June 7, 2024

Biden defends democracy in Europe while Trump undermines it at home

Why Troubling News:

Just by the title alone, we can determine that this is a very liberal piece. This is praising Biden for upholding Democracy while criticizing Trump for undermining it. Trump was described as trashing US elections, while Biden. Trump was accused of meeting with Putin solely as an attempt to score political points, and the whole article portrays Trump in a very negative light

June 7, 2024

Boston Children’s Hospital director calls for drastic increase in capacity for gender surgeries for minors

Why Troubling News:

This article misrepresents the statements and reports written by the Boston Children's Hospital co-director of the Center for Gender Surgery. The statements made only discussed the possibility of opening specialized clinics for gender surgery or gender-affirming care as there is a possibility people from states that make this care illegal will travel for it. They attempt to portray him in a way that suggests he is urging adolescents to seek out this care, which is incorrect. The end of the article uses evidence that was incorrect and misrepresented the hospital's services which has previously been used to incite violence against members of the hospital and those who receive care from the hospital.

June 7, 2024

Boston Children’s Hospital director calls for drastic increase in capacity for gender surgeries for minors

Why Troubling News:

This article misrepresents the statements and reports written by the Boston Children's Hospital co-director of the Center for Gender Surgery. The statements made only discussed the possibility of opening specialized clinics for gender surgery or gender-affirming care as there is a possibility people from states that make this care illegal will travel for it. They attempt to portray him in a way that suggests he is urging adolescents to seek out this care, which is incorrect. The end of the article uses evidence that was incorrect and misrepresented the hospital's services which has previously been used to incite violence against members of the hospital and those who receive care from the hospital.

June 7, 2024

Judge Sentences 75-Year-Old Woman for Praying at Abortion Clinic, Taunts Horrified Husband for Christian Faith: Report

Why Troubling News:

This news is more than troubling. It is based on the false claim that a 75-year-old woman was arrested for praying outside of an abortion clinic, when rather she was arrested for participating in and assisting in the formation of an illegal blockade to the clinic, which is ruled unlawful under the FACE Act. Instead of spreading correct information, sources have been shredding the judge assigned to the case and the overall U.S. justice system for the ruling. The article dives even deeper into bias later on as it downplays reproductive care and access for women, as well as calling BLM/other civil rights protesters terrorists and rioters.

June 7, 2024

New York Democrat congressional candidate suggests MAGA supporters go to ‘re-education camp’

Why Troubling News:

As far as I can tell from the article, the candidate never actually said that MAGA supporters should go to "re-education camps." Instead, she merely said there needs to be a widespread push for civics education. Later in the article, someone is quoted as saying a tape found her actually saying MAGA supporters need to be "re-educated" bur there is no link or evidence to back it up.

June 7, 2024

Democracy dies in bias: Blame The Washington Post’s woes on its blatant political slant

Why Troubling News:

To my understanding, the claims in this article are not backed up by sources. Therefore, even though this is obviously an opinion piece and is biased by default, the central assertion that the Washington Post is losing subscribers because "it's become almost impossible to distinguish the Washington Post from the Democratic National Committee" is baseless.

June 7, 2024

Donald Trump: Biden’s Migration Is ‘Flat-Out Economic Warfare’ Against Americans

Why Troubling News:

The author Neil Munro, in his closing statement, claims that "Biden’s business allies want more consumers, more renters, and wage-cutting workers, and his Democratic Party base wants more welfare clients and dependent voters". This statement is biased with inflammatory language like welfare clients, and wage-cutting workers. The statement is backed by little evidence, providing no real proof that those outcomes are the expressed desire of democratic voters and donors.

June 5, 2024

Pride Month Madness Begins

Why Troubling News:

Overall, there is a lot of extreme language used, indicating a bias. Additionally, there is a clear and obvious voice of negativity towards pride month and homosexuality in general. It mostly takes a religious standpoint and as a result, the report is presented in a very biased way. It takes very strong viewpoints, saying things like "it should" or "shouldn't" or referring to this as a "deadly sin". Thus, this is a clear example of troubling and biased news.

June 5, 2024

Pride Month Madness Begins

Why Troubling News:

Overall, there is a lot of extreme language used, indicating a bias. Additionally, there is a clear and obvious voice of negativity towards pride month and homosexuality in general. It mostly takes a religious standpoint and as a result, the report is presented in a very biased way. It takes very strong viewpoints, saying things like "it should" or "shouldn't" or referring to this as a "deadly sin". Thus, this is a clear example of troubling and biased news.

June 4, 2024

Trans Runner Complains Biological Females Didn’t Congratulate Him Enough After Getting Beat In State Championship

Why Troubling News:

This article is troubling to me due to the misgendering of the athlete and blatant transphobia. It refers to a trans woman as "him," and implies that she won a race due to not being a biological female. It frames her as the villain of the story for standing up to transphobia and it is unacceptable.