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7/20/2026, 8:56:12 PM
Topics: California Wildfires
BS Summary: This article contains 20 faulty reasoning types, including Biased Writer Voice, Unattributed Quote, and Appeal to Emotion, with Negativity Bias as the most egregious example at 18.8% saturation with 91 hits. Analysis detected 599 faulty-reasoning hits from 485 analyzed words, generating a BS Score of 50.2% and a BS Rank of 50% (10,594 of 20,903 articles). This article is better (less manipulative) than 50.70% of the article peer group.
The Elephant Fire in the northern Sierra Nevada has burned more than 12,300 acres.
It's the second largest fire in CA this year.
An illegal drone grounded fire crews as the wildfire grew by thousands of acres.
Fast-moving wildfire in the northern Sierra Nevada burns more than 6,000 acres
The Elephant Fire near Loyalton, Calif., has grown to over 6,000 acres.
PG&E says Bay Area shutoffs likely with 'near critical' fire weather forecast
The Bay Area is expected to "near critical fire weather conditions" this week.
300-acre wildfire burning near Berryessa sends smoke into Bay Area
As of 2:20 p.m., the fire has grown to 300 acres along Highway 128, officials said.
First bit of good news arrives from devastating Santa Rosa Island Fire
The species spent decades recovering from ranching on Santa Rosa Island.
Stranded mariner took ominous video just before Santa Rosa Island fire
"I hope I don’t start this island on fire."
Over 30% of California island has burned in largest wildfire of the year
Fire officials will use a drone to examine the damage to the Torrey pines.
Nearly one-fifth of Calif. national park island has burned in human-caused fire
The island is home to six plant species found nowhere else in the world.
Part of Highway 395 closed as California wildfire spreads rapidly
"The inclement weather is not allowing aircraft to fly in."
Calif.'s incarcerated firefighters just got a nearly 700% raise
The LA fires put a spotlight on how little incarcerated firefighters are paid.
Someone's campfire sparked a wildfire in Northern Calif., officials say
The fire is currently burning near Castle Crags State Park in Shasta County.
Wildfire near Yosemite National Park tears through historic Gold Rush town
Chinese Camp dates back to 1849, when Chinese immigrants arrived to mine for gold.
Inside the fight to save Sierra Nevada's giant sequoias from the Garnet Fire
Firefighters are installing sprinklers to save sequoias as the Garnet Fire advances.
Border Patrol arrests firefighters while they fight blaze near national park
Arrests led to two firefighting contracts canceled and 42 workers removed.
Calif. wildfires are more severe on private land used for logging, study shows
The study shows logging isn't the panacea to reduce wildfire risk Trump says it is.
What to know about the fires burning in rural parts of California
Several wildfires are scorching across remote parts of California.
Bay Area county declares state of emergency over Pickett Fire
More fires are expected as lightning and thunderstorms move through the state.
Napa County wildfire nearly doubles in size overnight
The fire is in a dry area of Napa County near the city of Calistoga.
Summit Fire erupts in Los Angeles County, scorching 2,581 acres
The blaze is zero percent contained.
Utah is burning.
That's bad news for its national parks.
Firefighters are battling dozens of blazes ahead of the country's 250th birthday.
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