antiBSmachine - San Diego Union Tribune Publication Analysis

Publication summary

⁠86%7 analyzed articles/videos3,600 analyzed words

BS Summary: These San Diego Union-Tribune results contain 50 faulty reasoning types, including Negativity Bias, Biased Writer Voice, and Appeal to Authority, with Framing Effect as the most egregious example at 10.5% saturation with 1,969 hits. Analysis detected 16,384 faulty-reasoning hits from 18,840 analyzed words across 7 articles, generating a BS Score of 1.7% and a BS Rank of ⁠45% (229 of 410 publications). This San Diego Union-Tribune is better (less manipulative) than 55.70% of the peer group.

San Diego Union-Tribune

Publication ranking list

Percentile	Publication	BS Score
⁠0%	WSB-TV Channel 2 - Atlanta	1%
⁠1%	Brookings	1%
⁠1%	Capital B News	1%
⁠1%	Spotlight Delaware	1%
⁠1%	The Banner	1%
⁠45%	San Diego Union-Tribune (selected)	2%
⁠99%	Utah Hockey Club	13%
⁠100%	MS NOW Insights Community	23%
⁠100%	MS NOW Live Events	26%
⁠100%	www.globalsecurity.org	30%
⁠100%	NBC 6 South Florida	33%

Publication details

Total words: 18,840

Article count: 7

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Attribute Prevalence (Top 48)

San Diego Union-Tribune attribute prevalence percentages (biases/fallacies), sorted highest to lowest.

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San Diego Union-Tribune vs sitewide

San Diego Union-Tribune attribute percentages, with an overlaid sitewide baseline for those same attributes.

Analyzed articles and videos

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Steven Greenhut: ICE’s unraveling cases spotlight agency’s police-state tactics⁠^64%

San Diego Union-Tribune⁠^86%By Steven Greenhut⁠^83%7/24/2026, 12:00:06 PM

Michael Smolens: Encinitas, El Cajon buck convention in rejecting homelessness funds⁠^35%

San Diego Union-Tribune⁠^86%By Michael Smolens⁠^42%7/24/2026, 12:00:00 PM

No bodycam footage in fatal Madison police shooting, because the department doesn’t require cameras⁠^43%

San Diego Union-Tribune⁠^86%By Associated Press⁠^60%7/24/2026, 11:32:54 AM

US military says it fired on another merchant vessel trying to breach its blockade of Iranian ports⁠^54%

San Diego Union-Tribune⁠^86%By Associated Press⁠^60%7/24/2026, 11:12:20 AM

Topgolf project should not be allowed on public tidelands⁠^99%

San Diego Union-Tribune⁠^86%By U T Readers⁠^100%7/23/2026, 12:00:14 PM

OpenAI says rogue AI models broke free from human control. Some see it as a ‘warning shot’⁠^60%

San Diego Union-Tribune⁠^86%By Associated Press⁠^60%7/23/2026, 11:49:27 AM

US military says it’s launching new strikes on Iran as clashes escalate over shipping lanes⁠^42%

San Diego Union-Tribune⁠^86%By Associated Press⁠^60%7/23/2026, 11:10:52 AM