Publication: The Independent
The Independent
has 35.4% among publications.
BS Score: 1.8%.
Articles analyzed: 310.
Words analyzed: 763,928.
Analyzed articles
The Independent
- By Ellie Muir, Carsen Holaday, Kevin E G Perry, Roisin O'Connor
- 7/3/2026, 9:13 PM
Biased Writer Voice 23.5% - Appeal to Authority 20.6% - Availability Heuristic 17.8%
Taylor Swift and Travis Kelce are married! After months of speculation over how they’d celebrate it, the mysterious Madison Square Garden rumors became a reality when paparazzi and countless chauffeured cars began pulling up outside the New York City arena Thursday and Friday. In a statement shared with The Independent, Swift’s... more
The Independent
- By Erin Keller
- 7/3/2026, 3:47 PM
Negativity Bias 50.4% - Biased Writer Voice 24.1% - Framing Effect 16.4%
A White House social media post styled after Taylor Swift’s Eras Tour branding backfired Thursday after users quickly hijacked it to mock President Donald Trump and his ties to Jeffrey Epstein. Late Thursday, the official White House X account shared a graphic titled “America’s Eras Tour,” modeled after the colorful block-style artwork... more
The Independent
- By Jasmine Fernández
- 7/2/2026, 10:04 PM
Negativity Bias 30.8% - Framing Effect 29% - Availability Heuristic 16.4%
A portion of the main stage built for President Donald Trump’s upcoming July 4th Freedom 250 celebration collapsed during a rehearsal session, nearly striking a performer. Footage circulating on social media shows a group of dancers rehearsing their routine to music, then abruptly stop as a piece of the overhead structure breaks off from... more
The Independent
- By Eric Garcia
- 7/2/2026, 8:37 PM
Negativity Bias 28.6% - Biased Writer Voice 24.3% - Hindsight Bias 15.8%
On Wednesday, Fox News dropped polls out of a host of states, including for the governor’s races in Iowa and Georgia. The numbers should not inspire confidence for Republicans in states Trump won in 2024, particularly Iowa, which he turned from a perpetual swing state to blood red in the span of a decade. In Georgia, which is becoming... more
The Independent
- By Katie Hawkinson
- 7/1/2026, 10:28 PM
Negativity Bias 24.8% - Availability Heuristic 19.1% - Politically Right Leaning Bias 17.5%
Right-wing commentator Megyn Kelly admitted she “can’t stand” the Trump family’s “grifty” moves in a recent interview. Kelly, a long-time supporter of President Donald Trump, told Sky News Australia she’s “disappointed with some aspects” of his administration during an interview Wednesday. Her comments come just days after new financial... more
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 Brendan Rascius
- 7/1/2026, 8:38 PM
Appeal to Emotion 20.9% - Unattributed Quote 18.5% - Negativity Bias 17.7%
President Donald Trump grew “livid” over the crowd size at his kickoff event for the Great American State Fair, a weeks-long celebration of America’s 250th birthday on the National Mall, according to a new report. And White House officials now fear a lackluster turnout could overshadow his Fourth of July speech. The Republican president... more
The Independent
- By Rhian Lubin
- 7/1/2026, 12:44 PM
Negativity Bias 33% - Confirmation Bias 21.4% - Biased Writer Voice 19.6%
A fierce MAGA advocate has called for a ban on all pregnant foreigners and the “sterilization” of all visitors to the United States in a meltdown after the Supreme Court struck down President Donald Trump’s executive order seeking to end birthright citizenship. Sean Davis, the CEO of The Federalist, one of the most hardcore pro-Trump... more
The Independent
- By Michael R. Sisak, Larry Neumeister
- 7/1/2026, 9:23 AM
Biased Writer Voice 32.2% - Confirmation Bias 28.3% - Negativity Bias 24.4%
Advice columnist E. Jean Carroll is asking a federal judge to order President Donald Trump to pay the nearly $5.8 million he owes after a jury found he sexually abused her in the 1990s and later defamed her. In a filing Tuesday in Manhattan federal court, Carroll's lawyers argued that Trump has exhausted his attempts to avoid paying the... more