Publication: Truthout
Truthout
has 46.5% among publications.
BS Score: 2%.
Articles analyzed: 25.
Words analyzed: 126,950.
Analyzed articles
Truthout
- By Eleanor J. Bader
- 7/3/2026, 2:20 PM
Negativity Bias 21.1% - Indoctrination 16.6% - Appeal to Authority 14.7%
When the America 250 Civics Education Coalition launched last fall, it brought the U.S. Department of Education into partnership with several right-wing organizations with the aim of “renewing patriotism, strengthening knowledge and advancing a shared understanding of America’s founding principles in schools across the nation.” Primary... more
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- By Lauren Rankin
- 7/3/2026, 1:56 PM
Hasty Generalization 29% - Negativity Bias 26.9% - Biased Writer Voice 23.2%
It has been 250 years since the U.S. declared independence at one of the most tenuous moments in our history. We now stand at another tenuous moment. With an autocrat firmly in the White House, a sycophantic legislative branch, and a judiciary dominated by far right conservatives, it feels hard to celebrate the United States and its... more
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- By Shireen Akram-Boshar
- 7/2/2026, 9:45 PM
Negativity Bias 42.3% - Framing Effect 31.6% - Post Hoc (False Cause) 31%
ICE Detained 10,000 People in 5 Days After White House Ordered Surge in Arrests Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) has detained over 10,000 people across the U.S. over the past five days. According to The New York Times, top ICE officials have pushed to double daily arrest numbers in recent days after the White House called for an... more
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- By George Yancy
- 7/2/2026, 7:31 PM
Negativity Bias 20.5% - Indoctrination 14.1% - Appeal to Emotion 13.5%
Narratives of American “greatness” abound surrounding July 4, but by whom and for whom are they created? As we observe the U.S.’s 250<sup>th</sup> birthday, I am reminded of the words of James Baldwin, who <a href="https://www.penguin.co.uk/books/463610/no-name-in-the-street-by-baldwin-james/9780241711187">wrote</a> that, in the true... more
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- By Jesse Hagopian
- 7/2/2026, 4:04 PM
Negativity Bias 23.3% - Hasty Generalization 17.1% - Appeal to Emotion 17%
“On July 4th, 1776 … the United States became the greatest force for freedom, justice, equality, and prosperity in the history of the world,” President Donald Trump <a href="https://www.prageru.com/freedom-trucks-mobile-museum">declared</a> in a promotional video for the Freedom 250 campaign, the administration’s flagship... more
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- By Chris Walker
- 7/2/2026, 3:57 PM
Negativity Bias 48.6% - Confirmation Bias 20% - Framing Effect 13%
A federal judge has blocked, for now, a Department of Defense (DOD) policy that limits press access to the Pentagon, the latest in a series of attempts by the Trump administration to restrict press freedoms in the building. The policy in question required reporters to be escorted onto the premises by DOD officials, and closely followed... more
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- By Chris Walker
- 7/1/2026, 7:51 PM
Framing Effect 19.7% - Appeal to Authority 18.2% - Confirmation Bias 16.3%
A federal judge has placed a temporary restraining order (TRO) on the National Park Service (NPS), restricting the agency from barring an organization opposed to President Donald Trump from displaying an “86-47” flag and other signage during their protests. Accountability NOW USA, a group that advocates for Trump to be impeached and... more
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- By Ibrahim Hirsi
- 7/1/2026, 4:26 PM
Negativity Bias 24.9% - Hasty Generalization 22.8% - Framing Effect 15.9%
Minnesota activists and scholars are decrying the recent federal indictment of 15 people who took part in demonstrations against the Trump administration’s aggressive immigration crackdown in the Twin Cities metro region earlier this year. The indictment accuses the protesters of surveilling federal agents, disrupting Immigration and... more
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- By Shireen Akram-Boshar
- 6/30/2026, 9:55 PM
Negativity Bias 29.6% - Biased Writer Voice 20.6% - Hasty Generalization 13.5%
On Friday, Lebanon and Israel signed a framework agreement at the White House after months of direct negotiations coordinated by the Trump administration. Lebanese human rights experts and critics have condemned the agreement, saying that it does not mark a step forward for Lebanon, but rather, is a capitulation that continues Israel’s... more
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- By Tareq S. Hajjaj
- 6/30/2026, 9:09 PM
Negativity Bias 38.6% - Biased Writer Voice 24.5% - Appeal to Emotion 20.7%
At a moment when Gaza’s journalists urgently need international protection and the solidarity of journalists and press freedom organizations worldwide — for their courage, their commitment, and their decision to remain in Gaza, sometimes sacrificing their lives to document the suffering of a population that has endured genocide for the... more