Previous Troubling Reports

This article from the New York Post covers the testimony of a former border patrol officer who claims that the White House is trying to "quiet the border-wide crisis." The administration is supposedly doing this by withholding information from press, releasing illegal migrants and concealing the crossing of "dangerous migrants with terror ties." The bias against the current administration should be pretty clear from this, and the article seems to try to drive the narrative that the Biden-Harris White House cares more about illegal immigrants than their own citizens. It also seems to tap into the narrative of "migrant crime" with the mentioning "dangerous migrants with terror ties." An article like this can prove concerning, not just because of the "migrant crime" narrative it seems to support but also the possibility that it can erode trust in government. If people are thinking that the administration is covering up a bunch of illegal crossing, they're not going to trust it. There already seems to be a widespread distrust in American government and institutions generally, and this does not help the situation.

The biggest issue here is that the author claims that Mark Robinson, the NC GOP nominee for governor, definitely made these posts on this website. I heard about this on the evening news last night, finding it particularly important since I am from North Carolina, and it was said that there has been no confirmation as of yet that these comments were written by him. However, this article seems to claim that these comments were one hundred percent written by Mark Robinson. It connects the username to other usernames that Mark Robinson often uses on other websites and social media, as well as other connections such as birthday, similar speech, etc. The author claims that his full name and email were also listed on his profile on this particular site, but there are no screenshots of this or any other concrete evidence. Mark Robinson of course denied these claims, despite there being pretty compelling evidence. However, none of this is completely confirmed, and the author attempts to frame everything as if it is entirely true.

It has a number of claims that are misleading. It is equating all Palestinians with Hamas fighters which is not true. It also suggests that Harris is stalling Israel’s military efforts on purpose. The language used throughout is also accusatory, and uses terms like “Loo-Loo Land thinking” about her policies, which is inappropriate. It dismisses her views and words.

Putting aside the disjointed and childish writing, this article is a prime example of trying to spread hate and fear about a party using prejudice. The insulting descriptions of Haitian people is an absolute stretching of the truth as it merely condemns the entire Haitian population for actions and behaviors of a cherry picked few that are complete exaggerations of the truth. Furthermore, the article attempts to use these biased view points as attacks on the Biden-Harris administration, painting them as incompetently despicable without using actual valid sources or even arguments on the subject.

I find this article to be problematic because the title is misleading. It suggests that a coal-fired power plant found a way to solve clean energy. At the very least it is poor wording, at the very worst, it is nefarious in intent. Because the average person may immediately think, "Wow, maybe fossil fuels aren't so bad after all." And then share this article on Facebook or something and then all the climate deniers will immediately dog pile on it. Fossil fuels are incredibly pollutive and this title is deeply irresponsible in that it lead readers to believe they may actually help the country as oppose to hurt it. That weakens the overall green argument and is problematic.

This article is troubling because it suggests that Haitians are stealing geese from parks as an open-ended question and does not do anything to help mitigate false rumors about Haitian immigrants that have been going around on social media.

This article is slightly problematic for its unequal focus on Trump's perspectives and claims of bias towards Harris by the moderators. Many quotes illustrating Trump's attacks on Harris were presented, but none of Harris's arguments against Trump's perspectives. This shows a bias towards Trump's ideas. The author also mentions claims of bias towards Harris by the moderators, but the evidence comes from other peoples' commentary, such as Vivek Ramaswamy, rather than a thorough analysis of the debate itself.

This article is slightly problematic for its unequal focus on Trump's perspectives and claims of bias towards Harris by the moderators. Many quotes illustrating Trump's attacks on Harris were presented, but none of Harris's arguments against Trump's perspectives. This shows a bias towards Trump's ideas. The author also mentions claims of bias towards Harris by the moderators, but the evidence comes from other peoples' commentary, such as Vivek Ramaswamy, rather than a thorough analysis of the debate itself.

The article is troubling because it only uses a Democratic view point, adding the opinion of a Harris aid. Furthermore, there is no focus on their policies as a way to see who "won" the debate. Americans care far more about policy than the body language of a candidate when deciding if they had a good performance and if they are worth voting for.

This article displays a significant amount of bias, the main reason being that the author does not provide any opposing viewpoints throughout the article. The author only uses one source throughout the article, that being Senator Ted Cruz, he made claims of Harris's shortcomings throughout. An opposite perspective used as an additional source within this article would have provided a more balanced perspective regarding the situation. The author especially should have targeted any information released by the Harris campaign in response to the remarks Cruz made. Overall, this article does not offer a neutral perspective on the situation, as a result, the reader may be swayed in a conservative direction.

The title of the article stuck out to me immediately because it directly claims that the 'endorsement' of Kamala Harris was a troll on Vladimir Putin's part, whereas other articles about the topic do not directly make this claim. The author also claims that this endorsement is one that is a kind of "poison to the recipient" and that Putin is simply trying to "stir the pot of US domestic politics." The article mentions both former president Donald Trump and Vice President Kamala Harris and seemingly does not hold a bias for one or the other, but the fact that the title was written the way it was raises a few flags about the true intentions of the author.

The author on this opinion piece mentions D. Earl Stephens’ essay for 'Raw Story', which criticizes the mainstream media for allegedly failing to challenge Trump effectively. It does include valid concerns about democratic institutions. However, the bias is very apparent. The portrayal of Trump as a "sociopath" and a potential dictator is one example. This kind of language lacks objectivity . It also includes speculative claims, such as Trump's plans to use the military to enforce domestic laws and establish detention camps, which are not backed up by actual evidence. It talks a lot about scenarios of violence if he wins/loses. It exaggerates a lot of things. It cannot be a balanced discussion if things are exaggerated.