May 24, 2024

Lack of Comments Defending the Other Side

Why Troubling News:

The events addressed from this article by BBC failed to provide comments that went into details about the hostages held by Gaza. There has been previous allegations by BBC journalist that they have been omitting certain information in regards to the Israel conflict. This could be why they are now over-fixating on making Israel negative. When they should fixate on giving the news as neutral as possible.

May 24, 2024

“Argentina Deems ICC Decision to Order Netanyahu Arrest Wrong”

Why Troubling News:

This is just one of many articles circulating with wording implying the ICC has decided on issuing arrest warrants. These have collectively drummed up a lot of social media discussion and debate. It is worth noting that at the time of writing this, warrants have not been issued. Moreover, as Israel is not part of the ICC, these warrants pose few consequences besides messaging.

May 23, 2024

Will Democrats Pay a Price for Their Cynical, Crumbling Lawfare Strategy?

Why Troubling News:

Overall, this is an incredibly biased piece and rife with extreme language that is an obvious indicator of bias. First, it begins with comparing Joe Biden to kindergarteners and referring to him as embarrassing. Such language and comparisons are not consistent with a neutral voice and is instead a sign of immense bias and partiality. The attitude and language is seen all throughout this article, making it very polarizing. Additionally, the article uses an "us" versus "them" mentality, which again, shows how biased it is. It divided the audience and leads them to a singular predetermined conclusion, which is not a characteristic that a neutral and reliable source would include.

May 23, 2024

Evidence Does Not Support the Use of the Death Penalty

Why Troubling News:

The article is supposed to be an opinion piece, and the author is very evidently against the death penalty. I think this article is extremely biased. The author, even while talking about the opposion to his point of view, the author fails to look at good supporting evidence for the same. The author in this article goes through serious confirmation bias.

May 22, 2024

White-owned businesses boxed out from $2.3 billion in contracts to renovate JFK International Airport

Why Troubling News:

The title and article itself are attempting to perpetrate an inherently false narrative and call Democratic figures - such as Governor Hochul - hypocrites for their apparent racism in "blocking white-owned businesses" from involvement in a new JFK airport renovation project. The project did announce that many contracts will be awarded to MWBEs (minority and women-owned businesses), however the bidding has nevertheless been open to all, with non-MWBEs having already received over $5 billion in contracts. The attempt to promote minority and female inclusion in a typical male-dominate industry whilst also welcoming investment and work from white-owned businesses has been skewed to portray the initiative as racist.

May 19, 2024

Top British pediatrician: US medical establishment is ‘misleading’ the public about the science behind child sex changes

Why Troubling News:

Title itself is misleading, as the article makes little reference to science at all. Article uses incorrect terminology as it uses 'gender-affirming care' and 'mutilation' as if they were synonyms. This "sex-change mutilation" is the main issue discussed in the article as well as the false claim that the American Academy of Pediatrics is intentionally lying to the public. Article also implies that trans people always get medical procedures even when that is not the most appropriate course of action for them, which is also not true. All in all, a completely one-sided and misleading article.

May 17, 2024

Will Democrats Pay a Price for Their Cynical, Crumbling Lawfare Strategy?

Why Troubling News:

Even for an opinion piece, this article is extremely biased and vitriolic. This account of the supposed "Democrat-lawfare complex" and its attempt to "push (their) senile octogenarian across the finish line" by "conjuring up... four criminal prosecutions" is filled with a rather heated conservative bias. The article comes out swinging immediately by painting President Biden as someone "whose command of the English language rivals that of most kindergarteners" claims, unverifiably, that "cynicism and a sense of malaise are ubiquitous" in the United States, and provides absolutely no sourcing or links to the quotes it draws from. I understand that RealClearPolitics is only a news aggregator, but this piece is an offensively biased article that goes beyond mere personal opinion into something that would certainly do no favors for balanced public discourse.

May 17, 2024

Will Democrats Pay a Price for Their Cynical, Crumbling Lawfare Strategy?

Why Troubling News:

Even for an opinion piece, this article is extremely biased and vitriolic. This account of the supposed "Democrat-lawfare complex" and its attempt to "push (their) senile octogenarian across the finish line" by "conjuring up... four criminal prosecutions" is filled with a rather heated conservative bias. The article comes out swinging immediately by painting President Biden as someone "whose command of the English language rivals that of most kindergarteners" claims, unverifiably, that "cynicism and a sense of malaise are ubiquitous" in the United States, and provides absolutely no sourcing or links to the quotes it draws from. I understand that RealClearPolitics is only a news aggregator, but this piece is an offensively biased article that goes beyond mere personal opinion into something that would certainly do no favors for balanced public discourse.

May 17, 2024

Will Democrats Pay a Price for Their Cynical, Crumbling Lawfare Strategy?

Why Troubling News:

Even for an opinion piece, this article is extremely biased and vitriolic. This account of the supposed "Democrat-lawfare complex" and its attempt to "push (their) senile octogenarian across the finish line" by "conjuring up... four criminal prosecutions" is filled with a rather heated conservative bias. The article comes out swinging immediately by painting President Biden as someone "whose command of the English language rivals that of most kindergarteners" claims, unverifiably, that "cynicism and a sense of malaise are ubiquitous" in the United States, and provides absolutely no sourcing or links to the quotes it draws from. I understand that RealClearPolitics is only a news aggregator, but this piece is an offensively biased article that goes beyond mere personal opinion into something that would certainly do no favors for balanced public discourse.