Author: Joe Sommerlad
Joe Sommerlad
has 43.4% among authors.
BS Score: 2.7%.
Articles analyzed: 15.
Words analyzed: 32,699.
Analyzed articles
The Independent
- By Joe Sommerlad
- 6/30/2026, 8:46 AM
Biased Writer Voice 24.8% - Framing Effect 23.7% - Appeal to Emotion 12.8%
Donald Trump has again insisted that gas prices must come down now that a fragile memorandum of understanding has been signed with Iran. The president has repeatedly called for the cost of gas to go down in recent weeks, after the war he began with Israel at the end of February sent prices soaring. “Gasoline Retailers must get their... more
The Independent
- By Joe Sommerlad
- 6/29/2026, 8:56 AM
Biased Writer Voice 36.7% - Negativity Bias 26.1% - Post Hoc (False Cause) 18.6%
President Donald Trump has posted a painting on Truth Social that brings together classic all-American imagery - with an unusual twist. The artwork shows George Washington and Trump either side of a collage of patriotic scenes, from the signing of the Declaration of Independence to the Moon landing. Other iconic imagery includes a... more
The Independent
- By Joe Sommerlad
- 6/22/2026, 12:00 PM
Negativity Bias 44.1% - Biased Writer Voice 36.2% - Post Hoc (False Cause) 23.1%
Donald Trump lashed out late Sunday night over negative press coverage of his war with Iran, singling out The New York Times for criticism after it asked what the conflict had actually achieved. “The way the Corrupt and Failing New York Times is covering stories on a very battered and beat up Iran, through FAKE & MADE UP ‘FACTS’ is, in... more
The Independent
- By Joe Sommerlad, Katie Hawkinson
- 6/5/2026, 10:01 AM
Negativity Bias 47.4% - Unattributed Quote 30.3% - Availability Heuristic 26.5%
Police revealed the eerie 911 call that led them to James Handy after he was fatally stabbed in Los Angeles. The 81-year-old character actor was known for iconic roles in films including Top Gun: Maverick and Jumanji. His girlfriend’s son has been arrested on suspicion of murder. Officers responded Wednesday morning to a home in the... more
The Independent
- By Joe Sommerlad
- 6/2/2026, 2:05 PM
Appeal to Emotion 34.4% - Negativity Bias 30.8% - Appeal to Authority 19.6%
Homeland Security Secretary Markwayne Mullin is facing criticism over a proposed plan to withdraw Customs and Border Protection agents from airports in Democrat-run sanctuary cities. Mullin first floated the idea during an appearance on Fox News last week in which he complained about demonstrators causing disruption outside of a migrant... more
The Independent
- By Joe Sommerlad
- 5/22/2026, 10:27 AM
Appeal to Emotion 30.2% - Negativity Bias 25% - Post Hoc (False Cause) 20.9%
The family of Caleb Vazquez, one of the two suspects in the Islamic Center of San Diego shooting, have said the teen was autistic and had been radicalized by online hate. Mansour Kaziha, Nadir Awad, and Amin Abdullah were killed in the incident Monday, which is being investigated by the FBI as a hate crime. The suspects’ bodies were... more
The Independent
- By Joe Sommerlad
- 5/20/2026, 8:53 AM
Negativity Bias 39.9% - Biased Writer Voice 24.3% - Hasty Generalization 22.6%
Kentucky Republican Rep. Thomas Massie struck a defiant tone as he conceded defeat to MAGA challenger Ed Gallrein in their primary election Tuesday, telling his supporters: “We didn’t bend the knee.” Massie is one of the few conservatives in Congress to have regularly stood up to Donald Trump, opposing his “One Big, Beautiful Bill” and... more
The Independent
- By Josh Marcus, Joe Sommerlad
- 5/19/2026, 1:11 PM
Halo Effect 5.1% - Negativity Bias 4.6% - Hindsight Bias 3.2%
A shooting at an Islamic center in San Diego, California, that left three victims and two teenage suspects dead is being investigated as a possible hate crime. The mother of one of the suspects had put in a desperate 911 call reporting a “runaway juvenile” who had taken guns and a car from her home, whom she feared could be suicidal. As... more
The Independent
- By Joe Sommerlad
- 5/18/2026, 12:15 PM
Negativity Bias 38% - Post Hoc (False Cause) 24.3% - Hasty Generalization 22.9%
President Donald Trump has posted a bizarre AI-generated meme of himself and the Secret Service escorting an extraterrestrial in handcuffs on Truth Social, one of many eccentric posts that appeared on his account this weekend. After returning to Washington D.C. from a three-day summit in China, Trump spent Saturday and Sunday golfing and... more
The Independent
- By Joe Sommerlad
- 5/8/2026, 11:28 AM
Negativity Bias 45.4% - Appeal to Emotion 37.5% - Anecdotal 31.7%
FBI Director Kash Patel has ordered more than two dozen current and former members of his security detail to undergo lie detector tests in an attempt to flush out leakers from the bureau, according to a report. Sources told MS NOW that the director ordered the polygraphing of those staff, as well as several IT professionals, and has also... more