Topic summary
95%23 analyzed articles/videos18,990 analyzed words
BS Summary: These Press Freedom results contain 52 faulty reasoning types, including Framing Effect, Biased Writer Voice, and Appeal to Emotion, with Negativity Bias as the most egregious example at 10.2% saturation with 9,295 hits. Analysis detected 91,396 faulty-reasoning hits from 91,464 analyzed words across 23 articles, generating a BS Score of 1.9% and a BS Rank of 35% (14,991 of 22,779 topics). This Press Freedom is better (less manipulative) than 65.80% of the peer group.

Ranking context

Position among analyzed topics

34% percentile
025507510034.2% percentile
1.9% BS Score23 analyzed articles91.5K 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 9.3%9.3%Negativity BiasSitewide 19.2%Topic 10.2%10.2%Appeal to EmotionSitewide 15.9%Topic 7.8%7.8%Appeal to AuthoritySitewide 11.1%Topic 3.3%3.3%Availability HeuristicSitewide 9.1%Topic 3.4%3.4%In-Group BiasSitewide 6.9%Topic 1.5%1.5%Politically Left Leaning …Sitewide 2.0%Topic 7.1%7.1%Halo EffectSitewide 6.7%Topic 1.9%1.9%Optimism BiasSitewide 6.0%Topic 1.4%1.4%Confirmation BiasSitewide 7.5%Topic 4.0%4.0%

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 9.3%, sitewide 26.9%Negativity Bias: Topic 10.2%, sitewide 19.2%Appeal to Emotion: Topic 7.8%, sitewide 15.9%Appeal to Authority: Topic 3.3%, sitewide 11.1%Availability Heuristic: Topic 3.4%, sitewide 9.1%Hasty Generalization: Topic 6.7%, sitewide 8.1%Biased Writer Voice: Topic 8.1%, sitewide 5.3%Confirmation Bias: Topic 4.0%, sitewide 7.5%Politically Left Leaning Bias: Topic 7.1%, sitewide 2.0%In-Group Bias: Topic 1.5%, sitewide 6.9%Halo Effect: Topic 1.9%, sitewide 6.7%Optimism Bias: Topic 1.4%, sitewide 6.0%Anecdotal: Topic 2.4%, sitewide 5.2%Overconfidence Bias: Topic 1.1%, sitewide 4.6%Anchoring Bias: Topic 0.6%, sitewide 4.0%Self-Serving Bias: Topic 1.7%, sitewide 3.7%Post Hoc (False Cause): Topic 1.9%, sitewide 3.3%Out-Group Homogeneity Bias: Topic 0.8%, sitewide 3.1%Fundamental Attribution Error: Topic 1.1%, sitewide 2.7%Recency Bias: Topic 1.3%, sitewide 2.7%Loss Aversion: Topic 0.4%, sitewide 2.5%Slippery Slope: Topic 2.4%, sitewide 1.7%Bandwagon: Topic 0.3%, sitewide 2.2%Status Quo Bias: Topic 0.4%, sitewide 2.2%Framing EffectSitewide rateTopic rate

Analyzed articles and videos

Court orders discovery in Blumenthal’s case against US govt, recognizes Fourth Amendment violations21%
The Grayzone80%By The Grayzone61%7/30/2026, 5:35:37 PM
‘The show must go on’, says Trump at White House correspondents’ dinner rescheduled after shooting19%
Daily Kos87%By Associated Press74%7/24/2026, 7:41:33 PM
Why the White House Correspondents’ Dinner still matters in the Trump era72%
MS NOW97%By Shawna Thomas84%7/24/2026, 2:27:07 PM
White House correspondents' dinner, redux: New venue, fewer guests, and a presidential speech16%
WRAL.com28%By JOCELYN NOVECK — AP National Writer19%7/24/2026, 8:28:11 AM
Trump DOJ withdraws subpoenas targeting New York Times journalists amid leak probe14%
Fox News94%7/23/2026, 6:01:24 PM
New York Times Subpoena Fight Marks Latest Clash in Trump's Legal War with US Media Over Air Force One Probe35%
International Business Times UK81%By Bernadette B. Tixon52%7/23/2026, 2:20:01 PM
Trump Caves and Withdraws Subpoenas for New York Times Journalists25%
The New Republic75%By Edith Olmsted93%7/23/2026, 12:36:34 PM
House Subpoena of BreakThrough News Threatens Press Freedom91%
Common Dreams98%By Newswire Editor98%7/23/2026, 9:57:20 AM
Officials sought phone records of NYT journalists and their relatives in an effort to unmask sources54%
AP News71%By ERIC TUCKER49% JOCELYN NOVECK80%7/20/2026, 11:02:53 AM
New York Times asks judge to quash subpoenas demanding reporters disclose confidential sources39%
Business Insider42%By Jacob Shamsian46%7/15/2026, 5:13:08 PM