Previous Troubling Reports

While the title of the article suggests that the Russian government has made comments regarding the most recent presidential debate, that is not correct. The article presents statements from the Russian government saying they are not concerned with the United States domestic issues enough to focus on the debate. The article then discussed how two Russian media agencies asked an American psychiatrist to dissect the debate. At no point did any negative comments regarding Biden's performance in the debate, it was only that of the psychiatrist. The article's title seemed to suggest Russia had a documented opinion and was confident in Biden's failure.

This article is troubling because the author singles out Biden's economic policies as a central cause of retail store closures. If the author provided evidence regarding these claims, providing proof that policies President Biden enacted resulted in the closure of these stores, the article would not misinform. However, the author failed to offer any evidence concerning these issues, instead providing quotes from others who also blame the Biden administration for the problem, again without direct evidence. The article misinforms the reader, blaming the current president for issues such as "theft" with no connection to any specific policy the administration put into place. Bias is extreme within this article, and leads readers to hone their blame on the president where it may not necessarily be warranted, even if the president's policies affect the health of small businesses, the author does not prove this is the case.

This news is troubling to me because the way the headline is framed is made to make Biden look bad, but Biden himself has not commented on the discussion at all. It is all based on a conversation with an advisor. Further, the headline makes his answer seem definitive but when reading the actual quote from the advisor he sounded more unsure about his statement. Throughout the article there are mentions of the advisor being unsure of his answers, but the way the article is framed makes him and Biden painted in a very negative light. It seems one conversation was taken out of context and the way the questions were posed seemed liek leading questions that wanted a specific answer. There isn't anything that is particularly false information here, but it could be misleading and is most definitely very biased.

This is more than just troubling, for a number of reasons. First of all, the lack of reluctance in today's media viewership is a phenomenon in it of itself. People should always take everything with a grain of salt, especially given developments in A.I., but most are quick to accept what they see. Second of all, this video is clearly fake for a number of reasons. 1: how would it even be possible for Timberlake to have beer in a jail holding cell? 2: Although edited very well, making it seem believable, it still should be clear to the viewer with average competency that this is fake. His facial expressions and movements are quite awkward. The discourse surrounding this video and the lack of questioning currently unfolding in the media landscape is scary.

This article heavily favors Trump and his plan to possibly get rid of personal income taxes and replace them with tariffs, therefore starting a "revolution" in new policy. The author paints this all in a very positive light, but fails to mention that most Americans do not pay any federal income taxes, and they would presumably fall under Trump’s tariff plan. Ultimately, this would be a huge tax increase on the lower and middle class in America - which the author fails to mention.

This post, like many mediums that use misinformation, heavily obscures fact and opinion. Most of the article is taken up with statements of fact: Twitter threads from Tyler Cherry, a new member of the Biden White House communications staff. It is true, Tyler Cherry is a controversial figure for his past radical posts about defunding ICE and that the Police are Slave patrols. This is undeniable: he has (in the past, according to his Twitter), held such beliefs. What makes this post misinformation is the declaration, "But on ideology? Cherry and Biden are a perfect match." This is just conjecture and can be disproven by researching Biden's border policies. Sure, they are less forthright than Trumps; however, recent news of his proclamation under Immigration and Nationality Act sections 212(f) and 215(a) which suspends illegal immigrants is hardly anti-ICE or anti-border. Again, depending on your interpretation of this post, it can be either seen as misinformation or simply a heated opinion piece. In my opinion, given that they equate Biden's policies with radical tweets on border policy, this news article is both misinformation and inflammatory.

This post, like many mediums that use misinformation, heavily obscures fact and opinion. Most of the article is taken up with statements of fact: Twitter threads from Tyler Cherry, a new member of the Biden White House communications staff. It is true, Tyler Cherry is a controversial figure for his past radical posts about defunding ICE and that the Police are Slave patrols. This is undeniable: he has (in the past, according to his Twitter), held such beliefs. What makes this post misinformation is the declaration, "But on ideology? Cherry and Biden are a perfect match." This is just conjecture and can be disproven by researching Biden's border policies. Sure, they are less forthright than Trumps; however, recent news of his proclamation under Immigration and Nationality Act sections 212(f) and 215(a) which suspends illegal immigrants is hardly anti-ICE or anti-border. Again, depending on your interpretation of this post, it can be either seen as misinformation or simply a heated opinion piece. In my opinion, given that they equate Biden's policies with radical tweets on border policy, this news article is both misinformation and inflammatory.

This is troubling for me as the title is already incredibly biased and making it easy for the reader to fall for such bias by capitalizing words and using quotes around strong phrases. It is very negative towards two particular politicians including one of the politicians included in the title, making it unbalanced. The sources aren't very diverse, only contributing more to the bias.There are fewer quotes included in the article, and the ones included are short which could be concerning.

The article I found details the fake news surrounding an incident that happened at Biden's fundraiser in LA recently. A video is circulating of Biden and people are using it to add on to the notion of him being confused and too mentally unwell to fit as president. However, many at the event claim that Biden was simply taking in the applause or trying to hear some of the people over the notice. We cannot truly know what happened, but many are using it to spread the fake news being created to support the idea of Biden's inability to be fit for president.

The author barely uses quotes to support their information; there are only two throughout the whole article. Another concerning detail about the quotes--such as "double haters"--is that they are very short. Also, all of the other articles that are cited come from AP News's website.

The content of the article is accurate as they take information from Reuters study. However, the most concerning part is the title of the article. The Reuters report is about where Americans get their news from. Newsmax did have 8% watch rate amongst Americans. However, the article uses this number to claim that Newsmax is a top news brand and that this figure makes it one of the more reputable news sources.

The narrative surrounding Paulette Harlow's conviction to 2 years in prison is incorrect. Many believe she was being convicted for praying outside this clinic, when in reality she used physical force and obstruction to create a blockade at the clinic. Paulette is being charged for 2 felonies: taking part in the blockade of the Washington Surgi-Clinic and felony conspiracy against civil rights and violating the Freedom of Access to Clinic Entrances Act. This is concerning as many people are using this fake news to fuel their hatred towards the justice system and their belief of the unfair ruling against Donald Trump. While it is valid to be concerned about our current justice system, people must make sure the media they are reading is accurate.