Previous Troubling Reports

This incident was troubling because the manipulated visual narrative was used to mislead the public and discredit a serious diplomatic meeting. Some American media figures, including on platforms like Newsmax, amplified the false narrative without fact-checking, further distorting public understanding.

Article title gives the assumption that the trans athlete's absence was the reason for the team's loss, even though it gave no numerical/statistical evidence of it. Hence the misleading title.

This article's language leans conservative: first, the article title suggests Illinois's policy concerning trans athletes is the root of the conflict, when the policy has never changed and was not at the forefront of national attention until Trump's executive order to ban trans athletes from women's sports. Their resistance to the executive order was characterized as the state using the same "playbook" as another state in resistance, Maine, rather than acknowledging Illinois's adherence to its own state policies. There is a greater emphasis on Republican state GOP lawmakers in opposition to Illinois's ruling, rather than those in defense of the ruling. The situation is further framed in a pro-trans-athlete light by highlighting a mother who advocated for the ban, but none from the opposing side.

The article relies on information from a language learning website, without giving a link to the representative of the company/source they are talking to. They falsely claim children are developing Fortnite accents and that "if your child has developed the accent, experts say it could indicate that they're not spending enough time making real-world connections." It's a vague statement that implies the accents are lasting and detrimental.

This article spreads misinformation by comparing global cooperation to colonial conquest, which distorts historical facts and misleads readers about modern institutions. It falsely equates efforts like climate policy or multiculturalism with violent control, creating fear around international collaboration. The author presents personal opinions as facts, using emotionally charged language without evidence to support the claims. By framing globalist ideas as a threat to freedom and national identity, the article encourages division and distrust based on inaccurate or exaggerated information.

The term "protect" is very subjective in this instance and obviously biased against trans athletes instead of providing a middle-ground approach.

The article is entirely not based on facts and there is a lot of damaging information here that is based on baseless claims.

A false headline led to a multi-trillion-dollar swing in the U.S. stock market. That level of volatility—caused by misinformation—shows how sensitive financial markets are to news and how quickly investor behavior can be manipulated. It’s not just theoretical harm; people lost (and made) real money in minutes based on inaccurate reporting.

This article contains a lot of insinuation of moral superiority over the "entitled crybaby" Democrats, which is also intentionally degrading language used to name the Democrats who booed Donald Trump in the Kennedy Center. The article fails to mention that it is common for people to boo any public figure they disagree with, on both sides of the ideological spectrum. Implying they booed Trump "over nothing" and that he was merely "governing like a Democrat 30 years ago" is a bit contradictory and hypocritical. John Nolte also addresses the audience as if they are all in agreement with his sentiment, when a large portion of the American population is also Democrat or moderate, and might not view Democrats' actions as unacceptable.

This article contains a lot of insinuation of moral superiority over the "entitled crybaby" Democrats, which is also intentionally degrading language used to name the Democrats who booed Donald Trump in the Kennedy Center. The article fails to mention that it is common for people to boo any public figure they disagree with, on both sides of the ideological spectrum. Implying they booed Trump "over nothing" and that he was merely "governing like a Democrat 30 years ago" is a bit contradictory and hypocritical. John Nolte also addresses the audience as if they are all in agreement with his sentiment, when a large portion of the American population is also Democrat or moderate, and might not view Democrats' actions as unacceptable.

It displays a lot of false information and damaging information as well. There are also many opinions displayed throughout the report and many of them are fairly insulting. Also there are some false quotes from the Daily Mail in the article.

The manifesto of the elementary school shooter was recently released to the public, two years after the tragic event. The article fixates on the shooter’s gender identity, emphasizing that she was trans, hated her body, America, and her race, and labeling her a violent leftist. It strongly suggests that the delay in releasing the manifesto was part of a larger cover-up to hide her supposed leftist allegiance. However, it fails to mention that the families of the victims had been in court urging against the release—not because of any “leftist agenda,” but out of concern for public safety and respect for the grieving community. This is not an unusual request; many families in similar tragedies seek to avoid sensationalism that could inspire copycat attacks or shift the narrative from collective mourning to the disturbed motives of the perpetrator. Instead of honoring this, the article uses the moment to equate all trans people with mental illness, weaponizing one person’s horrific actions to justify discrimination against an entire group.