Author: Rachel Dobkin
Rachel Dobkin
has 12.7% among authors.
BS Score: 1.6%.
Articles analyzed: 28.
Words analyzed: 63,070.
Analyzed articles
The Independent
- By Rachel Dobkin
- 7/1/2026, 9:25 PM
Biased Writer Voice 24.6% - Halo Effect 20.9% - Availability Heuristic 15.6%
Taylor Swift and Travis Kelce have invited the NBA champion New York Knicks starting heroes to their hotly anticipated wedding set for the team’s Madison Square Garden arena, according to a new report. It’s been widely rumored that the global pop superstar and her Kansas City Chiefs star fiancé will tie the knot on Friday at the... more
The Independent
- By Rachel Dobkin
- 7/1/2026, 9:25 PM
Anecdotal 31% - Halo Effect 29.6% - Availability Heuristic 21.6%
Taylor Swift and Travis Kelce have invited the NBA champion New York Knicks starting heroes to their hotly anticipated wedding set for the team’s Madison Square Garden arena, according to a new report. It’s been widely rumored that the global pop superstar and her Kansas City Chiefs star fiancé will tie the knot on Friday at the... more
The Independent
- By Rachel Dobkin
- 6/30/2026, 12:25 AM
Biased Writer Voice 31.7% - Negativity Bias 23.6% - Appeal to Emotion 21.2%
A record-breaking firework show in Washington, D.C., will be delayed as President Donald Trump turns the July 4 celebration into a campaign-like rally. More than 850,000 pyrotechnic effects will be launched over the National Mall that night, according to Freedom 250, the White House-backed, public-private group tasked with organizing... more
The Independent
- By Rachel Dobkin
- 6/26/2026, 11:30 PM
Hasty Generalization 15.6% - Out-Group Homogeneity Bias 13.6% - Appeal to Emotion 12.3%
Right-wing commentator Megyn Kelly is facing backlash over a vulgar rant against Haitian immigrants after the Supreme Court ruled that Donald Trump’s administration can take away humanitarian protections for tens of thousands of people. “Go home! Get out! We know our country is better than yours,” Kelly said on her podcast The Megyn... more
The Independent
- By Rachel Dobkin
- 6/24/2026, 9:22 PM
Availability Heuristic 28.2% - Negativity Bias 21.4% - Post Hoc (False Cause) 21.4%
The Los Angeles Unified School District, the second-largest school district in the nation, has banned screens for children before they reach second grade. Under the new policy approved by the school board on Tuesday, there will be no screen time in classrooms from preschool through first grade, and screens in higher grades will be... more
The Independent
- By Rachel Dobkin
- 6/20/2026, 12:46 PM
Appeal to Emotion 19.5% - Halo Effect 16.1% - Hindsight Bias 12.9%
Love it or hate it, artificial intelligence has been integrated into humans' everyday lives — and now, it might actually save lives. In the latest groundbreaking use of the controversial technology, AI helped diagnose 18 children at a Boston hospital whose rare illnesses had stumped doctors. A new study published in the New England... more
The Independent
- By Rachel Dobkin
- 6/20/2026, 12:13 AM
Halo Effect 26.1% - Appeal to Authority 20.4% - Negativity Bias 15.5%
A woman has died after getting stuck in a 20-foot well in rural Northern California, according to officials. Local authorities received a 911 call on Wednesday reporting that a woman was trapped inside the well in the Fruitland Ridge area, Humboldt County Sheriff’s Office spokesperson Erin Inskip told the Eureka Times-Standard Thursday.... more
The Independent
- By Rachel Dobkin
- 6/20/2026, 12:13 AM
Halo Effect 18.8% - Appeal to Emotion 18.8% - Biased Writer Voice 18.8%
A woman has died after getting stuck in a 20-foot well in rural Northern California, according to officials. Local authorities received a 911 call on Wednesday reporting that a woman was trapped inside the well in the Fruitland Ridge area, Humboldt County Sheriff’s Office spokesperson Erin Inskip told the Eureka Times-Standard Thursday.... more
The Independent
- By Alex Croft, Brendan Rascius, Rachel Dobkin
- 6/12/2026, 1:58 AM
Unattributed Quote 29.5% - Negativity Bias 21.1% - Confirmation Bias 17.8%
Donald Trump walked back his threat to strike Iran “hard” tonight, citing progress being made in peace negotiations. The US president said he “cancelled the scheduled strikes and bombings against Iran this evening”. He added that “discussions and final points” have been “approved by all parties involved”. He later told reporters that a... more
The Independent
- By Rachel Dobkin
- 6/4/2026, 11:21 PM
Negativity Bias 16.7% - Post Hoc (False Cause) 15% - Halo Effect 13.8%
President Donald Trump has announced that he plans to attend the New York Knicks and San Antonio Spurs NBA finals game Monday night and may go to Game 4 as well. The New York native will be at Madison Square Garden in Manhattan alongside a host of Knicks superfans, including the likes of filmmaker Spike Lee and actor Timothee Chalamet.... more