Publication summary
⁠52%78 analyzed articles/videos152,306 analyzed words
BS Summary: These ProPublica results contain 54 faulty reasoning types, including Framing Effect, Appeal to Emotion, and Appeal to Authority, with Negativity Bias as the most egregious example at 7.6% saturation with 51,854 hits. Analysis detected 378,260 faulty-reasoning hits from 677,891 analyzed words across 78 articles, generating a BS Score of 1% and a BS Rank of ⁠25% (416 of 548 publications). This ProPublica is better (less manipulative) than 75.90% of the peer group.
ProPublica
Publication ranking list
PercentilePublicationBS Score
⁠0%WSB-TV Channel 2 - Atlanta1%
⁠1%Signal Cleveland1%
⁠1%Montana Free Press1%
⁠1%BridgeDetroit1%
⁠1%The Trace1%
⁠25%ProPublica (selected)2%
⁠100%The White House9%
⁠100%Utah Hockey Club10%
⁠100%MS NOW Insights Community23%
⁠100%MS NOW Live Events26%
⁠100%www.globalsecurity.org30%

Ranking context

Position among analyzed publications

24% percentile
025507510024.1% percentile
1.0% BS Score78 analyzed articles677.9K analyzed words

Reasoning profile

Selected profile versus the sitewide rate

PublicationSitewideShared scale 0–50%
0.0%10%20%30%40%50%Framing EffectSitewide 26.9%Publication 6.0%6.0%Appeal to EmotionSitewide 15.9%Publication 4.0%4.0%Negativity BiasSitewide 19.2%Publication 7.7%7.7%Appeal to AuthoritySitewide 11.1%Publication 3.5%3.5%Availability HeuristicSitewide 9.1%Publication 2.4%2.4%In-Group BiasSitewide 6.9%Publication 0.5%0.5%Halo EffectSitewide 6.7%Publication 0.9%0.9%Hasty GeneralizationSitewide 8.1%Publication 2.6%2.6%Optimism BiasSitewide 6.0%Publication 0.7%0.7%Confirmation BiasSitewide 7.5%Publication 2.7%2.7%

Sitewide departure map

Above the diagonal means this profile uses the pattern more often

0.0%0.0%10%10%20%20%30%30%40%40%50%50%Framing Effect: Publication 6.0%, sitewide 26.9%Negativity Bias: Publication 7.7%, sitewide 19.2%Appeal to Emotion: Publication 4.0%, sitewide 15.9%Appeal to Authority: Publication 3.5%, sitewide 11.1%Availability Heuristic: Publication 2.4%, sitewide 9.1%Hasty Generalization: Publication 2.6%, sitewide 8.1%Confirmation Bias: Publication 2.7%, sitewide 7.5%In-Group Bias: Publication 0.5%, sitewide 6.9%Halo Effect: Publication 0.9%, sitewide 6.7%Optimism Bias: Publication 0.7%, sitewide 6.0%Biased Writer Voice: Publication 2.4%, sitewide 5.3%Anecdotal: Publication 1.9%, sitewide 5.2%Overconfidence Bias: Publication 0.7%, sitewide 4.6%Anchoring Bias: Publication 0.6%, sitewide 4.0%Self-Serving Bias: Publication 1.7%, sitewide 3.7%Post Hoc (False Cause): Publication 2.0%, sitewide 3.3%Out-Group Homogeneity Bias: Publication 0.3%, sitewide 3.1%Fundamental Attribution Error: Publication 0.7%, sitewide 2.7%Recency Bias: Publication 0.8%, sitewide 2.7%Loss Aversion: Publication 0.4%, sitewide 2.5%Bandwagon: Publication 0.2%, sitewide 2.2%Status Quo Bias: Publication 0.6%, sitewide 2.2%Ad Hominem: Publication 0.7%, sitewide 2.2%Politically Left Leaning Bias: Publication 0.5%, sitewide 2.0%Framing EffectSitewide ratePublication rate

Analyzed articles and videos

Greg Abbott Blasted Corpus Christi for Its Water Crisis. A River Authority He Has Power Over Is Falling Apart.⁠10%
ProPublica⁠52%By Rachel Denny Clow8/4/2026, 3:00:00 AM
La EPA casi nunca repite las pruebas en el mayor sitio de Superfund residencial con plomo del país, pero nosotros sí⁠9%
ProPublica⁠52%By Cassandra Garibay⁠42%8/4/2026, 2:06:00 AM
Solar Developer Cancels Washington State Project on Sacred Indigenous Land⁠41%
ProPublica⁠52%By B. “Toastie” Oaster⁠51%8/3/2026, 2:00:00 AM
For the Second Time, Lawmakers Failed to Fix California’s Warning System for Teacher Misconduct⁠17%
ProPublica⁠52%By Holly McDede⁠27%7/31/2026, 4:00:00 AM
As Trump’s Tariff War With Canada Drags On, This Border Community Suffers Without a Voice⁠25%
ProPublica⁠52%By Anna Clark⁠36%7/31/2026, 2:00:00 AM
Andy Beshear Set Out to Make Drug Treatment Widely Available in Kentucky. Fraud and Abuse Followed.⁠23%
ProPublica⁠52%By Alex Acquisto⁠25%7/30/2026, 2:00:00 AM
Senators Push Federal Regulator to Prove School Bus Safety Data Is Accurate⁠32%
ProPublica⁠52%By Topher Sanders⁠49%7/29/2026, 1:35:00 PM
This MAGA Influencer Runs a Charity to Teach Kids Civics. Much of the Money Goes to Him Instead.⁠6%
ProPublica⁠52%By Kali Bomeli⁠5%7/28/2026, 3:00:00 AM
Federal Judges Chastise Trump’s Justice Department for “Unlawful,” “Unethical” and “Unseemly” Conduct⁠41%
ProPublica⁠52%By J. David McSwane⁠47%7/28/2026, 2:00:00 AM
Ken Paxton Touts His Efforts to Fight Voter Fraud. His Senate Opponent Is Now Accusing Him of Committing It.⁠39%
ProPublica⁠52%By Zach Despart⁠40%7/24/2026, 8:00:00 AM