Topic summary
79%11 analyzed articles/videos6,116 analyzed words
BS Summary: These Facebook results contain 52 faulty reasoning types, including Framing Effect, Appeal to Emotion, and Availability Heuristic, with Negativity Bias as the most egregious example at 11.5% saturation with 2,858 hits. Analysis detected 22,029 faulty-reasoning hits from 24,935 analyzed words across 11 articles, generating a BS Score of 1.7% and a BS Rank of 28% (17,770 of 24,551 topics). This Facebook is better (less manipulative) than 72.40% of the peer group.

Ranking context

Position among analyzed topics

28% percentile
025507510027.6% percentile
1.7% BS Score11 analyzed articles24.9K analyzed words

Reasoning profile

Selected profile versus the sitewide rate

TopicSitewideShared scale 0–50%
0.0%10%20%30%40%50%Framing EffectSitewide 26.9%Topic 10.4%10.4%Negativity BiasSitewide 19.2%Topic 11.5%11.5%Appeal to AuthoritySitewide 11.1%Topic 4.2%4.2%In-Group BiasSitewide 6.9%Topic 0.5%0.5%Appeal to EmotionSitewide 15.9%Topic 10.1%10.1%Hasty GeneralizationSitewide 8.1%Topic 2.7%2.7%Optimism BiasSitewide 6.0%Topic 1.4%1.4%Confirmation BiasSitewide 7.5%Topic 3.3%3.3%Anchoring BiasSitewide 4.0%Topic 0.2%0.2%Overconfidence BiasSitewide 4.6%Topic 1.1%1.1%

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: Topic 10.4%, sitewide 26.9%Negativity Bias: Topic 11.5%, sitewide 19.2%Appeal to Emotion: Topic 10.1%, sitewide 15.9%Appeal to Authority: Topic 4.2%, sitewide 11.1%Availability Heuristic: Topic 5.5%, sitewide 9.1%Hasty Generalization: Topic 2.7%, sitewide 8.1%Confirmation Bias: Topic 3.3%, sitewide 7.5%In-Group Bias: Topic 0.5%, sitewide 6.9%Halo Effect: Topic 4.7%, sitewide 6.7%Optimism Bias: Topic 1.4%, sitewide 6.0%Biased Writer Voice: Topic 4.6%, sitewide 5.3%Anecdotal: Topic 5.2%, sitewide 5.2%Overconfidence Bias: Topic 1.1%, sitewide 4.6%Anchoring Bias: Topic 0.2%, sitewide 4.0%Self-Serving Bias: Topic 0.6%, sitewide 3.7%Post Hoc (False Cause): Topic 2.0%, sitewide 3.3%Out-Group Homogeneity Bias: Topic 0.1%, sitewide 3.1%Fundamental Attribution Error: Topic 1.1%, sitewide 2.7%Recency Bias: Topic 1.5%, sitewide 2.7%Bandwagon: Topic 0.3%, sitewide 2.2%Status Quo Bias: Topic 0.9%, sitewide 2.2%Ad Hominem: Topic 1.0%, sitewide 2.2%Politically Left Leaning Bias: Topic 0.9%, sitewide 2.0%Representativeness Heuristic: Topic 0.5%, sitewide 1.9%Framing EffectSitewide rateTopic rate

Analyzed articles and videos

Meta Caught Paying Nazis to Post on Facebook69%
Futurism93%By Frank Landymore83%8/8/2026, 6:03:00 AM
Court orders Meta to pay $567 million to address kids' mental health and safety on its platforms14%
The Independent82%By Via AP news wire12%8/6/2026, 6:00:04 PM
Moroccan families seek missing loved ones after the migrant surge to Spain's Ceuta16%
The Independent68%By Akram Oubachir11%8/5/2026, 6:11:33 AM
Facebook launches a dedicated Marketplace app for sellers, adds a free verification system33%
TechCrunch71%By Ivan Mehta61%7/24/2026, 5:47:15 AM
Meta launches new Facebook Verified badge for actual, real humans59%
Engadget65%By Mat Smith49%7/24/2026, 4:43:00 AM
Giant metal roosters spread autism acceptance in Maine after town zoning spat18%
The Independent82%By Holly Ramer6% Robert F. Bukaty15%7/23/2026, 2:20:53 PM
Family to hold a vigil for man fatally shot by immigration officer in Houston41%
The Independent82%By David Phillip56% Lekan Oyekanmi80% Safiyah Riddle56%7/16/2026, 3:49:15 PM
Meta’s Whistleblower Was Silent Onstage. But Her Tell-All Keeps Selling57%
KQED79%By Rachael Myrow61%6/1/2026, 4:12:09 PM
Man arrested after making threats to kill Erika Kirk ahead of TPUSA event in San Antonio: ‘I know where to hide the bomb’31%
The Independent82%By Erin Keller66%5/28/2026, 4:23:17 PM
Travel guru is gunned down on Texas street during carjacking while she was on her way to visit friend with cancer0%
Daily Mail Online89%By James Gordon86%3/9/2026, 4:08:39 PM