August 5, 2024

Trump Campaign: CBS Poll Skewed to Help Harris

Why Troubling News:

This is troubling because NewsMax is choosing to report on baseless claims that, even assuming they have no credibility, are skewed to downplay Kamala Harris. NewsMax does not cite a source in claiming that polls in key battleground states were tied, when in fact it is more likely that at this point in the race there exists a slight discrepancy among polls in favor of one candidate, based on all polls since Kamala announced her campaign. However, after citing a claim with no source, they bash a CBS News poll claiming Harris has a one-point edge over Trump. The only evidence of such was from the Trump campaign, which of course may not denote the truth. Not to mention, such a marginal difference in numbers is not likely to assist Kamala anywhere near as much as the article claims it could.

August 3, 2024

Kevin O’Leary says Kamala Harris ‘happy talk’ will end soon: ‘What has she actually done?’

Why Troubling News:

This article is troubling because it supports discussions that have painted Kamala Harris as someone who has not done enough to be qualified for the presidency. It is well known that Kamala Harris is extremely qualified given her positions as Attorney General of California, a United States Senator, and as our current Vice President. A number of presidents have held one or more of these posts before gaining office. Ultimately, headlines/articles like this one immediately skew readers' opinions and in this case, it is woefully inaccurate and somewhat defamatory towards Vice President Harris.

August 3, 2024

Kevin O’Leary says Kamala Harris ‘happy talk’ will end soon: ‘What has she actually done?’

Why Troubling News:

This article is troubling because it supports discussions that have painted Kamala Harris as someone who has not done enough to be qualified for the presidency. It is well known that Kamala Harris is extremely qualified given her positions as Attorney General of California, a United States Senator, and as our current Vice President. A number of presidents have held one or more of these posts before gaining office. Ultimately, headlines/articles like this one immediately skew readers' opinions and in this case, it is woefully inaccurate and somewhat defamatory towards Vice President Harris.

August 3, 2024

Harris campaign says Trump is ‘running scared’ after he offers Fox debate

Why Troubling News:

The headline immediately shows some bias towards Trump's decision to offer a debate hosted by Fox rather than the previously scheduled ABC debate he would have had with Joe Biden if he did not drop out. Furthermore, the article focused more on Harris' response rather than Trump's reasoning. There was only a small section covering his reasoning as it was a sentence saying he felt it would be a conflict considering there is a current lawsuit between him and ABC. Again, most of the article covered Harris' attacks on Trump and less on his, kind of skewing a reader's view on how this exchange is going.

August 3, 2024

Returning to his roots, Trump promotes Harris’ birth certificate

Why Troubling News:

This news is troubling because it is clearly biased towards the left. Though it reports correctly on statements that Trump makes, it also exaggerates the truth. The author makes Trump's statement much worse than they actually were, though they were very bad.

August 3, 2024

Returning to his roots, Trump promotes Harris’ birth certificate

Why Troubling News:

This news is troubling because it is clearly biased towards the left. Though it reports correctly on statements that Trump makes, it also exaggerates the truth. The author makes Trump's statement much worse than they actually were, though they were very bad.

August 3, 2024

The Trump-Vance Campaign Would Be Great If Not For Trump And Vance

Why Troubling News:

This article addresses false claims made by Trump and others. It includes misinformation about Kamala Harris, suggesting she is not Black but only Indian, which is incorrect. Kamala Harris identifies as both Black and Indian. The article also discusses misleading statements about Vance's personal life, wrongly claiming he is childless and a "cat lady." These claims are false and part of broader attempts to spread misinformation.

August 3, 2024

The Trump-Vance Campaign Would Be Great If Not For Trump And Vance

Why Troubling News:

This article addresses false claims made by Trump and others. It includes misinformation about Kamala Harris, suggesting she is not Black but only Indian, which is incorrect. Kamala Harris identifies as both Black and Indian. The article also discusses misleading statements about Vance's personal life, wrongly claiming he is childless and a "cat lady." These claims are false and part of broader attempts to spread misinformation.

August 3, 2024

The Trump-Vance Campaign Would Be Great If Not For Trump And Vance

Why Troubling News:

This article addresses false claims made by Trump and others. It includes misinformation about Kamala Harris, suggesting she is not Black but only Indian, which is incorrect. Kamala Harris identifies as both Black and Indian. The article also discusses misleading statements about Vance's personal life, wrongly claiming he is childless and a "cat lady." These claims are false and part of broader attempts to spread misinformation.

August 2, 2024

The Kamala Harris Psyop

Why Troubling News:

The author uses the words "psyop" and "manufactured stardom" to suggest that Kamala Harris' popularity is an unnatural, fake false narrative that the left is promoting to trick voters. This is not true and directly disproven by the photo from her successful campaign rally in Atlanta. The article's headline tries create mistrust about the Democratic party, along with using the term "left-wing hysteria" in the body. The author also falsely claims, "She encouraged donations to a bail-reform group that released violent criminals, including sex offenders, back onto the streets." In reality, Harris worked to penalize sex offenders and tighten laws regarding sexual assault.

August 2, 2024

The Trump-Vance campaign would be great if not for Trump and Vance

Why Troubling News:

The article serves as a way to attack Trump and Vance by discrediting the campaign work they have been doing. Everyone is entitled to their own opinions but when it comes to reporting about a campaign, there needs to be more professionalism and less bias. Name-calling Trump and using strong language are not correct. Claiming that Trump and Vance are hard to sell to the public very much alienates the millions of people who have been supporting them and the many others who will vote for them in November.

August 2, 2024

Kamala Harris’ Public Inauthenticity Stems From Being Psychotic Behind Closed Doors

Why Troubling News:

Even the headline alone displays a great amount of bias and false/misleading claims. This article shows a very conservative stance, and the author disparages Harris through many inaccurate/misleading claims about her, her campaign, and her staff. This article is troubling because it feeds into false narratives about Harris generated by Conservatives, blurring what is true about her and her campaign.