Speaker summary
29%11 analyzed articles/videos233 analyzed words
BS Summary: These MTA results contain 8 faulty reasoning types, including Optimism Bias, Confirmation Bias, and Burden of Proof, with Appeal to Authority as the most egregious example at 24.2% saturation with 145 hits. Analysis detected 379 faulty-reasoning hits from 233 analyzed words across 11 articles, generating a BS Score of 7.9% and a BS Rank of 8% (26,321 of 28,364 speakers). This MTA is better (less manipulative) than 92.80% of the peer group.

Analyzed articles and videos

Teen girl hospitalized after subway surfing in Queens, NYPD says28%
Gothamist77%By Brittany Kriegstein66%7/23/2026, 5:12:00 AM
Major service changes coming to 1, 2, 3 trains starting this weekend so MTA can update aging switches4%
amny.com43%By Ethan Stark-Miller72%7/21/2026, 3:17:50 PM
Water woes: NYC cleans up, dries out after torrential storms trigger flooding across the Big Apple45%
amny.com43%By Barbara Russo-Lennon42%7/19/2026, 9:27:09 AM
New Yorkers Should Take Precautions Amid Wildfire Smoke — Especially Older Adults, People With Asthma68%
City Limits48%By Jeanmarie Evelly44%7/15/2026, 2:38:39 PM
One of the Bronx's oldest subway stations gets a $123M makeover after years of delays40%
Gothamist77%By Ramsey Khalifeh0%7/6/2026, 3:30:47 AM
Staten Island Ferry to shut down for hours on July 4 due to Navy celebration26%
Gothamist77%By Ramsey Khalifeh0%7/2/2026, 9:17:20 AM
MTA rolls out new subway cars on D line, giving Bronx daily access to modern trains22%
Gothamist77%By Jessica Gould0%7/1/2026, 1:32:10 PM
What is the best use for old railroad tracks? New Yorkers have opinions.33%
Grist28%By Benton Graham0%6/12/2026, 1:15:00 AM
Early morning fire complicates Penn Station commutes on NJ Transit, LIRR, Amtrak22%
Gothamist77%By Ryan Kost75%5/29/2026, 4:40:00 AM
Subway surfers are stealing MTA conductors' keys and buying them on Amazon, NYPD says29%
Gothamist77%By Charles Lane36%5/27/2026, 1:34:00 PM