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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.

This article discusses the recent government shutdown with an impartial conservative bias, often leaning towards blaming one side over the other. Only days into the new government shutdown, the author of this article expresses little hesitation when claiming the Democrats are at fault. The reason for this shutdown, and for most others in the past, is the result of direct policy disagreement within Congress; an indication of tense political tension in the nation. It would appear, according to this article and others, that the subject of healthcare has stifled the spending bill, and instead of logically claiming that both parties have contributed to this disagreement, the author exhibits certainty that only one is at fault. The bias is not the prominent issue I have with this article; instead, the blaming of one party over another during a process that is inherently bipartisan appears more troubling. Additionally, the author uses the fact that Kamala Harris supported fighting Trump with a shutdown as evidence for why his opinion about the cause of the shutdown is correct. Evidence such as this, including citing the website's own articles as sources, is not reliable or convincing to an audience.

The article makes several misleading claims. It cites a 2,500% spike in “Trump + fascist” searches without credible data, ties it to an unconfirmed assassination attempt, and argues left-wing violence now surpasses right-wing violence despite experts saying the opposite. It uses Charlie Kirk’s killing to suggest a broader left-wing extremism trend without solid evidence and repeats unverified details like messages on shell casings. It also dismisses ADL data without proof. Overall, it relies on exaggeration and speculation to push a distorted narrative.

This article has two primary issues: framing and sourcing. This article's title, "Voice of America Stops All Broadcasting After Government Shuts Down", sets the stage for the article to talk about the government shutdown. However, the article primarily focuses on how this is the first time broadcasting has stopped during a government shutdown. Additionally, all of the sources quoted in this article are anti-President Trump, which does not attempt to provide a nonpartisan view.

The source uses a title to grab readers' attention and cause misinformation. Throughout the article, the author constantly contradicts themselves. They use a Harvard research study as evidence, but then say that the study is not definitive proof of causation. Additionally, the source backs President Trump's claim, but then at the end of the article says that there are no definitive answers. The source also focuses on people dying from overdosing on Tylenol, but there are advisory warnings not to take a certain amount in a certain time span on every Tylenol bottle. The studies they reference are weak and do not help support their claim.

I found this news troubling because it downplays the seriousness of a decision like abortion. Regardless of your political views, deciding for an abortion is never a "happy" decision, let alone an easy one.

This article (with an embedded podcast-style video) claims that former FBI director James Comey and other Democrats have been trying to subvert American democracy and threaten Republicans. This is clear misinformation because a) James Comey has not tried to subvert democracy and b) there is clearly no concerted Democrat effort to blackmail Republicans.

The article itself has no instances of misinformation or fake news, but it does talk about the claim made by the Trump Administration that Tylenol causes autism which is misinformation.

The article itself has no instances of misinformation or fake news, but it does talk about the claim made by the Trump Administration that Tylenol causes autism which is misinformation.

This article discusses Trump's claim of autism linked to the usage of acetaminophen. The tone of this article is very critical towards Trump's comments and does not offer a neutral, fact-driven perspective, which makes it a type of misinformation. The beginning sentence of the article has almost a mocking tone, stating, "The president wants to stem rising autism rates even if it means pregnant women don’t treat their pain and delay their kids’ vaccinations." The article goes on to debunk the claim, and explain why many doctors and well known research centers do not agree with this, as there is not enough evidence to support the president's claim. However, the article's use of informal critiques of the president, such as "...Trump is sick of waiting for a solution," makes it too vague and untrustworthy to rely on as a informational article on this topic.

This article is troubling news for me because of the lack of unbiased writing within it. The article is very opinionated, and the author very clearly disagrees with everything Trump has said about the issue. The tone of this article also feels more like a blog post than an article written by a reporter of a rather large news source, which may dock points from its reliability. There are several sources - a lot from Trump's own truth social posts - and the occasional linked article. My issue with this is because of the heavy amounts of opinion within the article, which do not let the reader make up their own mind about it. Quotes like "along with some more of his weird rantings about Tylenol" and an unhinged, all-caps social media post from an out-of-touch billionaire" paint what he hs said in an incredibly negative light.

The article focuses on President Trump's words from a Truth Social post, which spreads misinformation about the January 6th insurrection and the FBI encounters at the U.S. Capitol.