Author: Colin Lecher
Colin Lecher
has 15.5% among authors.
BS Score: 1.7%.
Articles analyzed: 3.
Words analyzed: 7,190.
Analyzed articles
The Markup
- By Colin Lecher
- 2/27/2026, 1:15 PM
Optimism Bias 14.9% - Framing Effect 9.6% - In-Group Bias 7.1%
The Markup, now a part of CalMatters, uses investigative reporting, data analysis, and software engineering to challenge technology to serve the public good. Sign up for Klaxon, a newsletter that delivers our stories and tools directly to your inbox. Breaches at data brokers have cost American consumers more than $20 billion, Congress’s... more
The Markup
- By Colin Lecher, Katie Honan, THE CITY
- 1/30/2026, 12:00 PM
Negativity Bias 29.8% - Hasty Generalization 22.8% - Appeal to Authority 20.2%
New York City Mayor Zohran Mamdani zeroed in on the previous administration’s artificial intelligence chatbot as one of “a number of different things we’re going to pursue for savings.” The chatbot, which was released by the Eric Adams administration in fall of 2023, was meant to provide business owners with an accessible way to check... more
The Markup
- By Tomas Apodaca, Colin Lecher
- 6/17/2025, 8:00 AM
Negativity Bias 17.8% - Biased Writer Voice 16.6% - Attempt to Sell a Product or Service 14.2%
In April, The Markup and CalMatters found that Covered California, the state of California’s healthcare exchange, was sending the personal health information of its users to LinkedIn. The news triggered a class-action lawsuit and questions from federal lawmakers. In June, a Markup investigation further revealed that exchanges maintained... more