Publication summary
0%420 analyzed articles/videos261,145 analyzed words
BS Summary: These Belleville News-Democrat results contain 54 faulty reasoning types, including Negativity Bias, Appeal to Emotion, and Optimism Bias, with Framing Effect as the most egregious example at 7.3% saturation with 87,018 hits. Analysis detected 902,961 faulty-reasoning hits from 1,184,437 analyzed words across 419 articles, generating a BS Score of 1.4% and a BS Rank of 26% (227 of 303 publications). This Belleville News-Democrat is better (less manipulative) than 74.80% of the peer group.
Belleville News-Democrat
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Attribute Prevalence (Top 48)
Belleville News-Democrat attribute prevalence percentages (biases/fallacies), sorted highest to lowest.
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Belleville News-Democrat vs sitewide
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Analyzed articles and videos

Obamacare marketplace enrollment shows steep drop in Missouri, following national trend44%
STLPR0%By Sarah Fentem60%7/8/2026, 10:00:00 AM
This Missouri couple is on a mission to bring more dementia care to 'medical deserts'19%
STLPR0%By Luke Nozicka0%7/8/2026, 9:00:00 AM
Proposed St. Louis data center rules clear hurdle as lobbyists groan that they're an effective ban25%
STLPR0%By Kavahn Mansouri62%7/7/2026, 8:38:01 PM
Nature’s Bakery to close Hazelwood plant, lay off 345 workers19%
STLPR0%By Rob Edwards0%7/7/2026, 5:00:38 PM
MetroLink starts rollout of new automated fare gates, security cameras56%
STLPR0%By Annisyn Krebs-Carr0%7/6/2026, 9:46:36 PM
Missouri and Illinois may soon owe millions of dollars for SNAP. Food advocates worry hunger will rise39%
STLPR0%By Rachel Cramer0% Anna Pope0%7/6/2026, 5:02:00 PM
The Bosnian soccer team lost. Bosnians in St. Louis won anyway20%
STLPR0%By Jeremy D. Goodwin0%7/6/2026, 10:00:00 AM
Photos: St. Louis celebrates America's 250th Independence Day5%
STLPR0%By Charlotte Keene0%7/4/2026, 11:07:50 PM
In Mount Rushmore speech, Trump veers from U.S. exceptionalism to warnings about communism11%
STLPR0%By The Associated Press73%7/4/2026, 8:34:31 PM
Inside the Veiled Prophet’s ‘rancid’ past, a St. Louis author searches for meaning23%
STLPR0%By Danny Wicentowski0%7/3/2026, 4:00:00 AM