April 2, 2024

Top psychologist says Trump likely to fall off mental cliff

Why Troubling News:

The information given within this article about the cognitive ability of former U.S President, Donald J. Trump is all based on speculation. Though the article writer interviewed a former John Hopkins University professor, he claims "Biden is aging" while "Trump is dementing". He gives this theory without any real evidence besides observations made of Trump versus Biden when speaking to the public. Despite being a mental health professional, the educator seemed very bias when it comes to comparing the cognitive state of Donald Trump to Joe Biden.

March 31, 2024

Trump Campaign: Easter Is Not a Time for ‘Transgender Day’

Why Troubling News:

Article claims that the celebration of Trans Visibility Day on Easter Sunday is a deliberate attack on US Christians by the White House. Even if it does mention the fact that the date of Trans Visibility Day was picked in 2009, the author says that "it was not lost on Republicans that the White House moved to highlight the day as it fell on Easter Sunday", Making it seem as if it was an obvious plot/attack, when in reality the two dates just happened to overlap this year. It also gives the impression that the author equals being non-Christian to doing something inherently wrong, and that he considers that the gov. is favouring minorities over the larger population. Both tendencies open the door for discriminatory practices and inflammatory responses.

March 30, 2024

Democrats fear ‘outraging’ young voters over TikTok, GOP experts say: ‘Bowing to the progressive mob’

Why Troubling News:

I think this article is very skewed to the right. The evidence backing their claims is limited, and per usual the article has little to backup the title. It is clear that the article simply aims to slander any Democrat who goes against the Conservative agenda of banning TikTok, an app that happens to be a large output for political expression.

March 29, 2024

Alex Marlow: Biden Is ‘Importing Voters’ Through Illegal Immigration

Why Troubling News:

From the title alone, you can clearly see that the article will be against Biden. The bias becomes even more clear when you begin to dissect the text. Firstly, Marlow accuses Biden of intentionally allowing immigrants into the country. There is no evidence provided by the author to back up this claim. Marlow writes that Biden is doing this so that he can gain more voters. Despite his claims, there is no solid evidence provided to support the assertion that there is widespread voting amongst illegals. The article on Breitbart provides no factual examples or situations where illegal immigrants actually voted. The article is plagued with the author's personal conspiracies. It is essentially a hit piece that is meant to make Biden look bad. Marlow wants readers to believe that their votes are being diluted and that America's elections are rigged.

March 29, 2024

Biden’s admin’s EV push is part of a “larger grand scale policy of the climate change agenda.

Why Troubling News:

There were a number of disproven statements in this segment which are still being circulated. One that the Biden's have evidence against them that shows corruption. two national security is not under threat from border security( you could argue that the security of the border is under threat but not the nation as a whole). The border issue is being overstated in terms of a threat to the security of the nation. She also states climate change is not a threat to the Untied States, but climate change is already causing billions in damages, and that number will increase with time.

March 29, 2024

Biden’s admin’s EV push is part of a “larger grand scale policy of the climate change agenda.

Why Troubling News:

There were a number of disproven statements in this segment which are still being circulated. One that the Biden's have evidence against them that shows corruption. two national security is not under threat from border security( you could argue that the security of the border is under threat but not the nation as a whole). The border issue is being overstated in terms of a threat to the security of the nation. She also states climate change is not a threat to the Untied States, but climate change is already causing billions in damages, and that number will increase with time.

March 28, 2024

Biden’s Afganistan exit decision looks even worse a year later

Why Troubling News:

This article overstates the stability of Afghanistan prior to the US withdrawal, making it somewhat misleading. This article also pins the withdrawal on president Biden, but this foreign policy objective had been in the works spanning multiple presidencies. This puts alot of emphasis on the president which is good for the news, but in reality most foreign policy objectives span past a single administration. The author also makes the claim that the US is showing weakness and then gives no real data to back this claim. This article is misleading because it is overly simplistic.

March 28, 2024

Biden’s Afganistan exit decision looks even worse a year later

Why Troubling News:

This article overstates the stability of Afghanistan prior to the US withdrawal, making it somewhat misleading. This article also pins the withdrawal on president Biden, but this foreign policy objective had been in the works spanning multiple presidencies. This puts alot of emphasis on the president which is good for the news, but in reality most foreign policy objectives span past a single administration. The author also makes the claim that the US is showing weakness and then gives no real data to back this claim. This article is misleading because it is overly simplistic.

March 28, 2024

Trump Says Some Migrants Are ‘Not People’ and Predicts a ‘Blood Bath’ if He Loses

Why Troubling News:

Despite not being a fan of Trump's, this article is clearly biased against him and spreads false information. In the title, the author claims that Trump predicts a blood bath in case of losing, in relation to migrants. However, that passage was taken completely out of context. In fact, Trump meant a blood bath in the car manufacturing industry; not society, or much less for the migrants. This is a clear example of disinformation — the author uses his own political biases and omits information in order to push forward a political agenda. The agenda, in this case, being Donald Trump's authoritarian and aggressive tendencies.

March 28, 2024

Trump Says Some Migrants Are ‘Not People’ and Predicts a ‘Blood Bath’ if He Loses

Why Troubling News:

Despite not being a fan of Trump's, this article is clearly biased against him and spreads false information. In the title, the author claims that Trump predicts a blood bath in case of losing, in relation to migrants. However, that passage was taken completely out of context. In fact, Trump meant a blood bath in the car manufacturing industry; not society, or much less for the migrants. This is a clear example of disinformation — the author uses his own political biases and omits information in order to push forward a political agenda. The agenda, in this case, being Donald Trump's authoritarian and aggressive tendencies.

March 26, 2024

Why MSNBC doesn’t want Ronna McDaniel–or Donald Trump–on its airwaves

Why Troubling News:

The article mentions that MSNBC does not air some of Trump's speeches or that they cut the transmission off. The author points out that these decisions relate to the network's refusal to be "knowingly broadcasting untrue things." The author seems upset by this, mentioning that "rebuttal couldn’t have waited a couple of minutes?" and that "if you’re going to cover Trump around the clock, let him have his say". In other words, the fact that Trump spreads false information is not important or alarming to the author when misinformation in news outlets is a very serious issue, specially around elections season.

March 26, 2024

TO AOC: you keep using that word

Why Troubling News:

There are several reason this article is inaccurate and misleading. For one the author makes the argument that AOC is misusing the word genocide, while herself never identifying it. Second She refers to the War in Ukraine as a genocide, when it has not been classified as such. Third the author never quote AOC or describe specifically what context AOC uses the word genocide. these three observations about the article demonstrate the lack of quality and clarity the author brings fourth, and is therefore very likely to be misleading. The author also uses fake facts to prove her argument