The Blaze⁠79%

Swastika and racial slur found on fence at elementary school in SoCal town ⁠48%

By Carlos Garcia⁠64%

7/17/2026, 4:10:39 PM

BS Summary: This article contains 27 faulty reasoning types, including Negativity Bias, Framing Effect, and Availability Heuristic, with Anecdotal as the most egregious example at 31.9% saturation with 106 hits. Analysis detected 857 faulty-reasoning hits from 332 analyzed words, generating a BS Score of 48.9% and a BS Rank of ⁠48% (11,553 of 21,887 articles). This article is better (less manipulative) than 52.80% of the article peer group.

California residents are expressing shock at the discovery of a swastika and a racial slur in a message left on an elementary school fence. 
The message was found outside on a fence shared between Rio Seco Elementary School and the SportsPlex in Santee near San Diego. 
'Hate has no place in our schools or community.' 
Someone snapped a photo of the message and posted it to the Facebook page "All Things Happening in Santee." 
The school district said in a statement that it notified the San Diego County Sheriff's Office and immediately took the messages down. 
"The Santee School District strongly condemns acts of hate and vandalism. 
Recently, we discovered an offensive and hateful symbol displayed on a shared fencing area," the statement reads in part. 
An image of the message on social media shows that the slur was the N-word. 
"Hate has no place in our schools or our community. 
We remain strictly committed to fostering safe and welcoming learning environments for all students, staff, and families," the district continued. 
The incident comes as the City of Santee continues efforts to strengthen its reputation and promote unity following past incidents involving hate groups. 
KGTV-TV spoke to residents who were enjoying the city's weekly concert series near the school. 
"It's kind of sad that that's happening because, you know, it's the old saying, one bad apple," resident Dion Milton said. 
"You can't let it spoil the whole tree." 
"My sister-in-law grew up here when this was nothing but farmland," he added. 
"It has changed, and I think for the better." 
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Video captured two black suspects. 
Milton went on to end with a hopeful message. 
"You're going to have your few that don't know how to love," he added. 
"You just try to show them love, and maybe they'll catch on. 
If they don't, then maybe next time." 
Article reasoning-pattern comparisonThis article: 13.6%Carlos Garcia: 4.1%Blaze Media: 5.6%Confirmation Bias13.6%This article: 0.0%Carlos Garcia: 0.7%Blaze Media: 0.7%Anchoring Bias0.0%This article: 18.7%Carlos Garcia: 3.4%Blaze Media: 3.2%Availability Heuristic18.7%This article: 4.5%Carlos Garcia: 0.6%Blaze Media: 1.0%Representativeness Heuristic4.5%This article: 0.0%Carlos Garcia: 0.5%Blaze Media: 0.8%Hindsight Bias0.0%This article: 0.0%Carlos Garcia: 1.0%Blaze Media: 1.6%Overconfidence Bias0.0%This article: 23.2%Carlos Garcia: 11.1%Blaze Media: 9.6%Framing Effect23.2%This article: 0.0%Carlos Garcia: 0.3%Blaze Media: 0.5%Loss Aversion0.0%This article: 3.9%Carlos Garcia: 0.5%Blaze Media: 0.5%Status Quo Bias3.9%This article: 0.0%Carlos Garcia: 0.0%Blaze Media: 0.2%Sunk Cost Effect0.0%This article: 12.7%Carlos Garcia: 1.2%Blaze Media: 1.7%Optimism Bias12.7%This article: 0.0%Carlos Garcia: 0.7%Blaze Media: 1.6%Pessimism Bias0.0%This article: 24.7%Carlos Garcia: 12.1%Blaze Media: 9.8%Negativity Bias24.7%This article: 8.7%Carlos Garcia: 1.6%Blaze Media: 1.4%Self-Serving Bias8.7%This article: 0.0%Carlos Garcia: 1.2%Blaze Media: 1.1%Fundamental Attribution Error0.0%This article: 0.0%Carlos Garcia: 0.1%Blaze Media: 0.2%Actor-Observer Bias0.0%This article: 4.2%Carlos Garcia: 1.8%Blaze Media: 2.7%In-Group Bias4.2%This article: 1.5%Carlos Garcia: 1.0%Blaze Media: 1.5%Out-Group Homogeneity Bias1.5%This article: 8.7%Carlos Garcia: 1.7%Blaze Media: 2.6%Halo Effect8.7%This article: 0.0%Carlos Garcia: 0.3%Blaze Media: 0.4%Horn Effect0.0%This article: 0.0%Carlos Garcia: 0.1%Blaze Media: 0.1%Dunning-Kruger Effect0.0%This article: 8.1%Carlos Garcia: 1.1%Blaze Media: 1.1%Recency Bias8.1%This article: 12.3%Carlos Garcia: 0.4%Blaze Media: 0.5%Primacy Effect12.3%This article: 0.0%Carlos Garcia: 0.2%Blaze Media: 0.1%Blind-Spot Bias0.0%This article: 0.0%Carlos Garcia: 3.4%Blaze Media: 2.6%Ad Hominem0.0%This article: 0.0%Carlos Garcia: 0.8%Blaze Media: 1.2%Straw Man0.0%This article: 3.3%Carlos Garcia: 3.6%Blaze Media: 3.7%Appeal to Authority3.3%This article: 0.0%Carlos Garcia: 1.4%Blaze Media: 2.4%False Dilemma0.0%This article: 3.6%Carlos Garcia: 0.4%Blaze Media: 1.5%Slippery Slope3.6%This article: 0.0%Carlos Garcia: 0.0%Blaze Media: 0.1%Circular Reasoning0.0%This article: 10.5%Carlos Garcia: 5.1%Blaze Media: 8.9%Hasty Generalization10.5%This article: 0.0%Carlos Garcia: 1.6%Blaze Media: 0.8%Red Herring0.0%This article: 0.0%Carlos Garcia: 1.0%Blaze Media: 0.9%Bandwagon0.0%This article: 15.4%Carlos Garcia: 10.5%Blaze Media: 8.2%Appeal to Emotion15.4%This article: 5.7%Carlos Garcia: 0.9%Blaze Media: 1.5%Begging the Question5.7%This article: 10.5%Carlos Garcia: 2.1%Blaze Media: 2.5%Post Hoc (False Cause)10.5%This article: 0.0%Carlos Garcia: 0.4%Blaze Media: 0.2%Tu Quoque0.0%This article: 0.0%Carlos Garcia: 1.1%Blaze Media: 1.0%Burden of Proof0.0%This article: 0.0%Carlos Garcia: 0.0%Blaze Media: 0.3%Appeal to Nature0.0%This article: 0.0%Carlos Garcia: 0.0%Blaze Media: 0.3%Composition/Division0.0%This article: 31.9%Carlos Garcia: 2.3%Blaze Media: 2.6%Anecdotal31.9%This article: 0.0%Carlos Garcia: 0.1%Blaze Media: 0.2%No True Scotsman0.0%This article: 4.5%Carlos Garcia: 2.1%Blaze Media: 2.0%Ambiguity (Equivocation)4.5%This article: 0.0%Carlos Garcia: 0.0%Blaze Media: 0.0%Gambler’s Fallacy0.0%This article: 2.4%Carlos Garcia: 0.1%Blaze Media: 0.1%Middle Ground2.4%This article: 2.7%Carlos Garcia: 0.1%Blaze Media: 0.1%Personal Incredulity2.7%This article: 0.0%Carlos Garcia: 0.1%Blaze Media: 0.2%Special Pleading0.0%This article: 0.0%Carlos Garcia: 0.3%Blaze Media: 0.3%Genetic Fallacy0.0%This article: 6.0%Carlos Garcia: 3.9%Blaze Media: 2.8%Unattributed Quote6.0%This article: 2.7%Carlos Garcia: 3.9%Blaze Media: 2.2%Quote-first Misdirection2.7%This article: 7.2%Carlos Garcia: 6.5%Blaze Media: 10.6%Biased Writer Voice7.2%This article: 0.0%Carlos Garcia: 2.3%Blaze Media: 4.5%Indoctrination0.0%This article: 0.0%Carlos Garcia: 0.9%Blaze Media: 0.4%Politically Left Leaning Bias0.0%This article: 0.0%Carlos Garcia: 5.7%Blaze Media: 7.0%Politically Right Leaning Bias0.0%This article: 6.6%Carlos Garcia: 3.6%Blaze Media: 2.6%Attempt to Sell a Product or S…6.6%

332 words analyzed.

Speakers

3speakers48%attributed speech173writer words
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Writer's voice • 13 words • 0.0% coverageWriter's voice • 24 words • 100.0% coverageWriter's voice • 22 words • 0.0% coverageWriter's voice • 9 words • 100.0% coverageWriter's voice • 19 words • 0.0% coverageWriter's voice • 22 words • 100.0% coverageSantee School District • 11 words • 100.0% coverageSantee School District • 19 words • 0.0% coverageWriter's voice • 15 words • 0.0% coverageSantee School District • 10 words • 0.0% coverageSantee School District • 20 words • 0.0% coverageWriter's voice • 23 words • 0.0% coverageKGTV-TV • 15 words • 0.0% coverageDion Milton • 21 words • 0.0% coverageDion Milton • 8 words • 0.0% coverageDion Milton • 13 words • 0.0% coverageDion Milton • 9 words • 0.0% coverageWriter's voice • 12 words • 0.0% coverageWriter's voice • 5 words • 0.0% coverageWriter's voice • 9 words • 0.0% coverageDion Milton • 14 words • 0.0% coverageDion Milton • 12 words • 0.0% coverageDion Milton • 7 words • 0.0% coverage
100%flagged-word coverage
60 attributed words38% of attributed speech76% writer coverage
0%10.0%20.0%Unattributed Quote+13.1 ptsWriter: 5.2%Santee School District: 18.3%18.3%Biased Writer Voice-13.9 ptsWriter: 13.9%Santee School District: 0.0%0.0%Attempt to Sell a Product -12.7 ptsWriter: 12.7%Santee School District: 0.0%0.0%Quote-first Misdirection-5.2 ptsWriter: 5.2%Santee School District: 0.0%0.0%

Attribution is sentence-level. Pattern percentages are calculated only from words assigned to that voice.

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