Topic of the Week
Starter Topic
Week Ending May 15, 2022
Primary Colors in PA
| Topic of the Week - Starter | Bias | Reliability |
| Article 1: Western Journal- RNC Chair: GOP Primary Turnout Outpacing Dems at Historic Levels, Bodes Well for Midterms | 9.33 | 38.67 |
| Article 2: Newsmax- Trump: Another 'Big Mess' With Mail-In Ballots in Pennsylvania | 17.33 | 25.00 |
| Article 3: CNN- Trump taints Pennsylvania GOP Senate primary with fresh fraud lies | -17.33 | 29.67 |
| Article 4: HuffPost- Suddenly Pennsylvania Republicans Are OK With Counting Mail-In Ballots | -13.33 | 37.33 |
| Article 5: Associated Press- Oz, McCormick still neck and neck in Pa. GOP Senate primary | -0.33 | 47.67 |
| Article 6: PBS- 2022 Pennsylvania Primary Election Results | -1.00 | 46.00 |
Reliability Scores (0-64)
- 56+: Original fact reporting; high effort/importance
- 48-55: Fact reporting
- 40-47: Complex analysis or mix of fact reporting & analysis
- 32-39: Analysis
- 25-31: Opinion/fair persuasion
- 17-24: Selective or incomplete; unfair persuasion; propaganda
- 9-16: Contains misleading information
- 0-8: Contains false information
Bias Scores (-42 to +42)
based on present-day U.S. politics
- -42 to -30: Most extreme left
- -29 to -18: Hyper-partisan left
- -17 to -6: Skews left
- -5 to +5: Middle (minimal, balanced, or centrist bias)
- +6 to +17: Skews right
- +18 to +29: Hyper-partisan right
- +30 to +42: Most extreme right
Week Ending May 15, 2022
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Reliability Scores (0-64)
- 56+: Original fact reporting; high effort/importance
- 48-55: Fact reporting
- 40-47: Complex analysis or mix of fact reporting & analysis
- 32-39: Analysis
- 25-31: Opinion/fair persuasion
- 17-24: Selective or incomplete; unfair persuasion; propaganda
- 9-16: Contains misleading information
- 0-8: Contains false information
Bias Scores (-42 to +42)
based on present-day U.S. politics
- -42 to -30: Most extreme left
- -29 to -18: Hyper-partisan left
- -17 to -6: Skews left
- -5 to +5: Middle (minimal, balanced, or centrist bias)
- +6 to +17: Skews right
- +18 to +29: Hyper-partisan right
- +30 to +42: Most extreme right
Check back on Wednesday to see our analysts’ scores and compare them with your own!
Week Ending May 8, 2022
Coming Up Short
| Topic of the Week - Starter | Bias | Reliability |
| Article 1: SHTF Plan- MSM Warns Against Homemade Baby Formula As Manufacturer Says ‘At Least Two Months’ Delay | 13.33 | 33.67 |
| Article 2: HotAir- House Republican: Biden sent pallets of baby formula to the border for children of illegal migrants | 14.33 | 25.00 |
| Article 3: Action News Jax- Baby formula shortage: Biden announces steps to help lessen supply chain issues | -2.00 | 45.33 |
| Article 4: KOIN 6 Portland- Brown declares ‘abnormal market disruption’ amid baby formula shortage | 0.00 | 46.00 |
| Article 5: USA Today- Formula shortage reveals GOP’s compassion for American babies, anger over nourished immigrant ones | -21.00 | 25.67 |
| Article 6: Rolling Stone- ‘Pro-Life’ Conservatives Are Mad the Government Isn’t Letting Migrant Infants Starve to Death | -19.00 | 23.67 |
Reliability Scores (0-64)
- 56+: Original fact reporting; high effort/importance
- 48-55: Fact reporting
- 40-47: Complex analysis or mix of fact reporting & analysis
- 32-39: Analysis
- 25-31: Opinion/fair persuasion
- 17-24: Selective or incomplete; unfair persuasion; propaganda
- 9-16: Contains misleading information
- 0-8: Contains false information
Bias Scores (-42 to +42)
based on present-day U.S. politics
- -42 to -30: Most extreme left
- -29 to -18: Hyper-partisan left
- -17 to -6: Skews left
- -5 to +5: Middle (minimal, balanced, or centrist bias)
- +6 to +17: Skews right
- +18 to +29: Hyper-partisan right
- +30 to +42: Most extreme right
Week Ending May 1, 2022
Freshly Pressed
| Topic of the Week - Starter | Bias | Reliability |
| Article 1: Heavy- Karine Jean-Pierre: 5 Fast Facts You Need to Know | -9.33 | 43.67 |
| Article 2: AlterNet- Karine Jean-Pierre makes history by becoming the first Black LGBTQ+ White House press secretary | -15.00 | 37.67 |
| Article 3: NPR- Karine Jean-Pierre will become White House's 1st Black press secretary | -7.67 | 44.00 |
| Article 4: Axios- Biden announces Karine Jean-Pierre as new White House press secretary | -4.33 | 46.33 |
| Article 5: InfoWars- Bye Bye Psaki: White House Press Secretary Replaced By Karine Jean-Pierre | 13.33 | 31.67 |
| Article 6: WND- Jen Psaki leaving White House in just days, replaced by lesbian living with CNN gal | 18.67 | 24.33 |
Reliability Scores (0-64)
- 56+: Original fact reporting; high effort/importance
- 48-55: Fact reporting
- 40-47: Complex analysis or mix of fact reporting & analysis
- 32-39: Analysis
- 25-31: Opinion/fair persuasion
- 17-24: Selective or incomplete; unfair persuasion; propaganda
- 9-16: Contains misleading information
- 0-8: Contains false information
Bias Scores (-42 to +42)
based on present-day U.S. politics
- -42 to -30: Most extreme left
- -29 to -18: Hyper-partisan left
- -17 to -6: Skews left
- -5 to +5: Middle (minimal, balanced, or centrist bias)
- +6 to +17: Skews right
- +18 to +29: Hyper-partisan right
- +30 to +42: Most extreme right
Week Ending April 29, 2022
Should We Say Goodbye to Student Loans?
| Topic of the Week - Starter | Bias | Reliability |
| Article 1: The Washington Free Beacon- Elizabeth Warren Wants To Cancel Student Loan Debt—and Hike Inflation | 11.00 | 41.00 |
| Article 2: National Review- Student Loan-Debt Cancellation Unnecessary | 18.00 | 28.00 |
| Article 3: Wonkette- Mitt Romney Paid For College By Selling Off A Few Stocks, So Why Don't You? | -28.33 | 18.33 |
| Article 4: Yahoo.com- Republicans Are Panicking Over the Prospect of Biden Forgiving Student Debt | -11.67 | 30.33 |
| Article 5: Forbes- Student Loan Relief: 5 Ways Biden Can Deliver Student Loan Forgiveness | -6.33 | 39.33 |
| Article 6: Complex- Biden Exploring Options to Possibly Forgive $1.6 Trillion in Federal Student Loan Debt Held by 43 Million People | -5.33 | 40.33 |
Reliability Scores (0-64)
- 56+: Original fact reporting; high effort/importance
- 48-55: Fact reporting
- 40-47: Complex analysis or mix of fact reporting & analysis
- 32-39: Analysis
- 25-31: Opinion/fair persuasion
- 17-24: Selective or incomplete; unfair persuasion; propaganda
- 9-16: Contains misleading information
- 0-8: Contains false information
Bias Scores (-42 to +42)
based on present-day U.S. politics
- -42 to -30: Most extreme left
- -29 to -18: Hyper-partisan left
- -17 to -6: Skews left
- -5 to +5: Middle (minimal, balanced, or centrist bias)
- +6 to +17: Skews right
- +18 to +29: Hyper-partisan right
- +30 to +42: Most extreme right
Week Ending April 22, 2022
Anti-Woke in the Sunshine State
| Topic of the Week - Starter | Bias | Reliability |
| Article 1: American Family News- DeSantis praised for outing, turning away 'woke' textbooks | 20.33 | 28.33 |
| Article 2: Fox News- Florida lt. gov. on officials rejecting CRT-laced textbooks: 'Parents should be breathing a sigh of relief' | 13.67 | 38.00 |
| Article 3: The New York Times- Florida Rejects Math Textbooks, Citing ‘Prohibited Topics’ | -3.33 | 43.33 |
| Article 4: Tampa Bay Times- Here are the math textbooks Florida rejected for having unwanted topics | -4.33 | 45.67 |
| Article 5: Yahoo.com- I'm going to Florida so Gov. Ron DeSantis can keep my kids safe from 'woke' math textbooks | -21.67 | 20.67 |
| Article 6: Florida State Senator Bobby Powell- Senator Bobby Powell Slams Governor’s Latest CRT Witch Hunt | -8.33 | 35.67 |
Reliability Scores (0-64)
- 56+: Original fact reporting; high effort/importance
- 48-55: Fact reporting
- 40-47: Complex analysis or mix of fact reporting & analysis
- 32-39: Analysis
- 25-31: Opinion/fair persuasion
- 17-24: Selective or incomplete; unfair persuasion; propaganda
- 9-16: Contains misleading information
- 0-8: Contains false information
Bias Scores (-42 to +42)
based on present-day U.S. politics
- -42 to -30: Most extreme left
- -29 to -18: Hyper-partisan left
- -17 to -6: Skews left
- -5 to +5: Middle (minimal, balanced, or centrist bias)
- +6 to +17: Skews right
- +18 to +29: Hyper-partisan right
- +30 to +42: Most extreme right
Week Ending April 15, 2022
Bussing Migrants to DC
| Topic of the Week - Starter | Bias | Reliability |
| Article 1: HuffPost- Texas Governor Dumps First Busload Of Migrants In DC For Political Stunt | -12.83 | 35.50 |
| Article 2: Daily Beast- Texas Follows Through With Gross Stunt of Dumping Migrants in D.C. | -12.00 | 32.83 |
| Article 3: Denton Record-Chronicle- First bus of migrants arrives in Washington, D.C., from Texas under Abbott’s new controversial plan | -0.50 | 40.67 |
| Article 4: CNBC- Migrants arrive in D.C. on buses sent by GOP Texas Gov. Greg Abbott | -1.00 | 46.20 |
| Article 5: Manteca/Ripon Bulletin- All eyes are on Texas immigrant charter buses & that might just be a good thing | 1.60 | 38.80 |
| Article 6: Daily Mail- Bus from Texas drops migrants in Washington DC after Greg Abbott pledge | 6.40 | 41.00 |
Reliability Scores (0-64)
- 56+: Original fact reporting; high effort/importance
- 48-55: Fact reporting
- 40-47: Complex analysis or mix of fact reporting & analysis
- 32-39: Analysis
- 25-31: Opinion/fair persuasion
- 17-24: Selective or incomplete; unfair persuasion; propaganda
- 9-16: Contains misleading information
- 0-8: Contains false information
Bias Scores (-42 to +42)
based on present-day U.S. politics
- -42 to -30: Most extreme left
- -29 to -18: Hyper-partisan left
- -17 to -6: Skews left
- -5 to +5: Middle (minimal, balanced, or centrist bias)
- +6 to +17: Skews right
- +18 to +29: Hyper-partisan right
- +30 to +42: Most extreme right
Week Ending April 8, 2022
Back to the Future at 1600 Pennsylvania Ave.
| Topic of the Week - Starter | Bias | Reliability |
| Article 1: Reuters- Obama, Biden reunite at White House to tout Obamacare, new provision | -3.00 | 45.67 |
| Article 2: NPR- Former President Obama visits the White House for the first time in 5 years | -4.00 | 42.00 |
| Article 3: WND- Watch bizarre moment Biden pulls something out of his pocket and eats it during middle of Obama speech | 27.33 | 15.00 |
| Article 4: Summit News- Tucker Carlson: ‘Like A Pack Of Wild Dogs, Democrats Have Decided To Kill Off Weak Biden’ | 29.67 | 18.33 |
| Article 5: The Guardian- Back to the future as Obama sprinkles some stardust on Biden White House | -9.67 | 38.00 |
| Article 6: Rolling Stone- Fox News Doctored Clips of Obama’s Visit to the White House to Make It Seem Like Biden Was Lost | -17.33 | 35.67 |
Reliability Scores (0-64)
- 56+: Original fact reporting; high effort/importance
- 48-55: Fact reporting
- 40-47: Complex analysis or mix of fact reporting & analysis
- 32-39: Analysis
- 25-31: Opinion/fair persuasion
- 17-24: Selective or incomplete; unfair persuasion; propaganda
- 9-16: Contains misleading information
- 0-8: Contains false information
Bias Scores (-42 to +42)
based on present-day U.S. politics
- -42 to -30: Most extreme left
- -29 to -18: Hyper-partisan left
- -17 to -6: Skews left
- -5 to +5: Middle (minimal, balanced, or centrist bias)
- +6 to +17: Skews right
- +18 to +29: Hyper-partisan right
- +30 to +42: Most extreme right
Week Ending April 1, 2022
Hunter Biden’s Biowarfare
| Topic of the Week - Starter | Bias | Reliability |
| Article 1: NBC News- Russian propaganda on Ukraine's non-existent 'biolabs' boosted by U.S. far right | -7.29 | 40.29 |
| Article 2: Daily Beast- Russia Ramps Up the Crazy With ‘Biolabs’ Presentation Featuring Hunter Biden | -14.00 | 37.25 |
| Article 3: NPR- How the false Russian biolab story came to circulate among the U.S. far right | -7.75 | 41.75 |
| Article 4: Washington Post- https://www.washingtonpost.com/politics/2022/03/29/truth-about-hunter-biden-ukrainian-bio-labs/ | -5.75 | 45.00 |
| Article 5: Daily Mail- Hunter Biden helped secure millions in funding for military biotech research program in Ukraine | 22.50 | 10.50 |
| Article 6: China Daily- Hunter Biden's old emails linked to Ukraine labs | 22.25 | 12.75 |
Reliability Scores (0-64)
- 56+: Original fact reporting; high effort/importance
- 48-55: Fact reporting
- 40-47: Complex analysis or mix of fact reporting & analysis
- 32-39: Analysis
- 25-31: Opinion/fair persuasion
- 17-24: Selective or incomplete; unfair persuasion; propaganda
- 9-16: Contains misleading information
- 0-8: Contains false information
Bias Scores (-42 to +42)
based on present-day U.S. politics
- -42 to -30: Most extreme left
- -29 to -18: Hyper-partisan left
- -17 to -6: Skews left
- -5 to +5: Middle (minimal, balanced, or centrist bias)
- +6 to +17: Skews right
- +18 to +29: Hyper-partisan right
- +30 to +42: Most extreme right
Week Ending March 25, 2022
Asylum in America
| Topic of the Week - Starter | Bias | Reliability |
| Article 1: Human Resources Director- U.S. to welcome 100,000 Ukrainian refugees | 0.00 | 47.33 |
| Article 2: NBC News- U.S. to welcome up to 100,000 Ukrainian refugees | -4.00 | 45.33 |
| Article 3: The Hill- US to accept up to 100K Ukrainian refugees | 0.00 | 47.67 |
| Article 4: Washington Examiner- Why aren’t we accepting more Ukrainian refugees? | 5.67 | 36.00 |
| Article 5: Mother Jones- US Will Accept 100,000 Ukrainian Refugees | 0.00 | 47.33 |
| Article 6: Breitbart- Joe Biden Offers Residency to 100,000 Ukrainian Migrants | 16.67 | 32.33 |
Reliability Scores (0-64)
- 56+: Original fact reporting; high effort/importance
- 48-55: Fact reporting
- 40-47: Complex analysis or mix of fact reporting & analysis
- 32-39: Analysis
- 25-31: Opinion/fair persuasion
- 17-24: Selective or incomplete; unfair persuasion; propaganda
- 9-16: Contains misleading information
- 0-8: Contains false information
Bias Scores (-42 to +42)
based on present-day U.S. politics
- -42 to -30: Most extreme left
- -29 to -18: Hyper-partisan left
- -17 to -6: Skews left
- -5 to +5: Middle (minimal, balanced, or centrist bias)
- +6 to +17: Skews right
- +18 to +29: Hyper-partisan right
- +30 to +42: Most extreme right
Week Ending March 18, 2022
The War Online
| Topic of the Week - Starter | Bias | Reliability |
| Article 1: Activist Post- Orwell’s “Two Minutes Hate” Becomes Reality as Facebook Now Allows Violence & Hate Directed at Russians | 2.33 | 24.00 |
| Article 2: Fox News- Facebook, Instagram temporarily allowing calls for violence against Putin, Russians among some European users | 9.67 | 39.67 |
| Article 3: Reuters- Facebook allows war posts urging violence against Russian invaders | 0.00 | 47.67 |
| Article 4: The Verge- Russia will ban Instagram on March 14th | 0.00 | 45.00 |
| Article 5: France 24- Following the Ukraine war – and fighting it – on social media | 0.00 | 43.33 |
| Article 6: Texas A&M Today- The Role Of The Internet In Ukraine’s Information War | 0.00 | 43.33 |
Reliability Scores (0-64)
- 56+: Original fact reporting; high effort/importance
- 48-55: Fact reporting
- 40-47: Complex analysis or mix of fact reporting & analysis
- 32-39: Analysis
- 25-31: Opinion/fair persuasion
- 17-24: Selective or incomplete; unfair persuasion; propaganda
- 9-16: Contains misleading information
- 0-8: Contains false information
Bias Scores (-42 to +42)
based on present-day U.S. politics
- -42 to -30: Most extreme left
- -29 to -18: Hyper-partisan left
- -17 to -6: Skews left
- -5 to +5: Middle (minimal, balanced, or centrist bias)
- +6 to +17: Skews right
- +18 to +29: Hyper-partisan right
- +30 to +42: Most extreme right
Week Ending March 11, 2022
Russia Stole Your Gas?
| Topic of the Week - Starter | Bias | Reliability |
| Article 1: The Mary Sue- Do Republicans Really Not Understand Why Gas Prices Were Low in 2020? | -16.67 | 28.33 |
| Article 2: MSNBC- Record high gas prices: Why Joe Biden is not to blame | -16.00 | 31.67 |
| Article 3: MyTwinTiers.com- ‘Russia is responsible’: US hits record-high gas prices | -1.00 | 38.33 |
| Article 4: USA Today- Why are gas prices rising so quickly? And how high are they expected to get? | 0.00 | 45.00 |
| Article 5: NewsPunch- Trump’s 2020 Prediction Gas Prices Would Reach $7 Under Biden Comes True | 19.33 | 24.33 |
| Article 6: Climate Depot- Former Obama U.S. Treasury official Mark Mazur says quiet part out loud: ‘We don’t want lower prices for fossil-fuel buyers, we prefer higher prices’ to achieve ‘climate change goals’ | 19.00 | 15.33 |
Reliability Scores (0-64)
- 56+: Original fact reporting; high effort/importance
- 48-55: Fact reporting
- 40-47: Complex analysis or mix of fact reporting & analysis
- 32-39: Analysis
- 25-31: Opinion/fair persuasion
- 17-24: Selective or incomplete; unfair persuasion; propaganda
- 9-16: Contains misleading information
- 0-8: Contains false information
Bias Scores (-42 to +42)
based on present-day U.S. politics
- -42 to -30: Most extreme left
- -29 to -18: Hyper-partisan left
- -17 to -6: Skews left
- -5 to +5: Middle (minimal, balanced, or centrist bias)
- +6 to +17: Skews right
- +18 to +29: Hyper-partisan right
- +30 to +42: Most extreme right
Week Ending March 4, 2022
Ghost of Kyiv
| Topic of the Week - Starter | Bias | Reliability |
| Article 1: TheGamer- DCS: World Devs Urge People To Stop Claiming Game Footage Shows Ukraine Conflict | 0.00 | 48.00 |
| Article 2: Techdirt- More Video Game Footage Substituting For War Footage As Russia Invades Ukraine | 0.00 | 45.33 |
| Article 3: MARCA- Former Ukraine president confirms the 'Ghost of Kyiv' is real | 0.00 | 23.33 |
| Article 4: Hindustan Times- Does ‘ghost of Kyiv’ really exist? Here's your answer | 0.00 | 30.67 |
| Article 5: Deutsche Welle- Fact check: Ukraine's 'Ghost of Kyiv' fighter pilot | 0.00 | 49.00 |
Reliability Scores (0-64)
- 56+: Original fact reporting; high effort/importance
- 48-55: Fact reporting
- 40-47: Complex analysis or mix of fact reporting & analysis
- 32-39: Analysis
- 25-31: Opinion/fair persuasion
- 17-24: Selective or incomplete; unfair persuasion; propaganda
- 9-16: Contains misleading information
- 0-8: Contains false information
Bias Scores (-42 to +42)
based on present-day U.S. politics
- -42 to -30: Most extreme left
- -29 to -18: Hyper-partisan left
- -17 to -6: Skews left
- -5 to +5: Middle (minimal, balanced, or centrist bias)
- +6 to +17: Skews right
- +18 to +29: Hyper-partisan right
- +30 to +42: Most extreme right
Week Ending February 25, 2022
Feeling Inflated
| Topic of the Week - Starter | Bias | Reliability |
| Article 1: ZeroHedge- Rent-A-Center Gives Dire Update On State Of US Consumer | 0.00 | 45.00 |
| Article 2: Reuters- U.S. consumer confidence slips, migration to the South fuels house price inflation | 0.00 | 47.33 |
| Article 3: Yahoo.com- Biden’s grade on the economy rises to A- | -2.00 | 38.00 |
| Article 4: Newsmax- Michael Busler: Inflation Not Due to Supply Chain, Price Gouging | 10.67 | 34.33 |
| Article 5: Washington's Top News- Biden sees US economy as powering past the pandemic | -5.33 | 39.67 |
| Article 6: US News and World Report- The Maddening Reality of the Biden Economy | -2.67 | 42.33 |
Reliability Scores (0-64)
- 56+: Original fact reporting; high effort/importance
- 48-55: Fact reporting
- 40-47: Complex analysis or mix of fact reporting & analysis
- 32-39: Analysis
- 25-31: Opinion/fair persuasion
- 17-24: Selective or incomplete; unfair persuasion; propaganda
- 9-16: Contains misleading information
- 0-8: Contains false information
Bias Scores (-42 to +42)
based on present-day U.S. politics
- -42 to -30: Most extreme left
- -29 to -18: Hyper-partisan left
- -17 to -6: Skews left
- -5 to +5: Middle (minimal, balanced, or centrist bias)
- +6 to +17: Skews right
- +18 to +29: Hyper-partisan right
- +30 to +42: Most extreme right
Week Ending February 18, 2022
Trimetazidine and Olympic Dreams
| Topic of the Week - Starter | Bias | Reliability |
| Article 1: The Root- Sha’Carri Richardson Questions Kamila Valieva’s Inclusion in the Olympics Following a Positive Test | -7.33 | 34.67 |
| Article 2: Deadspin- Funny how the little white girl who skates got treated differently than the fast Black girl who sprints | -17.67 | 25.33 |
| Article 3: Yahoo.com- “Not a great deal of similarity” between Sha’Carri Richardson and Valieva cases | 0.00 | 47.33 |
| Article 4: Golf Digest- Women's figure skating was the nightmarish dumpster fire of the year | 0.00 | 31.33 |
| Article 5: Fort Worth Star-Telegram- IOC’s fear of Russia’s Vladimir Putin why Kamila Valieva skates in Winter Olympics Read more at: https://www.star-telegram.com/sports/spt-columns-blogs/mac-engel/article258412573.html#storylink=cpy | 0.00 | 29.33 |
| Article 6: New York Post- IOC responds to Sha’Carri Richardson double standard claims in Kamila Valieva doping controversy | -1.33 | 41.00 |
Reliability Scores (0-64)
- 56+: Original fact reporting; high effort/importance
- 48-55: Fact reporting
- 40-47: Complex analysis or mix of fact reporting & analysis
- 32-39: Analysis
- 25-31: Opinion/fair persuasion
- 17-24: Selective or incomplete; unfair persuasion; propaganda
- 9-16: Contains misleading information
- 0-8: Contains false information
Bias Scores (-42 to +42)
based on present-day U.S. politics
- -42 to -30: Most extreme left
- -29 to -18: Hyper-partisan left
- -17 to -6: Skews left
- -5 to +5: Middle (minimal, balanced, or centrist bias)
- +6 to +17: Skews right
- +18 to +29: Hyper-partisan right
- +30 to +42: Most extreme right
Week Ending February 11, 2022
Get Shredded
| Topic of the Week - Starter | Bias | Reliability |
| Article 1: Newsmax- https://www.newsmax.com/politics/donald-trump-national-archives-media-fake-news/2022/02/10/id/1056304/ | 20.00 | 22.00 |
| Article 2: Fox 8 - Cleveland- Boxes improperly removed from White House recovered at Trump’s Mar-a-Lago: report | 0.00 | 43.00 |
| Article 3: NPR- 15 boxes of White House records have been recovered at Trump's Mar-a-Lago resort | -2.33 | 47.00 |
| Article 4: People Magazine- Hillary Clinton Touts 'But Her Emails' Merch amid Reports Trump Tore Up Important Files | -6.00 | 38.67 |
| Article 5: Indy100- Hillary Clinton selling coffee mug mocking GOP outrage over her emails | -5.67 | 36.33 |
| Article 6: NewsPunch- Broken Hillary Hits Rock Bottom, Now Trying To Sell Mugs Celebrating Her Failures | 22.00 | 19.00 |
Reliability Scores (0-64)
- 56+: Original fact reporting; high effort/importance
- 48-55: Fact reporting
- 40-47: Complex analysis or mix of fact reporting & analysis
- 32-39: Analysis
- 25-31: Opinion/fair persuasion
- 17-24: Selective or incomplete; unfair persuasion; propaganda
- 9-16: Contains misleading information
- 0-8: Contains false information
Bias Scores (-42 to +42)
based on present-day U.S. politics
- -42 to -30: Most extreme left
- -29 to -18: Hyper-partisan left
- -17 to -6: Skews left
- -5 to +5: Middle (minimal, balanced, or centrist bias)
- +6 to +17: Skews right
- +18 to +29: Hyper-partisan right
- +30 to +42: Most extreme right
Week Ending February 4, 2022
Mouse vs. Pants
| Topic of the Week - Starter | Bias | Reliability |
| Article 1: The Federalist Papers- Minnie Mouse Gets Woke Makeover from Stella McCartney, Causing Outrage on Twitter | 19.00 | 23.00 |
| Article 2: NewsPunch- Disney Sparks Outrage Following ‘Woke’ Minnie Mouse Makeover | 15.67 | 25.33 |
| Article 3: People Magazine- Minnie Mouse to Wear Pantsuit for First Time in History for Disneyland Paris' 30th Anniversary | -1.00 | 44.00 |
| Article 4: Inquirer.net- Minnie Mouse’s new pantsuit outfit gets mixed reactions on social media | -2.00 | 41.67 |
| Article 5: Crooks and Liars- Fox Flips Out Over Minnie Mouse In A Pants Suit | -20.33 | 20.67 |
| Article 6: UPROXX- Outrage Over Minnie Mouse Pantsuit For A Fox News Guest | -16.00 | 31.00 |
Reliability Scores (0-64)
- 56+: Original fact reporting; high effort/importance
- 48-55: Fact reporting
- 40-47: Complex analysis or mix of fact reporting & analysis
- 32-39: Analysis
- 25-31: Opinion/fair persuasion
- 17-24: Selective or incomplete; unfair persuasion; propaganda
- 9-16: Contains misleading information
- 0-8: Contains false information
Bias Scores (-42 to +42)
based on present-day U.S. politics
- -42 to -30: Most extreme left
- -29 to -18: Hyper-partisan left
- -17 to -6: Skews left
- -5 to +5: Middle (minimal, balanced, or centrist bias)
- +6 to +17: Skews right
- +18 to +29: Hyper-partisan right
- +30 to +42: Most extreme right
Week Ending January 28, 2022
Monkey Business
| Topic of the Week - Starter | Bias | Reliability |
| Article 1: Inside Hook- After Truck Crash, Monkeys Escape Into Pennsylvania Woods | 0.00 | 46.25 |
| Article 2: Motor Biscuit- 100 Lab Monkeys Escaped a Pickup Truck Crash in Pennsylvania | 0.00 | 10.67 |
| Article 3: Natural News- Did the CDC stage the “escaping monkeys” as a cover story for releasing the next bioweapon? | 2.00 | 7.33 |
| Article 4: News Target- Woman who came into contact with escaped lab monkey showing potential signs of infection | 0.00 | 16.00 |
| Article 5: CNN- All monkeys accounted for after trailer crashes in Pennsylvania | 0.00 | 47.33 |
| Article 6: The Guardian- Last of escaped monkeys accounted for and three euthanised after crash in Pennsylvania | 0.00 | 48.00 |
Reliability Scores (0-64)
- 56+: Original fact reporting; high effort/importance
- 48-55: Fact reporting
- 40-47: Complex analysis or mix of fact reporting & analysis
- 32-39: Analysis
- 25-31: Opinion/fair persuasion
- 17-24: Selective or incomplete; unfair persuasion; propaganda
- 9-16: Contains misleading information
- 0-8: Contains false information
Bias Scores (-42 to +42)
based on present-day U.S. politics
- -42 to -30: Most extreme left
- -29 to -18: Hyper-partisan left
- -17 to -6: Skews left
- -5 to +5: Middle (minimal, balanced, or centrist bias)
- +6 to +17: Skews right
- +18 to +29: Hyper-partisan right
- +30 to +42: Most extreme right
Week Ending January 21, 2022
#bareshelvesbiden
| Topic of the Week - Starter | Bias | Reliability |
| Article 1: Washington Times- #BareshelvesBiden trending as Americans vent about empty stores amid supply chain crisis | 9.67 | 33.67 |
| Article 2: Fox News- #BareShelvesBiden trends on Twitter as shoppers encounter desolate grocery store aisles: 'Apocalypse Now' | 16.67 | 35.33 |
| Article 3: WTKR News 3- Grocery store shelves empty due to labor shortages, winter weather | -1.33 | 43.00 |
| Article 4: NewsNation Now- Shoppers find grocery shelves bare due to virus, weather | 0.00 | 46.33 |
| Article 5: Yahoo.com- Fox News aired a 2011 photo of a Japanese convenient store to bash 'bare shelves Biden' | -8.00 | 38.67 |
| Article 6: USA Today- Fact check: Shortages due to rising demand, supply chain disruptions | -3.67 | 41.33 |
Reliability Scores (0-64)
- 56+: Original fact reporting; high effort/importance
- 48-55: Fact reporting
- 40-47: Complex analysis or mix of fact reporting & analysis
- 32-39: Analysis
- 25-31: Opinion/fair persuasion
- 17-24: Selective or incomplete; unfair persuasion; propaganda
- 9-16: Contains misleading information
- 0-8: Contains false information
Bias Scores (-42 to +42)
based on present-day U.S. politics
- -42 to -30: Most extreme left
- -29 to -18: Hyper-partisan left
- -17 to -6: Skews left
- -5 to +5: Middle (minimal, balanced, or centrist bias)
- +6 to +17: Skews right
- +18 to +29: Hyper-partisan right
- +30 to +42: Most extreme right
“#bareshelvesbiden”
Week Ending January 14, 2022
White House Fences
| Topic of the Week - Starter | Bias | Reliability |
| Article 1: Citizens for Ethics- Temporary fencing around White House cost $1.5 million - CREW | -13.67 | 35.33 |
| Article 2: ArtNet- Donald Trump Put a Fence Around the White House to Keep People Away. It Is Now Completely Covered in Protest Art | -13.00 | 36.67 |
| Article 3: The National Pulse- White House Erects Mysterious New Concrete Wall Without Explanation. | 26.25 | 5.75 |
| Article 4: The Last Refuge- Biden Administration Erecting Concrete Blast and Security Wall Around White House | 19.33 | 10.67 |
| Article 5: Washington Examiner- White House construction project 'normal maintenance' on fountain | 10.25 | 41.75 |
| Article 6: AP- Photos of White House maintenance prompt bogus theories | 0.00 | 46.67 |
Reliability Scores (0-64)
- 56+: Original fact reporting; high effort/importance
- 48-55: Fact reporting
- 40-47: Complex analysis or mix of fact reporting & analysis
- 32-39: Analysis
- 25-31: Opinion/fair persuasion
- 17-24: Selective or incomplete; unfair persuasion; propaganda
- 9-16: Contains misleading information
- 0-8: Contains false information
Bias Scores (-42 to +42)
based on present-day U.S. politics
- -42 to -30: Most extreme left
- -29 to -18: Hyper-partisan left
- -17 to -6: Skews left
- -5 to +5: Middle (minimal, balanced, or centrist bias)
- +6 to +17: Skews right
- +18 to +29: Hyper-partisan right
- +30 to +42: Most extreme right
Week Ending January 7, 2022
Trump’s Social Media App
| Topic of the Week - Starter | Bias | Reliability |
| Article 1: The Tribune - San Luis Obispo- I’ve been ignoring Trump’s ‘personal’ messages. Ted Cruz and Don Jr. aren’t happy | -15.50 | 31.25 |
| Article 2: ABC 4 Salt Lake City- Trump: Truth Social to take on censorship of ‘self-righteous scolds’ | 6.00 | 40.75 |
| Article 3: The Gateway Pundit- Trump Announces Launch of His Own Social Media Platform That Will “Fight Back Against the Tyranny of Big Tech” – CLICK TO JOIN THE WAITING LIST | 25.75 | 18.25 |
| Article 4: Just the News- Trump media group's social network site TRUTH sets February launch date | 0.33 | 45.67 |
| Article 5: The Guardian- Donald Trump to launch social media platform called Truth Social | -8.67 | 40.33 |
| Article 6: The Verge- Trump’s Truth Social app will apparently launch in February | -7.67 | 41.33 |
