Topic: Reflecting Pool
Reflecting Pool
has 44.3% among topics.
BS Score: 3.1%.
Articles analyzed: 7.
Words analyzed: 22,536.
Analyzed articles
Slate Magazine
- By Christina Cauterucci
- 7/2/2026, 9:45 AM
Negativity Bias 62% - Biased Writer Voice 60.3% - Politically Left Leaning Bias 20.9%
As far as the blunders of Donald Trump go, the Reflecting Pool situation is a small one. Though a few dead ducks have been found in the area, no humans were harmed by the algae blooms and leaks that have sullied the president’s plans to beautify the national landmark. Over the course of Trump’s reign, much larger chunks of taxpayer money... more
The New Republic
- By Ellie Quinlan Houghtaling
- 6/29/2026, 10:13 PM
Negativity Bias 42.3% - Appeal to Authority 35.9% - Framing Effect 23.8%
The White House’s July 4 celebration is about to blow the ceiling off of Washington—and not in a good way. Government workers were spotted by independent journalist Amanda Moore on Monday using forklifts to move pallets full of fireworks around the Lincoln Memorial Reflecting Pool ahead of America’s semiquincentennial. The location was... more
The Conversation
- By Eric Palkovacs
- 6/25/2026, 5:43 PM
Hasty Generalization 19.7% - Biased Writer Voice 14.1% - Overconfidence Bias 11.6%
When the Lincoln Memorial Reflecting Pool turned green with algae just days after a US$15 million renovation, the U.S. government scrambled for chemicals and expensive technical solutions to fix the iconic landmark. Trying to kill algae with chemicals is a common response when community ponds or other water features go green. But as a... more
RedState
- By Nick Arama
- 6/24/2026, 5:51 PM
Biased Writer Voice 59.2% - Politically Right Leaning Bias 40.4% - Negativity Bias 35%
Democrats have been losing their minds for days now over the Lincoln Memorial Reflecting Pool. The only reason they cared was that they thought they could attack President Donald Trump over the algae bloom in the pool, after he had said how beautiful it looked immediately after it was done. They were even freaking out over three dead... more
Salon.com
- By Amanda Marcotte
- 6/24/2026, 10:45 AM
Negativity Bias 58.4% - Biased Writer Voice 55.5% - Hasty Generalization 26.9%
The word “narcissist” comes from the Greek myth of Narcissus, which tells the story of a young man so enamored of his image in a reflecting pool that he is unable to look away. He eventually dies from his own egotism and turns into a flower. Donald Trump is no doubt ignorant of this story, even as he loves to imagine himself connected to... more
One America News Network
- By OAN Staff Katherine Mosack
- 6/20/2026, 2:31 PM
Optimism Bias 21% - Negativity Bias 12.7% - Post Hoc (False Cause) 11.8%
A former Team USA Olympian has been arrested for allegedly vandalizing the Lincoln Memorial Reflecting Pool after the completion of President Donald Trump’s renovation. David Hearn, 67, was arrested on a misdemeanor charge of destruction of government property on Friday in Washington, D.C. The three-time Olympic canoeist was cycling near... more
Fox News
- By Michael Sinkewicz
- 6/20/2026, 9:59 AM
Availability Heuristic 21.1% - Ambiguity (Equivocation) 18.2% - Self-Serving Bias 16.3%
President Donald Trump on Friday said vandals damaged the recently renovated reflecting pool near the Lincoln Memorial, adding that authorities are investigating the incident. Trump's comments come as the recently renovated reflecting pool faces scrutiny over peeling paint and algae growth just weeks after a $14.8 million restoration... more