Previous Troubling Reports

I had high hopes when I opened up the article, as I expected it to talk about views from both sides of the aisle. However, this article is heavily framed against President Trump, as it talks about how this meeting was supposed to be a celebration for the Navy's 250th anniversary, but was used to continue politicizing the military.

This article takes a figure from a recent NPR poll to extrapolate that there could be as many as 104 million domestic terrorists in the United States. Then, it goes further in claiming that it only takes one "radical anarchist" to engage in terrorism at the behest of "Democrats' anti-Trump, anti-ICE rhetoric." As a reminder, the vast majority of politically motivated deaths in this country are right-wing individuals. This is important to keep in mind even though political violence of any kind is unacceptable.

The author compares a female, Democratic electoral candidate to Willie Horton as a way to frame her as enabling dangerous crime. Willie Horton, for reference, is a convicted violent offender and Tier III registered sex offender. This is an exaggerated and misleading portrayal of the candidate's actual positions on crime and public safety. Instead of focusing on evidence, policy, or voting record, the author relies on emotionally charged imagery that recalls a historically biased political attack to convey the article's message. This type of framing reflects partisan bias because it substitutes fear-based associations for reasonable debate and factual analysis. Due to this partisan framing, the article may spread misinformation by shaping public perception through rhetoric rather than facts--which can lead to misinformed opinions and decisions. This article is an example of medium to very right bias.

The author compares a female, Democratic electoral candidate to Willie Horton as a way to frame her as enabling dangerous crime. Willie Horton, for reference, is a convicted violent offender and Tier III registered sex offender. This is an exaggerated and misleading portrayal of the candidate's actual positions on crime and public safety. Instead of focusing on evidence, policy, or voting record, the author relies on emotionally charged imagery that recalls a historically biased political attack to convey the article's message. This type of framing reflects partisan bias because it substitutes fear-based associations for reasonable debate and factual analysis. Due to this partisan framing, the article may spread misinformation by shaping public perception through rhetoric rather than facts--which can lead to misinformed opinions and decisions. This article is an example of medium to very right bias.

The author compares a female, Democratic electoral candidate to Willie Horton as a way to frame her as enabling dangerous crime. Willie Horton, for reference, is a convicted violent offender and Tier III registered sex offender. This is an exaggerated and misleading portrayal of the candidate's actual positions on crime and public safety. Instead of focusing on evidence, policy, or voting record, the author relies on emotionally charged imagery that recalls a historically biased political attack to convey the article's message. This type of framing reflects partisan bias because it substitutes fear-based associations for reasonable debate and factual analysis. Due to this partisan framing, the article may spread misinformation by shaping public perception through rhetoric rather than facts--which can lead to misinformed opinions and decisions. This article is an example of medium to very right bias.

The author compares a female, Democratic electoral candidate to Willie Horton as a way to frame her as enabling dangerous crime. Willie Horton, for reference, is a convicted violent offender and Tier III registered sex offender. This is an exaggerated and misleading portrayal of the candidate's actual positions on crime and public safety. Instead of focusing on evidence, policy, or voting record, the author relies on emotionally charged imagery that recalls a historically biased political attack to convey the article's message. This type of framing reflects partisan bias because it substitutes fear-based associations for reasonable debate and factual analysis. Due to this partisan framing, the article may spread misinformation by shaping public perception through rhetoric rather than facts--which can lead to misinformed opinions and decisions. This article is an example of medium to very right bias.

The author compares a female, Democratic electoral candidate to Willie Horton as a way to frame her as enabling dangerous crime. Willie Horton, for reference, is a convicted violent offender and Tier III registered sex offender. This is an exaggerated and misleading portrayal of the candidate's actual positions on crime and public safety. Instead of focusing on evidence, policy, or voting record, the author relies on emotionally charged imagery that recalls a historically biased political attack to convey the article's message. This type of framing reflects partisan bias because it substitutes fear-based associations for reasonable debate and factual analysis. Due to this partisan framing, the article may spread misinformation by shaping public perception through rhetoric rather than facts--which can lead to misinformed opinions and decisions. This article is an example of medium to very right bias.

This article is not outright wrong. However, the information contained contradicts itself, and also has a somewhat conservative bias. Trump told CNN that Israel had stopped attacks on Gaza, and yet a report was released stating 65 people in Gaza were killed due to Israeli airstrikes, and the article does not outright acknowledge Trump's statement as wrong. Additionally, the CNN reporter assumes that Sen. Linsday Graham's interpretation of Hamas basically rejecting Trump's proposal was incorrect, by asking Trump, "Was he wrong?"

While I couldn't find the original report, the fact that a credible news source did a faulty report on a crucial claim leaves me shocked and makes me question if what I read around is real or not.

The article claims that "democrats are blocking a continuing resolution" due to "unrelated policy demands," framing the shutdown as entirely their fault. This is problematic and could be seen as an instance of misinformation because it oversimplifies a complex political situation when budget negotiations involve both parties in congress. Trump is promoting a politically charged narrative under the guise of official agency communication when that is a violation of the Hatch Act.

The article claims that "democrats are blocking a continuing resolution" due to "unrelated policy demands," framing the shutdown as entirely their fault. This is problematic and could be seen as an instance of misinformation because it oversimplifies a complex political situation when budget negotiations involve both parties in congress. Trump is promoting a politically charged narrative under the guise of official agency communication when that is a violation of the Hatch Act.

This is troubling to me because of the amount of bias in this article. I have read several other articles about the same topic in the past week that have been a lot more un-opinionated. This one does present sources, but most of the sources are in agreement with TheDailyBeast's general point of view. There is also rater critical language within this article of Trump, including in the headline itself, "deluded Trump". I believe that the bias here may contribute to misinformation, as people may leave with skewed perspectives instead of facts.