Why Troubling News:

The Catholic News Agency is known to be an extremely conservative news outlet. In this article, specifically, they explain their views on Planned Parenthood and abortion in Missouri clinics. When the author begins to discuss abortion-rights proponents, they describe licensing and regulation requirements as "unnecessary" or "discriminatory," leaning into the idea that rules are purely "barriers". The author also begins to lean into different medical procedures, such as IVF, claiming that "more babies die from IVF than abortion." This claim is presented, yet there is no credible mainstream source that can confirm this statement, and it is possibly an unsubstantiated claim made to reflect their pro-life rhetoric. Overall, overtly biased, one-sided media do not tell the truth to readers. However, the majority of the information that they discuss surrounding the laws and regulations in place for Planned Parenthood may be true, but the use of unsupported claims and biased framing reduces the article.

Why Troubling News:

The New York Post is being purposefully and comically misleading. There is no denying that there is significant cause for concern in Nigeria and Sudan at the hands of Boko Haram and the RSF, respectively. Nevertheless, the argument that is being made of one systematic killing making other ones invalid is simply not true. The title itself discredits reasonable claims that Israel is acting out of line and by pointing the finger at Nigeria in order to distract from the distraction (?). Further, the article seems to suggest that only Christians are facing prosecution in Nigeria. This is also not true, as both Muslims and Christians (which each make up roughly half of the Nigerian population) have been reported as victims of violence. While the desire for legacy media and politicians to pay attention to other genocides happening in the world, the route to it is not discrediting criticisms of Israel.

Why Troubling News:

The New York Post is being purposefully and comically misleading. There is no denying that there is significant cause for concern in Nigeria and Sudan at the hands of Boko Haram and the RSF, respectively. Nevertheless, the argument that is being made of one systematic killing making other ones invalid is simply not true. The title itself discredits reasonable claims that Israel is acting out of line and by pointing the finger at Nigeria in order to distract from the distraction (?). Further, the article seems to suggest that only Christians are facing prosecution in Nigeria. This is also not true, as both Muslims and Christians (which each make up roughly half of the Nigerian population) have been reported as victims of violence. While the desire for legacy media and politicians to pay attention to other genocides happening in the world, the route to it is not discrediting criticisms of Israel.

Why Troubling News:

The New York Post is being purposefully and comically misleading. There is no denying that there is significant cause for concern in Nigeria and Sudan at the hands of Boko Haram and the RSF, respectively. Nevertheless, the argument that is being made of one systematic killing making other ones invalid is simply not true. The title itself discredits reasonable claims that Israel is acting out of line and by pointing the finger at Nigeria in order to distract from the distraction (?). Further, the article seems to suggest that only Christians are facing prosecution in Nigeria. This is also not true, as both Muslims and Christians (which each make up roughly half of the Nigerian population) have been reported as victims of violence. While the desire for legacy media and politicians to pay attention to other genocides happening in the world, the route to it is not discrediting criticisms of Israel.

Why Troubling News:

I found this article misleading because it characterizes any type of disagreement with Hegseth as insubordination and unhealthy (the article explicitly says that this type of insubordination is a syndrome). I find this misleading because disagreement is not insubordination, but rather a sign of critical thinking and not being blindly loyal to authority.

Why Troubling News:

The article shows a clear right-wing bias, evident from the word “hails” in the title. It praises Trump’s National Guard deployment in D.C. for lowering crime but ignores critics who call it federal overreach. Though it cites data, its partisan tone and lack of opposing views reduce its credibility.

Why Troubling News:

This article is troubling because it paints with a broad brush, using only Zohan Mamdani's popularity as evidence of an Islamic Revolution in America. The author ignores the effects of immigration and the geopolitical complexity of this issue; thus, no supporting evidence is provided proving that there will be an "Islamic Revolution." The article conveniently does not explore the destabilization of many Islamic nations in the last fifty years due to the United States and its wars in the Middle East, which have driven many people of Islamic origin to emigrate from their home countries. Additionally, there were many Chinatowns, Little Italys, and other ethnic communities in large American cities since the late 19th century, discrediting the argument that masses of Islamic citizens will lead to a revolution. This article does not attack Mamdani's political points, which could be easily critiqued, and instead incoprporates identity politics, something the right has opposed in the past.

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gives little to no sources or evidence to support their claims. They give quotes on an interview where Jefferies declines to comment on deferring his paycheck, but gives no evidence on polls stating Republicans' approval ratings are increasing and Democrats' approval ratings are decreasing. Additionally, the article is one-sided, solely blaming the Democrats for the government shutdown.

Why Troubling News:

gives little to no sources or evidence to support their claims. They give quotes on an interview where Jefferies declines to comment on deferring his paycheck, but gives no evidence on polls stating Republicans' approval ratings are increasing and Democrats' approval ratings are decreasing. Additionally, the article is one-sided, solely blaming the Democrats for the government shutdown.

Why Troubling News:

This article has a clear, strong, right-leaning bias. Immediately from the title of the article, the term 'hails' indicates the opinion of the author writing the article, making it strongly partisan. The article discusses Trump's deployment of the National Guard to help lower the crime rate in DC and the success rate of the change. While the article cites data to suggest the deployment truly has helped lower crime rates, it fails to acknowledge the opposing views of many people. The main complaint is that the presence of the National Guard is a federal overstep and that local authorities should be allowed to conduct their actions as normal. Additionally, there are several vague mentions of consequences coming from the federal government for cities like New York and Los Angeles that have failed to follow suit with DC. The data in the article helps it to be reliable, but the blatant opinion stated is partisan, and the lack of the opposing side further decreases its reliability.