Previous Troubling Reports

The author compares a female, Democratic electoral candidate to Willie Horton as a way to frame her as enabling dangerous crime. Willie Horton, for reference, is a convicted violent offender and Tier III registered sex offender. This is an exaggerated and misleading portrayal of the candidate's actual positions on crime and public safety. Instead of focusing on evidence, policy, or voting record, the author relies on emotionally charged imagery that recalls a historically biased political attack to convey the article's message. This type of framing reflects partisan bias because it substitutes fear-based associations for reasonable debate and factual analysis. Due to this partisan framing, the article may spread misinformation by shaping public perception through rhetoric rather than facts--which can lead to misinformed opinions and decisions. This article is an example of medium to very right bias.

The author compares a female, Democratic electoral candidate to Willie Horton as a way to frame her as enabling dangerous crime. Willie Horton, for reference, is a convicted violent offender and Tier III registered sex offender. This is an exaggerated and misleading portrayal of the candidate's actual positions on crime and public safety. Instead of focusing on evidence, policy, or voting record, the author relies on emotionally charged imagery that recalls a historically biased political attack to convey the article's message. This type of framing reflects partisan bias because it substitutes fear-based associations for reasonable debate and factual analysis. Due to this partisan framing, the article may spread misinformation by shaping public perception through rhetoric rather than facts--which can lead to misinformed opinions and decisions. This article is an example of medium to very right bias.

The author compares a female, Democratic electoral candidate to Willie Horton as a way to frame her as enabling dangerous crime. Willie Horton, for reference, is a convicted violent offender and Tier III registered sex offender. This is an exaggerated and misleading portrayal of the candidate's actual positions on crime and public safety. Instead of focusing on evidence, policy, or voting record, the author relies on emotionally charged imagery that recalls a historically biased political attack to convey the article's message. This type of framing reflects partisan bias because it substitutes fear-based associations for reasonable debate and factual analysis. Due to this partisan framing, the article may spread misinformation by shaping public perception through rhetoric rather than facts--which can lead to misinformed opinions and decisions. This article is an example of medium to very right bias.

The author compares a female, Democratic electoral candidate to Willie Horton as a way to frame her as enabling dangerous crime. Willie Horton, for reference, is a convicted violent offender and Tier III registered sex offender. This is an exaggerated and misleading portrayal of the candidate's actual positions on crime and public safety. Instead of focusing on evidence, policy, or voting record, the author relies on emotionally charged imagery that recalls a historically biased political attack to convey the article's message. This type of framing reflects partisan bias because it substitutes fear-based associations for reasonable debate and factual analysis. Due to this partisan framing, the article may spread misinformation by shaping public perception through rhetoric rather than facts--which can lead to misinformed opinions and decisions. This article is an example of medium to very right bias.

This article is not outright wrong. However, the information contained contradicts itself, and also has a somewhat conservative bias. Trump told CNN that Israel had stopped attacks on Gaza, and yet a report was released stating 65 people in Gaza were killed due to Israeli airstrikes, and the article does not outright acknowledge Trump's statement as wrong. Additionally, the CNN reporter assumes that Sen. Linsday Graham's interpretation of Hamas basically rejecting Trump's proposal was incorrect, by asking Trump, "Was he wrong?"

While I couldn't find the original report, the fact that a credible news source did a faulty report on a crucial claim leaves me shocked and makes me question if what I read around is real or not.

The article claims that "democrats are blocking a continuing resolution" due to "unrelated policy demands," framing the shutdown as entirely their fault. This is problematic and could be seen as an instance of misinformation because it oversimplifies a complex political situation when budget negotiations involve both parties in congress. Trump is promoting a politically charged narrative under the guise of official agency communication when that is a violation of the Hatch Act.

The article claims that "democrats are blocking a continuing resolution" due to "unrelated policy demands," framing the shutdown as entirely their fault. This is problematic and could be seen as an instance of misinformation because it oversimplifies a complex political situation when budget negotiations involve both parties in congress. Trump is promoting a politically charged narrative under the guise of official agency communication when that is a violation of the Hatch Act.

This is troubling to me because of the amount of bias in this article. I have read several other articles about the same topic in the past week that have been a lot more un-opinionated. This one does present sources, but most of the sources are in agreement with TheDailyBeast's general point of view. There is also rater critical language within this article of Trump, including in the headline itself, "deluded Trump". I believe that the bias here may contribute to misinformation, as people may leave with skewed perspectives instead of facts.

This article discusses the recent government shutdown with an impartial conservative bias, often leaning towards blaming one side over the other. Only days into the new government shutdown, the author of this article expresses little hesitation when claiming the Democrats are at fault. The reason for this shutdown, and for most others in the past, is the result of direct policy disagreement within Congress; an indication of tense political tension in the nation. It would appear, according to this article and others, that the subject of healthcare has stifled the spending bill, and instead of logically claiming that both parties have contributed to this disagreement, the author exhibits certainty that only one is at fault. The bias is not the prominent issue I have with this article; instead, the blaming of one party over another during a process that is inherently bipartisan appears more troubling. Additionally, the author uses the fact that Kamala Harris supported fighting Trump with a shutdown as evidence for why his opinion about the cause of the shutdown is correct. Evidence such as this, including citing the website's own articles as sources, is not reliable or convincing to an audience.

The article makes several misleading claims. It cites a 2,500% spike in “Trump + fascist” searches without credible data, ties it to an unconfirmed assassination attempt, and argues left-wing violence now surpasses right-wing violence despite experts saying the opposite. It uses Charlie Kirk’s killing to suggest a broader left-wing extremism trend without solid evidence and repeats unverified details like messages on shell casings. It also dismisses ADL data without proof. Overall, it relies on exaggeration and speculation to push a distorted narrative.

This article has two primary issues: framing and sourcing. This article's title, "Voice of America Stops All Broadcasting After Government Shuts Down", sets the stage for the article to talk about the government shutdown. However, the article primarily focuses on how this is the first time broadcasting has stopped during a government shutdown. Additionally, all of the sources quoted in this article are anti-President Trump, which does not attempt to provide a nonpartisan view.