Topic summary
86%8 analyzed articles/videos3,318 analyzed words
BS Summary: These Ufos results contain 45 faulty reasoning types, including Anecdotal, Framing Effect, and Halo Effect, with Appeal to Authority as the most egregious example at 12.5% saturation with 1,980 hits. Analysis detected 16,951 faulty-reasoning hits from 15,872 analyzed words across 8 articles, generating a BS Score of 2.4% and a BS Rank of 49% (12,513 of 24,545 topics). This Ufos is better (less manipulative) than 51.00% of the peer group.

Ranking context

Position among analyzed topics

49% percentile
025507510049.0% percentile
2.4% BS Score8 analyzed articles15.9K 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 7.5%7.5%Negativity BiasSitewide 19.2%Topic 2.9%2.9%Appeal to EmotionSitewide 15.9%Topic 2.6%2.6%In-Group BiasSitewide 6.9%Topic 2.0%2.0%Hasty GeneralizationSitewide 8.1%Topic 3.8%3.8%Availability HeuristicSitewide 9.1%Topic 5.0%5.0%AnecdotalSitewide 5.2%Topic 8.4%8.4%Overconfidence BiasSitewide 4.6%Topic 1.7%1.7%Unattributed QuoteSitewide 1.1%Topic 3.9%3.9%Confirmation BiasSitewide 7.5%Topic 4.7%4.7%

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: Topic 7.5%, sitewide 26.9%Negativity Bias: Topic 2.9%, sitewide 19.2%Appeal to Emotion: Topic 2.6%, sitewide 15.9%Appeal to Authority: Topic 12.5%, sitewide 11.1%Availability Heuristic: Topic 5.0%, sitewide 9.1%Anecdotal: Topic 8.4%, sitewide 5.2%Hasty Generalization: Topic 3.8%, sitewide 8.1%Confirmation Bias: Topic 4.7%, sitewide 7.5%In-Group Bias: Topic 2.0%, sitewide 6.9%Halo Effect: Topic 5.4%, sitewide 6.7%Optimism Bias: Topic 3.6%, sitewide 6.0%Biased Writer Voice: Topic 5.1%, sitewide 5.3%Overconfidence Bias: Topic 1.7%, sitewide 4.6%Politically Right Leaning Bias: Topic 4.1%, sitewide 1.4%Anchoring Bias: Topic 1.3%, sitewide 4.0%Unattributed Quote: Topic 3.9%, sitewide 1.1%Self-Serving Bias: Topic 3.4%, sitewide 3.7%Post Hoc (False Cause): Topic 1.1%, sitewide 3.3%Out-Group Homogeneity Bias: Topic 0.6%, sitewide 3.1%Ambiguity (Equivocation): Topic 2.9%, sitewide 0.8%Fundamental Attribution Error: Topic 0.3%, sitewide 2.7%Recency Bias: Topic 2.5%, sitewide 2.7%Quote-first Misdirection: Topic 2.3%, sitewide 0.0%Bandwagon: Topic 1.4%, sitewide 2.2%Framing EffectSitewide rateTopic rate

Analyzed articles and videos

Pentagon releases new batch of UFO files: "Did you see that?"24%
CBS News39%By Stefan Becket17%8/7/2026, 1:38:00 PM
Ex-Pentagon employee described seeing 'translucent triangle' fly overhead in 2023 UFO sighting67%
New York Post94%By Samuel Chamberlain74%8/7/2026, 5:57:14 AM
Trump admin taps fearless Harvard scientist to lead new Pentagon-probing UFO Council73%
One America News Network96%By OAN Staff Lillian Mann83%7/3/2026, 2:00:18 AM
The Astounding Pop Mech Show: A Former Navy Admiral Thinks UFOs May Be Hiding in Earth's Oceans95%
Popular Mechanics50%By PopMech Editors73%7/2/2026, 12:32:04 PM
Pentagon releases third batch of UFO files: ‘Presidential Unsealing and Reporting System for UAP Encounters’61%
One America News Network96%By OAN Staff Jenna Lee0%6/12/2026, 11:27:31 AM
Pentagon makes third drop of UFO files including fresh details on unexplained ‘orbs’83%
The Independent82%By Ariana Baio0%6/12/2026, 5:50:10 AM
Trump posts AI images of himself with buff alien and space lasers in latest Truth Social spree
The Independent82%By Joe Sommerlad95%5/18/2026, 5:15:13 AM
The government finally released its UFO files. Prepare to be underwhelmed45%
MS NOW98%By Nora McKee0%5/8/2026, 5:00:11 PM
Trump admin releases highly anticipated files documenting UFOs, 'extraterrestrial life'86%
Fox News94%By Peter Doocy0% Robert McGreevy74%5/8/2026, 5:08:10 AM