Speaker: Federal Trade Commission
Federal Trade Commission
has 51.7% among speakers.
BS Score: 34.5%.
Articles analyzed: 4.
Words analyzed: 161.
Analyzed articles
Snopes.com
- By Megan Loe
- 6/13/2026, 6:00 AM
Appeal to Authority 29.8% - Availability Heuristic 17.3% - Unattributed Quote 15.9%
In June 2026, social media users shared warnings about a supposed "gold" update to the popular messaging app WhatsApp. Their posts described the alleged "WhatsApp Gold" update as a scam that would install malicious software on people's phones and compromise their personal information. The posts urged people not to engage with any... more
Snopes.com
- By Aleksandra Wrona
- 5/25/2026, 3:00 PM
Hasty Generalization 33.4% - Appeal to Authority 22.5% - Negativity Bias 20.3%
In May 2026, online ads and videos were again using Bill Gates' name to sell supposed remedies for Alzheimer's disease and dementia. The products appeared under names such as "Brain Honey," "Mind Boost," "Memopezil," "BrainHealth" and "MemoPryl," but the pitch stayed largely the same, presenting Gates as the person behind a memory-loss... more
Washington Monthly
- By Stacy Mitchell
- 4/20/2026, 9:00 AM
Post Hoc (False Cause) 23.2% - Negativity Bias 18.1% - Hasty Generalization 15.1%
In 2023, the Federal Trade Commission, then led by Joe Biden appointee Lina Khan, along with 17 states, filed an antitrust lawsuit against Amazon. The case, finally scheduled to go to trial next year, alleges that the Seattle-based behemoth maintains a monopoly in online retail through an interlocking set of tactics—what the complaint... more
Snopes.com
- By Aleksandra Wrona
- 4/14/2026, 12:06 PM
Representativeness Heuristic 16.4% - Appeal to Authority 14.2% - Hasty Generalization 11.8%
For months, readers emailed Snopes and searched our website to learn whether tech billionaire Bill Gates had really developed or endorsed products claiming to treat Alzheimer's disease or dementia. The question stemmed from online ads and videos promoting supposed remedies marketed under names such as "Brain Honey," "Mind Boost,"... more