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May 29, 2024

Will Trump Be Convicted?

Why Troubling News:

There is a notable lack of information to support some of the article's statements. For example, the author writes, "...this campaign finance violation comes with a fine, not jail time. Most cases of this nature come with a slap on the wrist. When jail time was recommended in past cases, most were no more than a month." No outside evidence is given to verify the information about these consequences for campaign finance violations. Trump's trial is also portrayed negatively when the author states, "The trial focused on...which are charges seldom brought to trial because it’s not worth the hassle." This indicates that the trial is unnecessary, which is part of the author's own personal bias. Another display of the author's bias is when he writes, "While exoneration should be the verdict..." Here, he inserts his own opinion about what the result of the trial should be.

May 29, 2024

White House admits Bidenflation is ‘literally’ crushing people

Why Troubling News:

Overall, the information seems solid and logical. They present numbers to back up their claims. However, they still use extreme language to describe Biden and paint him and his choices in a very negative light. Using imagery and words like "immoral" and saying that his actions are the complete opposite of a the well known Robin Hood. All in all, these references and specific word choices lean the article towards biased, as even though numbers are inherently neutral, those numbers are surrounded by biased words and phrases.

May 28, 2024

When It Comes to Manufacturing, It’s Us or Them

Why Troubling News:

This article is troubling to me due to the very explicit ultra-nationalist bias. It pushes a conservative narrative of "us versus them" without even attempting to disguise it. It frames other countries as 'evil' for doing the same things as the U.S. and it is concerning to see American media not able to accept free trade.

May 26, 2024

White House admits Bidenflation is ‘literally’ crushing people

Why Troubling News:

This articles linked sources do not actually link to anything related to the article, but to the paper's archives about a specific topic- for example "student debt forgiveness" does not link to anything about the Biden administration's student debt forgiveness plan, but every article the Washington Examiner has published on student loans. The link on Biden's "profligate spending" takes you to an archive entitled "Bidenomics" with a compilation of anti-Biden articles including "Despite Biden's lies, voters know inflation still hurts" and "Voter's don't trust Biden on inflation, and they shouldn't". To be fair, this should probably have been expected from an outlet that markets its contents as "News, Politics, (and) conservative opinion" but you would still expect a media source to be at least superficially impartial.

May 26, 2024

Mark Levin: ‘Jew hating, Marxist-Islamist minority’ wants to exterminate the United States

Why Troubling News:

Levin's comments aside, the author makes false claims. Author mentions the"“mostly peaceful” pro-Hamas protesters" addressing the college campus protest, making it seem as if they are supporting a terrorist group. In reality, most protesters denounce the murder of civilians and support Palestinian people. The author also states that "the protesters who were actually quite peaceful on January 6 are facing prison time". However there are numerous reports and video footage of the violence and attacks on police during the Capitol Riots, so this is not correct at all.

May 24, 2024

Lack of Comments Defending the Other Side

Why Troubling News:

The events addressed from this article by BBC failed to provide comments that went into details about the hostages held by Gaza. There has been previous allegations by BBC journalist that they have been omitting certain information in regards to the Israel conflict. This could be why they are now over-fixating on making Israel negative. When they should fixate on giving the news as neutral as possible.

May 24, 2024

“Argentina Deems ICC Decision to Order Netanyahu Arrest Wrong”

Why Troubling News:

This is just one of many articles circulating with wording implying the ICC has decided on issuing arrest warrants. These have collectively drummed up a lot of social media discussion and debate. It is worth noting that at the time of writing this, warrants have not been issued. Moreover, as Israel is not part of the ICC, these warrants pose few consequences besides messaging.

May 23, 2024

Will Democrats Pay a Price for Their Cynical, Crumbling Lawfare Strategy?

Why Troubling News:

Overall, this is an incredibly biased piece and rife with extreme language that is an obvious indicator of bias. First, it begins with comparing Joe Biden to kindergarteners and referring to him as embarrassing. Such language and comparisons are not consistent with a neutral voice and is instead a sign of immense bias and partiality. The attitude and language is seen all throughout this article, making it very polarizing. Additionally, the article uses an "us" versus "them" mentality, which again, shows how biased it is. It divided the audience and leads them to a singular predetermined conclusion, which is not a characteristic that a neutral and reliable source would include.