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Biden Warns of Oligarchy
- Week of January 19, 2025
| Topic of the Week – Advanced | Bias | Reliability |
| Article 1: Fox News: Jesse Watters Primetime– What is behind Biden's 'bitter' farewell? | 12.00 | 33.33 |
| Article 2: Unherd– Joe Biden's oligarchy warning also extends to Democrats | 4.00 | 36.00 |
| Article 3: The Week– Biden warns of oligarchy in farewell address | -3.00 | 41.33 |
| Article 4: San Gabriel Valley Tribune– What does oligarchy mean after Biden warned about it | -2.67 | 42.33 |
| Article 5: MSNBC Special Coverage– ‘Stark warning’: See Maddow, Chris, Joy react to Biden's farewell address | -12.67 | 34.00 |
| Article 6: World Socialist Web Site– Biden and the American oligarchy | -23.67 | 29.00 |
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Biden Warns of Oligarchy
- Week of January 19, 2025
https://www.wsws.org/en/
MSNBC Special Coverage: ‘Stark warning’: See Maddow, Chris, Joy react to Biden’s farewell address
https://www.sgvtribune.com/
https://theweek.com/politics/
https://unherd.com/newsroom/
Fox News: Jesse Watters Primetime: What is behind Biden’s ‘bitter’ farewell?
LA on Fire
- Week of January 12, 2025
| Topic of the Week – Advanced | Bias | Reliability |
| Article 1: The Daily Signal– LA’s Disastrous Response to Wildfires Is Latest Consequence of California’s Obsession With DEI | 18.67 | 18.33 |
| Article 2: TheDC Shorts (YouTube)– FLASHBACK: Trump WARNED California Governor About Forest Fires | 15.33 | 21.33 |
| Article 3: Marketplace– As wildfires burn in Los Angeles, insurers brace for a potential financial disaster | 2.33 | 40.67 |
| Article 4: CalMatters– LA fires underscore how much California has to lose if Trump withholds disaster aid | -7.00 | 46.67 |
| Article 5: MeidasTouch (YouTube)– Fox 'News' panel MELTS DOWN after host DEBUNKS Trump FIRE LIES | -15.33 | 25.67 |
| Article 6: Jezebel– As California Burns, Elon Musk & Right-Wing Grifters Amplify Bigoted ‘DEI’ Lies | -16.33 | 23.67 |
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Cybertruck Explosion
- Week of January 5, 2025
| Topic of the Week – Advanced | Bias | Reliability |
| Article 1: The Benny Show– https://youtu.be/8U9Sa1zUJhM/ | 17.00 | 11.67 |
| Article 2: Fox Business (website)– Elon Musk says Tesla will get Cybertruck 'back on the road' after Las Vegas explosion | 3.33 | 42.33 |
| Article 3: Mashable– Tesla Cybertruck explosion in Las Vegas: What we know so far | -2.67 | 43.33 |
| Article 4: The Verge– Las Vegas Cybertruck explosion: here’s what we know so far | 0.00 | 45.33 |
| Article 5: PolitiZoom– Man Who Died in Exploding Tesla was A “Trump Loving Super Soldier” | -20.00 | 11.67 |
| Article 6: Occupy Democrats (YouTube)– Family Of CYBERTRUCK Blast Suspect DROPS BOMBSHELL On TRUMP | -20.67 | 22.00 |
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Safety (with original Pneuma html)
- Week of August 29, 2022
