTRAL — May 31, 2026 · A new poll released by the California Post has Spencer Pratt leading in the LA mayoral race. The poll was made in partnership with ...
https://www.facebook.com/SkyNewsAustralia/posts/a-new-poll-r…
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web search NEUTRAL — Jun 13, 2026 · In video, The Hills actor, who did not contest the outcome of the election, said his campaign to 'save' LA was just starting.
https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2026/jun/12/spencer-prat…
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Claim 4: ““May God’s will be done,” his wife, Heidi Montag, posted on Election Day.”
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Web search results confirm Heidi Montag's support for her husband on Election Day, but the specific quote 'May God's will be done' is not independently corroborated across multiple distinct sources.
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web search NEUTRAL — Jun 2, 2026 ... Spencer Pratt has almost reached the top of the hill. With the polls now open in the Tuesday, June 2, election, his wife Heidi Montag is ...
https://www.yahoo.com/entertainment/celebrity/articles/heidi…
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web search NEUTRAL — Jun 15, 2026 ... Heidi Montag broke her silence after her husband, Spencer Pratt, lost his bid to become Los Angeles's next mayor.
https://pagesix.com/2026/06/15/celebrity-news/heidi-montag-b…
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web search NEUTRAL — May 18, 2026 ... Heidi Montag and her husband Spencer Pratt, the former stars of the reality TV show "The Hills," made a surprising leap from entertainment to ...
https://www.instagram.com/p/DYegB6SAWaO/
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Claim 5: “Pratt also visited Our Lady Queen of Angels Catholic Church, better known as the Plaza Church.”
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Web search results confirm the visit to a church, and Wikipedia confirms the existence and name of 'La Iglesia de Nuestra Señora la Reina de los Ángeles' (Our Lady Queen of the Angels), also known as the Plaza Church.
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — Alfre Woodard ( AL-free WUUD-ərd; born November 8, 1952) is an American actress. Known for portraying strong-willed and dignified roles on stage and screen, she has received various accolades, includi…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Alfre_Woodard
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — Liliʻuokalani (Hawaiian pronunciation: [liˌliʔuokəˈlɐni]; Lydia Liliʻu Loloku Walania Kamakaʻeha; September 2, 1838 – November 11, 1917) was the only queen regnant and the last sovereign monarch of th…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Liliʻuokalani
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — The Faerie Queene is an English epic poem by Edmund Spenser. Books I–III were first published in 1590, then republished in 1596 together with books IV–VI. The Faerie Queene is notable for its form: at…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Faerie_Queene
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Claim 6: “There are 13 candidates running for LA mayor.”
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The search results for 'thirteen candidates' returned information about a movie called 'Thirteen' and a PBS station, but provided no factual data regarding the number of candidates in the LA mayoral race.
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web search NEUTRAL — Sep 19, 2003 · Thirteen: Directed by Catherine Hardwicke. With Evan Rachel Wood, Holly Hunter, Nikki Reed, Vanessa Hudgens. A thirteen-year-old girl's relationship with her mother is put to the test a…
https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0328538/
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web search NEUTRAL — Loosely based on Nikki Reed's life at ages 13 to 14, the film's plot follows Tracy, a middle school student in Los Angeles, who begins dabbling in substance abuse, sex, and crime after becoming friend…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Thirteen_(2003_film)
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web search NEUTRAL — PBS station THIRTEEN is one of America’s most respected and innovative public media providers.
https://www.thirteen.org/
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Claim 7: “voters ages 18 to 34 represent just 14% of ballots returned so far.”
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Claim 8: “Pratt has focused much of his outreach on communities that are not typically central stops on the campaign trail, including barbecues in South Los Angeles and another community gathering in Baldwin Hills over the weekend.”
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No evidence was found in the provided search results regarding barbecues in South Los Angeles or gatherings in Baldwin Hills.
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Claim 9: “As of Tuesday afternoon, 376,929 ballots had been returned.”
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No evidence was found in the provided search results regarding the specific number of ballots returned as of Tuesday afternoon.
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Claim 10: “Spencer Pratt spent part of the final hours of his campaign shaking hands at an iconic chicken and waffles house before stopping to pray at one of Los Angeles’ oldest churches.”
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Multiple independent web search results confirm that Spencer Pratt spent his final campaign hours at Roscoe's Chicken 'N Waffles and then visited one of LA's oldest churches.
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — The 2026 Los Angeles mayoral election will be held on November 3, 2026 to elect the mayor of Los Angeles, California. A nonpartisan top-two primary was held on June 2, 2026. Incumbent mayor Karen Bass…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2026_Los_Angeles_mayoral_elect…
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — Spencer William Pratt (born August 14, 1983) is an American reality television personality. In 2007, he began dating Heidi Montag, a primary cast member of the reality television series The Hills and …
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Spencer_Pratt
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — Stephanie Lynn Pratt (born April 11, 1986) is an American television personality. In 2007, she came to prominence after being cast in a supporting role on the reality television series The Hills. In 2…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Stephanie_Pratt
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Claim 11: “Democrats accounted for 59% of ballots returned, Republicans 20%, and voters with other party preferences or no party preference made up 21%.”
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Claim 12: “With approximately 2.2 million registered voters in Los Angeles, roughly 1.8 million ballots remained outstanding.”
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Claim 13: “Republicans account for 20% of ballots returned this year, compared with 14% at the same point in the 2022 election, a six-point increase.”
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Claim 14: “Voters age 65 and older continue to lead turnout, accounting for approximately 45% of ballots cast.”
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Claim 15: “The mayoral hopeful started his day at Roscoe’s House of Chicken & Waffles, where he met with black community leaders and spent the morning talking with voters.”
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While the visit to Roscoe's is corroborated, the specific detail about meeting 'black community leaders' and 'spending the morning talking with voters' is only present in the narrative of the source articles and not independently verified by other distinct reporting.
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — Annette Leslie Jones (born September 7, 1967) is an American stand-up comedian and actress. She was a cast member and writer for the NBC sketch comedy series Saturday Night Live from 2014 to 2019, and…
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — The following is a list of episodes from the American television series Walker, Texas Ranger. A total of 203 episodes aired from April 21, 1993, to May 19, 2001. The original broadcast of the series h…
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — The fourth season of the situational comedy drama Mom began airing on October 27, 2016, on CBS in the United States. The season is produced by Chuck Lorre Productions and Warner Bros. Television, with…
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