Negativity Bias
bias
Summary: Give extra weight to bad news.
Negative information exerts a stronger psychological pull than positive information of similar magnitude.
Pattern prevalence
- Authors: top 63.7%, bottom 9.8%, overall 11.4%
- Publications: top 17%, bottom 15.7%, overall 10.3%
- Articles: top 42.3%, bottom 3.7%, overall 23%
Recent example
California's very fraud. The whole thing is a fraud. The whole deal.
Repeatedly labels entire state as fraudulent.
Recent articles
Anti-ICE chaos ERUPTS as governor points blame to 'national extremist groups' 0%
Fox News - 5/31/2026, 12:15 PM
Negativity Bias 26.6% - Appeal to Authority 25% - Hasty Generalization 22.7%
Welcome back. Anti-ICE protesters raging out of control. Tensions boiling over outside the New Jersey detention center as Democratic Governor Mikey Cheryl backs their cause and refuses to point blame. Watch. >> New Jersey law enforcement established a peaceful protected protest zone in the area outside Delaney Hall. We know that people... more
Could Trump’s Iran ‘excursion’ be a bigger global turning point than Vietnam? 0%
The Guardian - By Patrick Wintour - 5/31/2026, 12:00 PM
Biased Writer Voice 26.8% - Negativity Bias 24.5% - Post Hoc (False Cause) 24.4%
In a 1965 speech justifying the war in Vietnam, Lyndon B Johnson argued that the goal was to ensure “every country can shape its own destiny” since only in such a world could the US secure its own freedom. However, he also admitted “such were infirmities of man that force must often precede reason, and the waste of war, the works of... more
Trump eyes balanced budget with anti-fraud CRACKDOWN #shorts #us #news #Trump #us #debt 0%
Fox News - 5/31/2026, 11:30 AM
Overconfidence Bias 35.4% - Begging the Question 35.4% - Appeal to Emotion 34.7%
There have been so many accomplishments. One of them that you didn't even mention, rooting out fraud in our country, which I think has meant so much to the American people. >> we can balance our budget. And JD's doing a great job with his team, and they've caught already hundreds of billions of dollars of fraud. And they haven't even... more
Trump yet to make 'final determination' on Iran deal after Situation Room meeting 0%
Fox News - By Anders Hagstrom - 5/31/2026, 10:32 AM
Halo Effect 22.7% - Negativity Bias 22.2% - Framing Effect 13%
President Donald Trump does not appear to have made a "final determination" on the Iran peace agreement as of early Sunday morning. War Secretary Pete Hegseth says the U.S. Military is "more than capable" of resuming strikes against Iran's military if peace talks fall through on Sunday. The Israeli military announced its deepest... more
White House Week in Review (May 30): Trump Honors America’s Living and Fallen Service Members 0%
NTD - 5/31/2026, 3:45 AM
Appeal to Emotion 37.5% - Framing Effect 24.1% - Halo Effect 18%
Except also announcing a new US partnership with Australia and the UK to develop unmanned and underwater drones by 2027. The plan includes expanded cooperation and major investments in Australia's naval shipbuilding and bases. And a third phase of building submarines in Australia expecting delivery in the early 2040s. And now from... more
Officer fired after violent confrontation in North Carolina 0%
ABC News - 5/31/2026, 3:30 AM
Appeal to Emotion 58.9% - Ambiguity (Equivocation) 43% - Negativity Bias 40.2%
Now to a violent confrontation leading to a North Carolina officer being fired today. The officer captured on video repeatedly punching a woman. The incident sparking outrage and protests in the community. We want to warn you some of these images are disturbing. Here's ABC's Andrew Dimbirt. >> Tonight a North Carolina police officer seen... more
Deadly Ebola outbreak spreading 0%
ABC News - 5/31/2026, 3:00 AM
Negativity Bias 44.1% - Appeal to Emotion 26.1% - Framing Effect 19.9%
Overseas now to the deadly Ebola outbreak. The number of cases and fatalities surging tonight. The head of the World Health Organization traveling to the epicenter of the outbreak. ABC's Marcus Moore is joining us now and Marcus medical workers are facing an uphill battle. >> Well, with this deadly outbreak is spreading rapidly. Reported... more
NJ gov calls for protesters to 'BRING THE TEMPERATURE DOWN' 0%
Fox News - 5/31/2026, 12:15 AM
Appeal to Authority 49.6% - Appeal to Emotion 45.6% - Framing Effect 35.1%
Let's go to New Jersey Governor Mikey Cheryl, who is speaking right now at a New Jersey state police station in New York following days of violent protests outside Delaney Hall. Let's listen. >> I will not give ICE a pretext to expand operations at Delaney Hall or across our state. I will not put lives at risk. I'm grateful to the vast... more
Man’s skeletal remains recovered from Jamaica Bay in Queens by NYPD 0%
New York Daily News - By Nicholas Williams - 5/31/2026, 12:05 AM
Appeal to Emotion 33.9% - Biased Writer Voice 30.7% - Negativity Bias 18.8%
Police recovered the remains of a man at Jamaica Bay in Queens on Friday morning, cops said. The unidentified partially decomposed remains were recovered along the shoreline by the NYPD's Emergency Service Unit around 7:35 a.m. near Beach Channel Dr. and Beach 100th St. in Arverne. Skeletal bones were visible as police removed the... more
Trump mocks artists getting ‘the yips’ about his Freedom 250 concert and unveils new star performer – himself 0%
The Independent - By Ariana Baio - 5/30/2026, 11:34 PM
Negativity Bias 42.8% - Attempt to Sell a Product or Service 24.5% - Self-Serving Bias 23.4%
President Donald Trump announced Saturday he would bring the “Number One Attraction anywhere in the World” to the Freedom 250 concert series, after several notable musicians backed out of performances: Himself. In a Truth Social post, the president criticized artists, who he said were getting “the yips” about performing at the Great... more