After Stephen Colbert's viral talk show parody, CBS backs down from copyright action ^3.6%

STLPR - By Brian Mann - 5/25/2026, 7:58 PM

Post Hoc (False Cause) 23% - Ambiguity (Equivocation) 17.7% - Framing Effect 16.5%

CBS and parent company Paramount have backed away from efforts to limit reposting of Stephen Colbert's mock appearance as host of a Michigan public access show called "Only In Monroe." Colbert posted the hour-long parody a day after being ousted from his nearly 11-year-long run at "The Late Show." "It's been an excruciating 23 hours... more

RFK Jr. talked about 'reparenting' kids on wellness farms. We visit one that inspired him ^35.6%

NPR - By Brian Mann - 4/29/2026, 9:00 AM

Negativity Bias 16.7% - Biased Writer Voice 13.3% - Appeal to Authority 10.7%

During a combative Senate hearing last week, Sen. Angela Alsobrooks, a Democrat from Maryland, leaned forward and asked U.S. Health Secretary Robert Kennedy about his vision for a national system of "wellness farms." "You said every black kid can be reparented on a wellness farm, can you admit that you said that?" Alsobrooks said,... more

710,000 fewer babies were born last year in U.S. compared with two decades ago ^12.6%

NPR - By Brian Mann - 4/9/2026, 6:45 PM

Appeal to Authority 46.2% - Negativity Bias 30.3% - Post Hoc (False Cause) 25.8%

Women in the U.S. gave birth to roughly 710,000 fewer children last year compared with the nation's peak in 2007, according to preliminary data released this week by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. Lead researcher Brady Hamilton, a demographer with the CDC's National Center for Health Statistics, said the latest one... more

Afghan suspect in D.C. National Guard attack appeared to suffer personal crisis ^69.6%

NPR - By Brian Mann - 12/1/2025, 8:32 PM

When Rahmanullah Lakanwal came to the U.S. from Afghanistan, he appeared lively and full of hope, but over the course of years, he slipped into isolation and was prone to taking cross-country drives without telling his family, according to a volunteer who worked closely with his family. Lakanwal, an Afghan national, is accused of... more