Author: Michael Katz
Michael Katz
has 27.3% among authors.
BS Score: 2.1%.
Articles analyzed: 14.
Words analyzed: 29,639.
Analyzed articles
Newsmax
- By Michael Katz
- 7/2/2026, 11:36 PM
Post Hoc (False Cause) 24.5% - Self-Serving Bias 19.6% - Ambiguity (Equivocation) 18.8%
President Donald Trump said Thursday that one of his guiding principles during the Iran war was avoiding the kind of economic collapse he associates with former President Herbert Hoover, arguing that keeping the Strait of Hormuz open prevented oil prices from soaring to levels that could have triggered a global depression. "I've always... more
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- By Michael Katz
- 7/1/2026, 10:11 PM
Appeal to Emotion 26.1% - Unattributed Quote 21.3% - Begging the Question 15.7%
President Donald Trump on Wednesday urged Americans to rediscover the "indomitable spirit" that built the nation amid its 250th anniversary, saying at the dedication of the Theodore Roosevelt Presidential Library that no one embodied that spirit more than the nation's 26th president. "This is a time to rediscover the indomitable spirit... more
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- By Michael Katz
- 6/25/2026, 11:34 PM
Appeal to Authority 24.6% - Negativity Bias 15.6% - Availability Heuristic 12.2%
A Singapore-flagged commercial cargo ship was attacked Thursday in the Strait of Hormuz, forcing the U.N. International Maritime Organization to pause its efforts to escort vessels through the vital global energy chokepoint. Two senior U.S. officials told The Wall Street Journal that Iran's Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps carried out... more
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- By Michael Katz
- 6/23/2026, 11:22 PM
Post Hoc (False Cause) 13.8% - Framing Effect 10.4% - Out-Group Homogeneity Bias 10%
President Donald Trump on Tuesday shifted his focus to the economy in his first public rally since the U.S. and Iran signed a memorandum of understanding last week to halt hostilities in the Middle East and negotiate a permanent deal. Trump toured a Mack Trucks facility in Macungie, Pennsylvania, before delivering a speech touting the... more
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- By Michael Katz
- 6/8/2026, 8:11 PM
Negativity Bias 30.6% - Appeal to Emotion 21.3% - Post Hoc (False Cause) 19.6%
Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu on Monday said Israel will strike Iran "whenever necessary" and he won't let Israel's enemies dictate the state's national security strategy. In a prerecorded message posted on X and carried by Israeli media outlets, Netanyahu made his first public comments since renewed fighting with Iran erupted Sunday... more
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- By Michael Katz
- 5/8/2026, 11:52 PM
Post Hoc (False Cause) 21.5% - Negativity Bias 19.3% - Ambiguity (Equivocation) 18.3%
The United Arab Emirates has faced additional Iranian drone and missile strikes since the U.S. and Israel launched a military operation targeting Tehran's political leadership and military infrastructure in February. Despite warnings from Iran that it faced "dangerous consequences" if it didn't break its ties with the U.S. and Israel,... more
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- By Michael Katz
- 5/7/2026, 11:18 PM
Unattributed Quote 66.4% - Self-Serving Bias 27.8% - Framing Effect 20.6%
President Donald Trump said Thursday that retaliatory strikes by American forces against Iran were just a "love tap" and that the ceasefire in effect since April 7 remains intact. The U.S. military said it carried out retaliatory strikes on Iran earlier Thursday, targeting sites it said were behind attacks on three Navy warships in what... more
Newsmax
- By Michael Katz
- 4/26/2026, 8:33 PM
Negativity Bias 25.3% - Appeal to Authority 21.2% - Ambiguity (Equivocation) 19.6%
President Donald Trump said Sunday the armed suspect who breached security at the White House Correspondents' Association dinner had a manifesto expressing anti-Christian hate. Cole Tomas Allen, 31, of Torrance, California, was taken into custody after law enforcement said he ran through a security checkpoint at the Washington Hilton on... more
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- By Michael Katz
- 4/18/2026, 1:49 AM
Unattributed Quote 25.2% - Anecdotal 20.9% - Availability Heuristic 16.8%
Justices Clarence Thomas, 77, and Samuel Alito, 76, the oldest members of the Supreme Court and two of its most conservative, are not planning to step down once the court's current term ends in late June or early July. CBS News reported Friday that sources close to Thomas said he does not plan to step down. Fox News Digital also reported... more
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- By Michael Katz
- 4/15/2026, 9:18 PM
Framing Effect 11.5% - Biased Writer Voice 11.5% - Unattributed Quote 10.7%
White House press secretary Karoline Leavitt on Wednesday denied that the U.S. and Iran are seeking to extend a ceasefire set to expire April 21 by two weeks. Bloomberg reported earlier Wednesday, citing an unnamed person familiar with the matter, that the U.S. and Iran are considering a two-week ceasefire extension to allow more time to... more