Missing Persons - NBC New York 21%

7/31/2026, 8:19:23 PM

BS Summary: This article contains 12 faulty reasoning types, including Appeal to Emotion, Ambiguity (Equivocation), and Recency Bias, with Negativity Bias as the most egregious example at 18.1% saturation with 135 hits. Analysis detected 592 faulty-reasoning hits from 746 analyzed words, generating a BS Score of 29.3% and a BS Rank of 21% (21,470 of 26,881 articles). This article is better (less manipulative) than 79.90% of the article peer group.

Authorities release early ransom note in Nancy Guthrie case, hoping someone recognizes it 
Authorities released an early ransom note in the investigation into the disappearance of Nancy Guthrie in hopes that someone will recognize the writing style. 
A second note released Friday indicated Guthrie died. 
Sheriff says Nancy Guthrie case is still active and is ‘positive' it will be resolved 
The Pima County Sheriff said they are “working this as hard as we can” after Savannah Guthrie’s latest plea for the return of her missing mother. 
Grenada officials search for American woman who disappeared after going for a swim 
Royal Grenada Police Commissioner Randy Connaught provided updates Tuesday on the investigation into the disappearance of Liz Waddell, an American woman who went missing last week from Grand Anse Beach. 
Officials say that her disappearance is being investigated as a missing person case and that Waddell’s husband and travel companion are cooperating with authorities. 
Savannah Guthrie shares new plea to bring her mother home: ‘Tell us where to look for her' 
Savannah Guthrie has shared a new, emotional message that appears to be directed at her mother’s abductor. 
Savannah Guthrie posts new plea for answers over mother's disappearance: ‘Our family is in agony' 
“We are in a nightmare that will not end.” 
TODAY co-host Savannah Guthrie posted a video Monday, pleading for answers over the whereabouts of her 84-year-old mother, Nancy, nearly six months after she was kidnapped from her home in Tucson, Arizona. 
Police reopen 1974 cold case of missing New Jersey man 
Authorities in a New Jersey town are reopening a missing persons case more than half a century after the disappearance. 
The Kearny Police Department has renewed interest in the mysterious disappearance of Nicholas James Maschuci who was last seen in town on Sept.18, 1974 when he was 60 years old. 
Kearny is a quaint northern New Jersey town located in… 
FBI says it's still investigating some notes in Nancy Guthrie case as legitimate 
The FBI is still evaluating some notes relating to the disappearance of Nancy Guthrie as potentially “legitimate,” it said in an update. 
Savannah Guthrie tears up on air & renews plea for tips after report on mom Nancy's possible death 
Savannah Guthrie made a tearful plea during the Tuesday broadcast of “TODAY” after a report aired new details on the investigation into her missing mom Nancy Guthrie. 
Authorities find 4 bodies outside Mexico City while searching for a missing American 
Mexican authorities were working Friday to identify four bodies found outside Mexico City as part of the search efforts to locate a married couple who disappeared in May. 
Body found in South Carolina is that of missing woman, authorities say 
Authorities in South Carolina confirmed Friday that a body found earlier this week is that of Elena Moore, who vanished June 11. 
Body of missing Auburn University student found in Japan 
The body of an Auburn University student who had been missing in Japan for a week has been found in a mountainous area outside of Kyoto, according to his family. 
After Auburn student goes missing in Japan, family fears he's ‘emotionally distressed' 
Auburn University student James “Weston” Higginbotham went missing in Japan, with loved ones fearing he may be “emotionally distressed.” 
Coast Guard divers arrive in Bahamas to search for missing American Lynette Hooker 
U.S. 
Coast Guard divers have arrived in the Bahamas as the agency resumes its search for missing American woman Lynette Hooker, who disappeared in April after her husband said she fell from a boat, an official said Tuesday 
Evidence points to human remains at home linked to Kristin Smart killing, sheriff says 
Evidence suggests human remains were present at a home connected to the man convicted of killing Kristin Smart, a 19-year-old college student who went missing in 1996, the San Luis Obispo County sheriff said Friday. 
Missing Coney Island sisters return home 
The NYPD is asking for help as it searches for two sisters who disappeared early Saturday morning. 
Body of American student who went missing in Barcelona has been found, police say 
Police in Spain have discovered a body amid a search for a missing college student from suburban Chicago, though the identity of the body remains unknown. 
Family issues plea after college student from Chicago disappears following night out in Spain 
James “Jimmy” Gracey, 20, from Elmhurst, was visiting friends in Barcelona over spring break when he didn't return to his AirBnB after a night out. 
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746 words analyzed.

Speakers

3speakers25%attributed speech560writer words
Selected voice

Savannah Guthrie

100%flagged-word coverage
126 attributed words68% of attributed speech46% writer coverage
0%12.5%25.0%Biased Writer Voice+18.8 ptsWriter: 2.7%Savannah Guthrie: 21.4%21.4%Indoctrination-1.8 ptsWriter: 1.8%Savannah Guthrie: 0.0%0.0%

Attribution is sentence-level. Pattern percentages are calculated only from words assigned to that voice.

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