Author: Ariana Baio
Ariana Baio
has 21.1% among authors.
BS Score: 1.9%.
Articles analyzed: 12.
Words analyzed: 29,517.
Analyzed articles
The Independent
- By Ariana Baio
- 6/16/2026, 7:14 PM
Negativity Bias 38.7% - Burden of Proof 26.4% - Confirmation Bias 19.6%
A Democratic lawmaker is asking FBI Director Kash Patel to explain whether he directed more than $1 million in taxpayer funds toward loyal members of his team as a “personal slush fund.” In a letter sent Monday, Representative Jamie Raskin, ranking Democrat on the House Judiciary Committee, said lawmakers had information alleging the FBI... more
The Independent
- By Ariana Baio
- 6/15/2026, 3:40 PM
Post Hoc (False Cause) 17% - Availability Heuristic 12.2% - Composition/Division 10.3%
Barron Trump, the youngest son of President Donald Trump, made a rare public appearance at the White House for his father’s 80th birthday Sunday, by attending the UFC Freedom 250 cage match. The 20-year-old walked onto the White South Lawn Sunday evening for the fight alongside his older siblings and extended family. It marks his latest... more
The Independent
- By Ariana Baio
- 6/12/2026, 12:50 PM
Ambiguity (Equivocation) 67.4% - Availability Heuristic 44.8% - Anecdotal 44.8%
The Department of Defense released a third tranche of documents related to UFOs Friday, including several recent recounts of unidentified glowing “orbs” captured on videos by bystanders. The newly-released batch of files, contains reports from the CIA, Defense Department, FBI and other intelligence agencies dating back to 1949. While... more
The Independent
- By Ariana Baio
- 6/11/2026, 9:04 PM
Anecdotal 39.4% - Negativity Bias 33.9% - Appeal to Emotion 19.3%
Nearly 5,000 people renounced their status as Americans in 2025, according to data from the Internal Revenue Service, marking the highest number of people to permanently give up their ties to the United States since 2020. Thousands of people were listed on the Federal Register’s record of people who chose to expatriate, which tracks the... more
The Independent
- By Ariana Baio
- 5/31/2026, 10:07 PM
Negativity Bias 36.7% - Framing Effect 12.2% - Bandwagon 10.2%
Former Vice President Mike Pence denounced the Trump administration’s $1.8 billion “Anti-Weaponization Fund,” saying it would be “unacceptable” and “deeply offensive” for January 6 rioters to obtain “one dime of taxpayer money.” Pence, who was a target of rioters storming the Capitol on January 6, 2021, said that he hopes the... more
The Independent
- By Ariana Baio
- 5/30/2026, 11:34 PM
Negativity Bias 42.8% - Attempt to Sell a Product or Service 24.5% - Self-Serving Bias 23.4%
President Donald Trump announced Saturday he would bring the “Number One Attraction anywhere in the World” to the Freedom 250 concert series, after several notable musicians backed out of performances: Himself. In a Truth Social post, the president criticized artists, who he said were getting “the yips” about performing at the Great... more
The Independent
- By Ariana Baio
- 5/28/2026, 12:51 PM
Biased Writer Voice 49.9% - Negativity Bias 32.8% - Framing Effect 31.4%
California Governor Gavin Newsom said Wednesday he wants the state to impose a 100 percent tax on any resident who receives monetary relief through the Justice Department’s $1.8 billion “Anti-Weaponization Fund.” Newsom, a Democrat who has fervently pushed back against President Donald Trump’s policies, told reporters he was thinking of... more
The Independent
- By Ariana Baio
- 5/11/2026, 5:47 AM
Biased Writer Voice 27.5% - Negativity Bias 26.9% - Ad Hominem 13.3%
President Donald Trump announced Sunday that Republicans plan to dispense a large “Election Integrity Army” to every single state for the 2026 midterms – invoking his debunked claims that the United States does not have fair elections. In a message on his Truth Social platform the president appeared to attribute his “Historic Election in... more
The Independent
- By Bryony Gooch, Ariana Baio, Katie Hawkinson
- 4/29/2026, 1:22 AM
Halo Effect 9.5% - In-Group Bias 6.3% - Ambiguity (Equivocation) 5.3%
King Charles III and Queen Camilla have arrived at the White House for a state dinner with President Donald Trump. First lady Melania Trump and the president greeted the royals outside the White House on Tuesday evening. Vice President JD Vance and second lady Usha Vance are also attending tonight’s dinner, along with several Cabinet... more
The Independent
- By Ariana Baio, Rachel Dobkin
- 4/16/2026, 10:40 PM
Negativity Bias 22.9% - Appeal to Emotion 15.7% - Biased Writer Voice 15.2%
President Donald Trump has unleashed a series of lengthy social media posts in a rant about a “highly political judge” who has once again demanded a pause in construction on much of the White House ballroom. District Court Judge Richard Leon, an appointee of former President George W. Bush who has previously expressed frustration at... more