Publication: MS NOW
MS NOW
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BS Score: 3%.
Articles analyzed: 439.
Words analyzed: 1,030,569.
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- By Jacques Berlinerblau
- 7/3/2026, 10:00 AM
Biased Writer Voice 86.3% - Negativity Bias 34.5% - Unattributed Quote 16.8%
In order to make sense of Louis C.K.’s new Netflix special, “Ridiculous,” I find it’s helpful to consider how the controversial and once-“canceled” comedian looks. When I watch him move on stage, it seems he moves slowly. The camera trains on his face, weighed down by eye bags that cast shadows on his cheeks. His balding dome is potted... more
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- By Jacqueline Alemany
- 7/3/2026, 9:00 AM
Negativity Bias 26.3% - Biased Writer Voice 22.2% - Unattributed Quote 21.5%
On June 8, Jay Clayton, the U.S. attorney for the Southern District of New York, was asked on CNBC whether there was anything to the conspiracy theories swirling around California’s slow-counted primary results. He stopped a hair short of alleging fraud, then spent the next two minutes implying it anyway. “On the integrity side, we’re... more
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- By Jordan Rubin
- 7/2/2026, 7:09 PM
Negativity Bias 22.5% - Framing Effect 16.6% - Biased Writer Voice 16.6%
The Supreme Court declined to save journalist Catherine Herridge from having to reveal her source or pay fines in a case that she said raises a crucial First Amendment issue. Herridge had asked the justices to stop a lower court ruling from taking effect that would put her to that choice. In an order on Thursday, the high court declined... more
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- By Steve Benen
- 7/2/2026, 12:51 PM
Negativity Bias 50.9% - Biased Writer Voice 25.6% - Confirmation Bias 25.3%
Expectations heading into this week showed projections of about 115,000 new jobs being created in the United States in June. As it turns out, according to the new report from the Bureau of Labor Statistics, the totals fell far short of those expectations. CNBC reported: The U.S. economy saw job creation cool sharply heading into the... more
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- By Zeeshan Aleem
- 7/2/2026, 10:00 AM
Negativity Bias 44.1% - Biased Writer Voice 32.2% - Unattributed Quote 18%
Homeland Security Secretary Markwayne Mullin told reporters this week he was thrilled Iran was knocked out of the World Cup. “I’m just glad they’re done, and they’re not coming back,” Mullin said, according to Politico. “I was so happy when we were able to pull their visas and said they could leave U.S. soil, and I might have sung a song... more
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- By Ken Dilanian
- 7/2/2026, 10:00 AM
Negativity Bias 44.7% - Biased Writer Voice 21.6% - Confirmation Bias 17.7%
The FBI is surging resources into what it calls a “priority” investigation related to the 2020 election in Georgia, according to two U.S. officials familiar with the matter, in an extraordinary effort by the nation’s most prominent law enforcement agency to find evidence supporting President Donald Trump’s darkest election fraud... more
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- By Sydney Carruth
- 7/1/2026, 8:09 PM
Framing Effect 14% - Negativity Bias 13.2% - Self-Serving Bias 12%
The arrest of a Catholic nun from Nigeria by federal immigration officers in southern Texas on Sunday made for an unlikely alliance on Capitol Hill as lawmakers from both parties demanded her release and asked the question: Why aren’t border officials focused on real threats to public safety? Sister Leticia “Letty” Ugboaja, 56, was... more
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- 7/1/2026, 6:21 PM
Framing Effect 59.7% - False Dilemma 35.5% - Negativity Bias 33.1%
The 250th anniversary of the signing of the Declaration of Independence comes at an inflection point for Americans. As we reflect on how to assess this moment, we’re facing questions about the very founding of the United States of America, too. Should we judge the nation’s first leaders by the standards of their day or ours? Should we... more
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- By Brian T. Kaylor
- 7/1/2026, 6:18 PM
Negativity Bias 32.3% - Hasty Generalization 22.6% - Appeal to Emotion 19.1%
This piece is part of “America in the balance: the fight for our history and future,” a special series from MS NOW that explores where we are as a nation as we commemorate the 250th anniversary of the signing of the Declaration of Independence. Standing on the National Mall for the “Rededicate 250” worship service in May, House Speaker... more
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- By Steve Benen
- 6/30/2026, 7:30 PM
Biased Writer Voice 56.7% - Negativity Bias 39.1% - Unattributed Quote 35.7%
Those looking for a simple phrase to help summarize Donald Trump’s second term could do worse than “no-bid contract.” Indeed, it has been difficult to keep up on all of the assorted projects championed by the president that have bypassed the normal bidding process the federal government has relied on for many years. Reflecting Pool... more