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The article opens by admitting the key academic was "relatively unknown" until this year. It then talks of how the UK and parts of Europe are in a "“pre-civil war” state" without giving any metrics or reasonings. This is followed by lots of fear mongering and vague claims with no support or reasoning offered.
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This article breaks down and debunks the misinformative claims surrounding the connections between a Craigslist ad and protesters in LA.
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This article breaks down and debunks the misinformative claims surrounding the connections between a Craigslist ad and protesters in LA.
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This is troubling because the article quotes White House communications director Steven Cheung's statement about the nationwide protest of No Kings, where he says it was, "a complete and utter failure with minuscule attendance." The article never clarified this statement was true or not and many other new outlets report a large attentence all over the country for this protest.
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After the LA rallies, posts alleged that the protesters were being paid on Craigslist. There was no evidence to support these claims. This article breaks down the misinformation, what happened, and includes a link to the Craigslist ad that was being taken out of context.
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This article is highly misleading due to the words and phrases utilized by the author. Words such as "authoritarian", "militaristic", or "overreach" paint a highly negative picture of President Trump's actions which guide the leader to view President Trump's response as dangerous or extreme. In addition, showing images of troops alongside protestors using words like "mobbing" or "siege" is downplaying law enforcement and making their actions seem aggressive when that is truly the opposite.
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This article is misleading because it opens by claiming Kamala Harris won the 2024 election, even though she didn’t, Donald Trump did. That alone sets a false foundation for everything that follows. It throws around dramatic phrases like “bombshell allegation” and questions whether Harris actually won, which plants doubt based on a made-up outcome. The article also cites that voting machines were used in over 40% of U.S. counties, which sounds serious, but it doesn’t explain the real impact or provide context. Plus, it leans heavily on a source called Daily Boulder, which isn’t known for being credible. Overall, it frames the story in a way that encourages confusion and distrust about an election result that isn’t even accurate to begin with.
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Claiming that the left and progressives are Marxists and going to start a civil war using mass migration as a tool is a blatantly false and partisan claim. Claiming that the LA protests are the start of a third world anarchy civil war is extreme partisanship and fearmongering.
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The title of the article implies that the call with JD Vance and Susie Wiles will be a significant talking point (and played a significant and evidence-based role in Musk's actions) in the article, but within the article itself only a few throw-away lines are devoted to the event. After those lines, the article goes on to give the play-by-play of Musk's actions before and after his retraction, rehashing many of the events of the conflict between President Trump and Elon Musk. The article uses extremely biased language like "breakup" and "dutifully tucked his tail between his legs," making it seem like this article is meant to be more of a dramatic and emotion-provoking retelling while not actually talking about the details from the headline.
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Everything they claim has gone down in price is simply not true. Used car prices are rising, just like they did during the COVID era. Gas has gone up, and our weekly grocery bill continues to creep higher. Mortgage rates have also increased. Nothing has dropped as expected. The current state of things is outrageous. Even basic items like deodorant at Target are nearly three times the price compared to places like England. The cost of living...never mind luxury goods, which we don't even need, is ridiculous.