Author: Erin Keller
Erin Keller
has 20.3% among authors.
BS Score: 1.9%.
Articles analyzed: 12.
Words analyzed: 21,447.
Analyzed articles
The Independent
- By Erin Keller
- 7/3/2026, 3:47 PM
Negativity Bias 49.6% - Hasty Generalization 6.8% - Quote-first Misdirection 3.7%
A White House social media post styled after Taylor Swift’s Eras Tour branding backfired Thursday after users quickly hijacked it to mock President Donald Trump and his ties to Jeffrey Epstein. Late Thursday, the official White House X account shared a graphic titled “America’s Eras Tour,” modeled after the colorful block-style artwork... more
The Independent
- By Erin Keller
- 6/27/2026, 11:28 PM
Negativity Bias 39.5% - Anecdotal 33.5% - Biased Writer Voice 18.5%
The biggest buzz around President Donald Trump’s Great American State Fair Saturday wasn’t on the National Mall - it was online, where a bizarre tribute to first lady Melania Trump drew attention as new photos appeared to show another day of sparse crowds. The 16-day event, which opened Wednesday with remarks from Trump, is part of the... more
The Independent
- By Erin Keller
- 6/27/2026, 11:28 PM
Negativity Bias 36% - Anecdotal 26.1% - Biased Writer Voice 21.8%
The biggest buzz around President Donald Trump’s Great American State Fair Saturday wasn’t on the National Mall - it was online, where a bizarre tribute to first lady Melania Trump drew attention as new photos appeared to show another day of sparse crowds. The 16-day event, which opened Wednesday with remarks from Trump, is part of the... more
The Independent
- By Erin Keller
- 5/30/2026, 9:30 PM
Anecdotal 35.9% - Post Hoc (False Cause) 26.1% - Availability Heuristic 24.7%
Students across the country are increasingly facing a form of bullying known as “lunch shaming,” where classmates secretly photograph them while eating and share the images online, mental health experts warned. Experts say the shaming tactic can damage students' self-esteem, worsen body-image concerns and make students avoid cafeterias... more
The Independent
- By Erin Keller
- 5/28/2026, 11:23 PM
Negativity Bias 27.3% - Unattributed Quote 21.3% - Framing Effect 19.1%
A San Antonio man has been arrested after allegedly posting online threats to kill Charlie Kirk’s widow, Erika Kirk, during a Turning Point USA event scheduled to take place in the city. Jacob Wenske, 26, faces two felony counts of making a terroristic threat causing public fear, according to court documents obtained by KSAT... more
The Independent
- By Erin Keller
- 5/23/2026, 10:06 PM
Framing Effect 24.5% - Negativity Bias 18.4% - Appeal to Emotion 16.9%
The Justice Department has confirmed that it removed news releases from its website that documented criminal cases related to January 6, 2021, when MAGA supporters fought police and stormed the U.S. Capitol, calling the material “partisan propaganda.” The deleted pages included press releases that detailed charges, convictions and... more
The Independent
- By Erin Keller
- 5/16/2026, 7:52 PM
Biased Writer Voice 41.9% - Appeal to Authority 30.5% - Negativity Bias 29.7%
An Iraqi man accused of plotting to bomb a New York synagogue, as well as other Jewish establishments across the country, appeared in federal court Friday, smiling as prosecutors laid out allegations tying him to Iranian-backed militant groups. Mohammad Baqer Saad Dawood Al-Saadi, 32, was planning on “targeting the heart of our Jewish... more
The Independent
- By Erin Keller
- 5/15/2026, 8:30 PM
Appeal to Emotion 27.7% - Indoctrination 13.3% - Confirmation Bias 10.4%
At least 11 people were injured Friday in a fire and explosion at Robbins Lumber in Searsmont, Maine, prompting a mass casualty response. Both firefighters and civilians were injured in the incident with multiple Mayday calls issued during the response and several fire trucks damaged or destroyed, the Thorndike Fire Department told WMTW.... more
The Independent
- By Erin Keller
- 5/9/2026, 9:54 PM
Appeal to Authority 30.1% - Negativity Bias 24.2% - Indoctrination 23.7%
Eleven people were sent to the hospital Saturday afternoon after a possible boat explosion at a marina near North Miami. Crews responded around 12:50 p.m. to reports of a possible explosion on the water just west of Haulover Beach Marina, a Miami-Dade Fire Rescue spokesperson told The Independent. More than 25 units rushed to the scene,... more
The Independent
- By Erin Keller
- 5/9/2026, 8:55 PM
Unattributed Quote 22.8% - Negativity Bias 21.7% - Availability Heuristic 18.8%
An air traffic control audio recording has captured the horrifying moment that a Frontier Airlines plane fatally struck a person who breached a perimeter fence at Denver International Airport Friday night. “We’re stopping on the runway. Uh, we just hit somebody… we have an engine fire,” the pilot of Frontier Flight 4345 said in the... more