Publication: The Markup
The Markup
has 1.6% among publications.
BS Score: 0.9%.
Articles analyzed: 12.
Words analyzed: 49,286.
Analyzed articles
The Markup
- By Lynn La
- 4/17/2026, 2:00 PM
Negativity Bias 26.6% - Availability Heuristic 18.9% - Appeal to Emotion 14.1%
A California bill to protect people on online dating apps from violence has critics arguing that the measure would put a “scarlet letter” on certain users. But that’s a feature, not a bug in the proposal. The state Senate’s public safety committee this week passed a bill that would require online dating services to run criminal... more
The Markup
- By The Markup
- 3/30/2026, 8:00 AM
Biased Writer Voice 54.8% - Negativity Bias 33.8% - Appeal to Authority 31.9%
The Markup’s collaborative investigation “Dating App Cover-Up: How Tinder, Hinge, and Their Corporate Owner Keep Rape Under Wraps” has won in the Society for Advancing Business Editing and Writing’s 2025 Best in Business Awards. The story was produced in partnership with the Pulitzer Center’s AI Accountability Network and was copublished... more
The Markup
- By Wendy Fry, Khari Johnson
- 3/6/2026, 8:00 AM
Negativity Bias 12.4% - Confirmation Bias 9.5% - Framing Effect 7.6%
On a cracked two-lane road on the eastern edge of San Diego County, James Cordero eased his Jeep onto the shoulder after something caught his eye. It looked like an abandoned trailer. Inside he found a hidden camera feeding a vast surveillance network that logs the license plate of every driver passing through this stretch of remote... more
The Markup
- By Colin Lecher
- 2/27/2026, 1:15 PM
Optimism Bias 14.9% - Framing Effect 9.6% - In-Group Bias 7.1%
The Markup, now a part of CalMatters, uses investigative reporting, data analysis, and software engineering to challenge technology to serve the public good. Sign up for Klaxon, a newsletter that delivers our stories and tools directly to your inbox. Breaches at data brokers have cost American consumers more than $20 billion, Congress’s... more
The Markup
- By Colin Lecher, Katie Honan, THE CITY
- 1/30/2026, 12:00 PM
Negativity Bias 29.8% - Hasty Generalization 22.8% - Appeal to Authority 20.2%
New York City Mayor Zohran Mamdani zeroed in on the previous administration’s artificial intelligence chatbot as one of “a number of different things we’re going to pursue for savings.” The chatbot, which was released by the Eric Adams administration in fall of 2023, was meant to provide business owners with an accessible way to check... more
The Markup
- By Mohamed Al Elew, Khari Johnson, Levi Sumagaysay
- 1/21/2026, 8:30 AM
Ambiguity (Equivocation) 7.2% - Availability Heuristic 7.1% - Negativity Bias 6.4%
Artificial intelligence models can produce lifelike video footage with a simple text prompt. But these tools still struggle with generating realistic videos of complex natural movements, like human dance. When CalMatters and The Markup asked dancers and choreographers about whether AI could disrupt their industry, most concluded that... more
The Markup
- By Khari Johnson, Levi Sumagaysay, Mohamed Al Elew
- 1/21/2026, 8:30 AM
Overconfidence Bias 6.1% - Hasty Generalization 3.1% - Negativity Bias 2.5%
Bird singing and dancing, as practiced by the Cahuilla Band of Indians, tell a story about the creation of the world, and how the Cahuilla migrated to their current home in Southern California. Moving the same way your ancestors did, perhaps on the exact same land, makes you feel part of the past, present, and future all at once, said... more
The Markup
- By Tomas Apodaca, Colin Lecher
- 6/17/2025, 8:00 AM
Negativity Bias 17.8% - Biased Writer Voice 16.6% - Attempt to Sell a Product or Service 14.2%
In April, The Markup and CalMatters found that Covered California, the state of California’s healthcare exchange, was sending the personal health information of its users to LinkedIn. The news triggered a class-action lawsuit and questions from federal lawmakers. In June, a Markup investigation further revealed that exchanges maintained... more
The Markup
- By The Markup
- 5/13/2025, 10:32 AM
Appeal to Authority 20.2% - Framing Effect 18.1% - Overconfidence Bias 17.9%
The Markup named Sigma Award finalist The global data journalism contest recognized The Markup’s investigation into shadowbanning on Instagram. *The Markup, now a part of CalMatters, uses investigative reporting, data analysis, and software engineering to challenge technology to serve the public good. Sign up for Klaxon, a newsletter... more
The Markup
- By Mohamed Al Elew, Wendy Fry
- 4/16/2025, 8:00 AM
Negativity Bias 22.4% - Status Quo Bias 12.5% - Availability Heuristic 10%
U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement can delegate immigration enforcement duties to state and local police under a law enacted in 1996 and known as 287(g), after a section of the Immigration and Nationality Act. During the first months of President Donald Trump’s second term, through April 15 2025, the number of participants in the... more