PhillyVoice40%
Emergency crews rescue man trapped under manhole cover in Northeast Philly 7%
By Michaela Althouse3%
7/16/2026, 9:26:24 PM
BS Summary: This article contains 10 faulty reasoning types, including Appeal to Authority, Ambiguity (Equivocation), and Blind-Spot Bias, with Unattributed Quote as the most egregious example at 26.7% saturation with 47 hits. Analysis detected 184 faulty-reasoning hits from 176 analyzed words, generating a BS Score of 23.1% and a BS Rank of 7% (15,715 of 16,792 articles). This article is better (less manipulative) than 93.60% of the article peer group.
Emergency crews rescued a man who was trapped under a manhole cover in Northeast Philadelphia on Wednesday afternoon, according to a local police group.
First responders arrived at the scene near Bustleton and Tustin avenue, the 7th Police District Advisory Council said in a social media post.
The recovery of the man took over a half hour, as Philadelphia Fire Department crews were unable to open the manhole cover and the Philadelphia Water Department had to be called.
MORE: Wildfire smoke could stick around through Saturday, National Weather Service says
The advisory council said that the man, who has not been identified, entered a few blocks away and was unable to find his way out.
It's unclear how he made his way underground, how long he remained there and his motivation for doing so.
A video posted to social media also shows Philadelphia police on the scene.
The council is a volunteer-run partnership between police and community members.
Watch the video of the rescue below.
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Status Quo Bias
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Optimism Bias
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In-Group Bias
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Halo Effect
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Recency Bias
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Blind-Spot Bias
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Straw Man
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Appeal to Authority
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Bandwagon
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No True Scotsman
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Unattributed Quote
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176 words analyzed.
Analysis
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