Topic summary

⁠36%1 analyzed article/video1,022 analyzed words

BS Summary: These Scattered Spider results contain 23 faulty reasoning types, including Appeal to Authority, Anchoring Bias, and Framing Effect, with Negativity Bias as the most egregious example at 10.2% saturation with 314 hits. Analysis detected 1,528 faulty-reasoning hits from 3,066 analyzed words across 1 article, generating a BS Score of 2.2% and a BS Rank of ⁠28% (9,394 of 13,021 topics). This Scattered Spider is better (less manipulative) than 72.10% of the peer group.

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Topic ranking list

Percentile	Topic	BS Score
⁠0%	Holocaust	1%
⁠0%	Self-Driving Cars	1%
⁠0%	Self Driving Cars	1%
⁠0%	Oakland Culture	1%
⁠0%	Dive Bars	1%
⁠28%	Scattered Spider (selected)	3%
⁠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%

Topic details

Total words: 3,066

Article count: 1

Authors

Swati Khandelwal

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Two Scattered Spider Hackers Get 5.5 Years Each for £29 Million TfL Hack⁠^22%

The Hacker News⁠^22%By Swati Khandelwal⁠^12%7/16/2026, 5:09:00 PM