Author: Nick Turse
Nick Turse
has 23% among authors.
BS Score: 1.9%.
Articles analyzed: 28.
Words analyzed: 162,198.
Analyzed articles
The Intercept
- By Nick Turse
- 7/4/2026, 9:44 AM
Negativity Bias 56.3% - Biased Writer Voice 29.4% - Appeal to Emotion 28%
In his typical understated fashion, President Donald Trump has billed his Fourth of July rally in Washington, D.C., as the culmination of the “most unforgettable birthday party any country has ever seen.” It’s hard to argue any different. From brutal bloodsport on the White House lawn to the great emptiness of the “Great American State... more
The Intercept
- By Nick Turse
- 6/25/2026, 6:36 PM
Negativity Bias 27.4% - Appeal to Authority 19.3% - Biased Writer Voice 15.4%
After abducting Venezuela President Nicolás Maduro, U.S. President Donald Trump declared that America would “run” Venezuela. When asked in January who was leading Venezuela, Trump said, “We’re in charge.” Yet after back-to-back earthquakes rocked multiple Venezuelan cities on Wednesday, toppling scores of buildings and killing at least... more
The Intercept
- By Nick Turse
- 6/16/2026, 4:51 PM
Negativity Bias 36% - Biased Writer Voice 14.6% - Pessimism Bias 11.1%
America’s Iran War casualties crept higher even as the U.S. was in the final stages of declaring a second ceasefire with Iran this weekend. The U.S. and Iran have agreed to a second ceasefire and the eventual reopening the Strait of Hormuz under a preliminary deal scheduled to take effect on Friday. “Iran has taken a major step toward... more
The Intercept
- By Nick Turse
- 6/15/2026, 6:41 PM
Negativity Bias 35.4% - Appeal to Emotion 20.8% - Hasty Generalization 18.6%
The Trump administration is boasting about pending plans to conclude its war with Iran, having achieved none of the original objectives laid out by President Donald Trump. With a commitment to a ceasefire and the scheduled signing of a “framework” later this week, Iran is expected to agree to reopen the Strait of Hormuz within 30 days.... more
The Intercept
- By Nick Turse
- 6/11/2026, 6:02 PM
Negativity Bias 33.3% - Biased Writer Voice 20% - Appeal to Authority 11.7%
At the very start of his war with Iran, President Donald Trump declared victory. “We won,” Trump announced on March 11, 11 days after launching the joint attack with Israel. “In the first hour it was over.” But more than 2,200 hours later, the conflict is obviously still raging. This week, U.S. forces bombarded Iran... more
The Intercept
- By Nick Turse
- 6/10/2026, 9:35 AM
Appeal to Authority 34.9% - Negativity Bias 22.3% - Unattributed Quote 19.4%
NIne months into the Trump administration’s deadly campaign against so-called drug boats, there is a pattern to the strikes. And a glaring anomaly. The U.S. military has conducted more than 60 attacks, resulting in over 200 extrajudicial killings in the Caribbean Sea and Pacific Ocean. In almost all the strikes, between one and four... more
The Intercept
- By Nick Turse
- 6/4/2026, 9:27 PM
Negativity Bias 15.1% - Appeal to Authority 14.7% - Framing Effect 13%
As an Ebola outbreak continues to rage in Central Africa, the Trump administration keeps trying to blame the World Health Organization — revealing what experts say is a deep misunderstanding about global disease response. In the eastern Democratic Republic of Congo, local health workers have been battling the devastating virus without... more
The Intercept
- By Nick Turse
- 5/27/2026, 10:00 AM
Negativity Bias 30.6% - Biased Writer Voice 22.8% - Appeal to Authority 14.3%
White House counterterrorism czar Sebastian Gorka was on a mission. He wanted someone dead, and he knew who could make it happen. It was eight days after Donald Trump took office for a second time, and Gorka, the senior counterterrorism director on President Trump’s National Security Council, walked into the Oval Office accompanied by a... more
The Intercept
- By Nick Turse
- 5/27/2026, 8:00 AM
Negativity Bias 64.3% - Unattributed Quote 52.8% - Post Hoc (False Cause) 26.6%
The Trump administration’s aggressive diplomatic and military engagement in the U.S.’s backyard — dubbed the Donroe Doctrine — has led to more violence in the Americas, increased impunity by local security forces, and heightened danger from cartels in the Western Hemisphere, according to a new analysis by a top violence watchdog, shared... more
The Intercept
- By Nick Turse
- 5/26/2026, 6:40 PM
Negativity Bias 46.9% - Burden of Proof 19% - Appeal to Authority 17.9%
The number of U.S. casualties in the Iran war ticked higher on Tuesday, hours after American military forces conducted what U.S. Central Command called “self-defense strikes” in southern Iran. Official Pentagon statistics put the current casualty toll at 423, an increase of three wounded from the War Department’s last official tally... more