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BS Summary: These Actual Malice results contain 8 faulty reasoning types, including Slippery Slope, Circular Reasoning, and Appeal to Authority, with Self-Serving Bias as the most egregious example at 5.2% saturation with 216 hits. Analysis detected 623 faulty-reasoning hits from 4,119 analyzed words across 1 article, generating a BS Score of 0% and a BS Rank of ⁠0% (0 of 11,919 topics). This Actual Malice is better (less manipulative) than 100.00% of the peer group.

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⁠0%	Holocaust	1%
⁠0%	Self-Driving Cars	1%
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⁠0%	Survival Stories	1%
⁠0%	Gender Identity	1%
⁠100%	Radio Roundup / Week In Review	60%
⁠100%	E-Bikes / Rad Power Bikes	60%
⁠100%	E Bikes Rad Power Bikes	60%
⁠100%	The Last Word With Lawrence O'donnell	69%
⁠100%	The Last Word With Lawrence Odonnell	69%
⁠0%	Actual Malice (selected)	0%

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Total words: 4,119

Article count: 1

Authors

Eugene Volokh

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Political Defamation Case Can Go to Jury as to "Actual Malice" When Defendants' Couldn't Explain How They Arrived at Their Accusations⁠^3%

Reason.com⁠^38%By Eugene Volokh⁠^9%7/14/2026, 12:01:50 PM