The Verge⁠55%

Oregon’s Attorney General withdraws effort to delay Paramount and Warner Bros. merger ⁠45%

By Terrence O'Brien⁠58%

7/11/2026, 6:44:12 PM

BS Summary: This article contains 32 faulty reasoning types, including Biased Writer Voice, Hasty Generalization, and Appeal to Authority, with Negativity Bias as the most egregious example at 33.9% saturation with 172 hits. Analysis detected 1,413 faulty-reasoning hits from 508 analyzed words, generating a BS Score of 47.8% and a BS Rank of ⁠45% (11,681 of 21,165 articles). This article is better (less manipulative) than 55.20% of the article peer group.

Oregon’s Attorney General withdraws effort to delay Paramount and Warner Bros. merger 
AG Dan Rayfield says Paramount clearly thinks “they’re above the law.” 
Jul 11, 2026, 6:44 PM UTC 
Netflix isn’t buying Warner Bros, Paramount is 
Terrence O'Brien is the Verge’s weekend editor. 
He’s covered the tech industry for over 18 years and knows a thing or two about synths. 
Oregon Attorney General Dan Rayfield had been seeking documents from Paramount related to its takeover of Warner Bros. 
Discovery. 
Rayfield also asked a state circuit court judge to delay the closing of the deal by 60 days so that his office could review the documents. 
But according to Deadline and Variety , he’s now dropped his civil investigative demand for the records. 
Obviously, Paramount is pleased with Rayfield’s decision to withdraw his request, but the AG’s office isn’t exactly satisfied with the outcome. 
Jenny Hansson, communications director for Rayfield, told Deadline that, “Paramount made it clear that they weren’t going to comply with the investigative demand, and that they think they’re above the law. 
We’re not going to let them waste Oregonians’ resources on these games. 
We’ve withdrawn the motion to consider our next steps.” 
Rayfield specifically was interested in documents relating to Paramount’s lobbying efforts, which were codenamed “Project Warrior.” 
Paramount is run by David and Larry Ellison , major supporters of Donald Trump who enjoy a cozy relationship with the White House. 
The President went out of his way during the proceeding to say that Netflix, Paramount’s primary rival for Warner Bros. 
Discovery, would “ pay the consequences ” if it didn’t remove Trump critic Susan Rice from its board. 
While Oregon’s efforts to stop the merger have stalled, others, including California , New York, and even the UK , are considering moves to block the deal on antitrust grounds. 
Hollywood has also spoken out in opposition to the merger. 
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Warner Bros. 
Discovery posted a $2.9 billion loss this quarter. 
Paramount responds to Hollywood pushback against Warner Bros. acquisition. 
Hollywood actors, directors, and producers sign letter opposing Paramount’s Warner Bros. acquisition. 
I spent a week using the Trump phone — it sucks 
The FCC is cracking down on DJI tech that dodged the foreign drone ban 
ICE are heavily armed killers. 
They’re also huge losers 
Apple sues OpenAI for allegedly stealing hardware secrets 
A decade later, Pokémon Go finally made good on its original promise 
Advertiser Content From 
This is the title for the native ad 
ICE is threatening to deport witnesses of its latest shooting 
Instagram and Facebook will likely require a redesign after EU rules they’re ‘addictive’ 
OpenAI rolls out GPT-5.6 after government greenlight — and announces ‘ChatGPT Work’ 
Sean Hollister Jul 10 
Gaby Del Valle Jul 10 
Dominic Preston Jul 10 
Are you filthy enough for a $700 portable shower? 
A tasty RPG that will make you very hungry 
Article reasoning-pattern comparisonThis article: 6.3%Terrence O'Brien: 4.3%The Verge: 3.6%Confirmation Bias6.3%This article: 0.0%Terrence O'Brien: 0.1%The Verge: 1.3%Anchoring Bias0.0%This article: 3.7%Terrence O'Brien: 3.8%The Verge: 3.7%Availability Heuristic3.7%This article: 3.1%Terrence O'Brien: 0.8%The Verge: 1.3%Representativeness Heuristic3.1%This article: 1.6%Terrence O'Brien: 1.1%The Verge: 0.8%Hindsight Bias1.6%This article: 0.0%Terrence O'Brien: 0.8%The Verge: 1.7%Overconfidence Bias0.0%This article: 6.9%Terrence O'Brien: 8.9%The Verge: 6.0%Framing Effect6.9%This article: 0.0%Terrence O'Brien: 0.6%The Verge: 0.9%Loss Aversion0.0%This article: 1.8%Terrence O'Brien: 0.3%The Verge: 0.5%Status Quo Bias1.8%This article: 5.1%Terrence O'Brien: 0.3%The Verge: 0.4%Sunk Cost Effect5.1%This article: 3.3%Terrence O'Brien: 2.1%The Verge: 4.0%Optimism Bias3.3%This article: 3.5%Terrence O'Brien: 1.8%The Verge: 2.3%Pessimism Bias3.5%This article: 33.9%Terrence O'Brien: 12.1%The Verge: 9.4%Negativity Bias33.9%This article: 0.0%Terrence O'Brien: 1.0%The Verge: 1.4%Self-Serving Bias0.0%This article: 0.0%Terrence O'Brien: 0.4%The Verge: 0.7%Fundamental Attribution Error0.0%This article: 10.6%Terrence O'Brien: 0.3%The Verge: 0.1%Actor-Observer Bias10.6%This article: 2.4%Terrence O'Brien: 0.7%The Verge: 0.6%In-Group Bias2.4%This article: 2.8%Terrence O'Brien: 1.5%The Verge: 0.4%Out-Group Homogeneity Bias2.8%This article: 0.0%Terrence O'Brien: 2.9%The Verge: 2.9%Halo Effect0.0%This article: 0.0%Terrence O'Brien: 0.6%The Verge: 0.2%Horn Effect0.0%This article: 0.0%Terrence O'Brien: 0.0%The Verge: 0.0%Dunning-Kruger Effect0.0%This article: 6.9%Terrence O'Brien: 1.3%The Verge: 1.8%Recency Bias6.9%This article: 4.7%Terrence O'Brien: 0.9%The Verge: 0.4%Primacy Effect4.7%This article: 0.0%Terrence O'Brien: 0.0%The Verge: 0.1%Blind-Spot Bias0.0%This article: 9.6%Terrence O'Brien: 3.4%The Verge: 1.2%Ad Hominem9.6%This article: 0.0%Terrence O'Brien: 1.0%The Verge: 0.4%Straw Man0.0%This article: 17.5%Terrence O'Brien: 6.1%The Verge: 4.0%Appeal to Authority17.5%This article: 3.5%Terrence O'Brien: 1.1%The Verge: 1.6%False Dilemma3.5%This article: 0.0%Terrence O'Brien: 1.6%The Verge: 1.2%Slippery Slope0.0%This article: 0.0%Terrence O'Brien: 0.4%The Verge: 0.1%Circular Reasoning0.0%This article: 22.0%Terrence O'Brien: 5.9%The Verge: 6.7%Hasty Generalization22.0%This article: 0.0%Terrence O'Brien: 0.4%The Verge: 0.2%Red Herring0.0%This article: 7.7%Terrence O'Brien: 1.3%The Verge: 0.7%Bandwagon7.7%This article: 15.0%Terrence O'Brien: 6.6%The Verge: 4.3%Appeal to Emotion15.0%This article: 8.3%Terrence O'Brien: 1.5%The Verge: 1.1%Begging the Question8.3%This article: 5.9%Terrence O'Brien: 3.5%The Verge: 2.3%Post Hoc (False Cause)5.9%This article: 0.0%Terrence O'Brien: 0.3%The Verge: 0.2%Tu Quoque0.0%This article: 0.0%Terrence O'Brien: 0.5%The Verge: 0.8%Burden of Proof0.0%This article: 0.0%Terrence O'Brien: 0.0%The Verge: 0.3%Appeal to Nature0.0%This article: 0.0%Terrence O'Brien: 0.2%The Verge: 0.3%Composition/Division0.0%This article: 4.1%Terrence O'Brien: 2.7%The Verge: 3.6%Anecdotal4.1%This article: 2.8%Terrence O'Brien: 0.1%The Verge: 0.1%No True Scotsman2.8%This article: 16.7%Terrence O'Brien: 2.6%The Verge: 2.2%Ambiguity (Equivocation)16.7%This article: 0.0%Terrence O'Brien: 0.0%The Verge: 0.0%Gambler’s Fallacy0.0%This article: 0.0%Terrence O'Brien: 0.1%The Verge: 0.1%Middle Ground0.0%This article: 0.0%Terrence O'Brien: 0.2%The Verge: 0.1%Personal Incredulity0.0%This article: 0.0%Terrence O'Brien: 0.0%The Verge: 0.2%Special Pleading0.0%This article: 0.0%Terrence O'Brien: 0.2%The Verge: 0.2%Genetic Fallacy0.0%This article: 9.4%Terrence O'Brien: 3.2%The Verge: 2.5%Unattributed Quote9.4%This article: 12.2%Terrence O'Brien: 2.9%The Verge: 1.4%Quote-first Misdirection12.2%This article: 25.6%Terrence O'Brien: 11.4%The Verge: 10.7%Biased Writer Voice25.6%This article: 5.1%Terrence O'Brien: 2.0%The Verge: 1.1%Indoctrination5.1%This article: 0.0%Terrence O'Brien: 3.5%The Verge: 1.7%Politically Left Leaning Bias0.0%This article: 4.5%Terrence O'Brien: 0.1%The Verge: 0.1%Politically Right Leaning Bias4.5%This article: 11.4%Terrence O'Brien: 3.7%The Verge: 4.2%Attempt to Sell a Product or S…11.4%

508 words analyzed.

Speakers

7speakers33%attributed speech338writer words
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Selected voice

Jenny Hansson

100%flagged-word coverage
52 attributed words31% of attributed speech86% writer coverage
0%30.0%60.0%Quote-first Misdirection+53.7 ptsWriter: 5.9%Jenny Hansson: 59.6%59.6%Biased Writer Voice-11.8 ptsWriter: 34.9%Jenny Hansson: 23.1%23.1%Indoctrination+18.9 ptsWriter: 4.1%Jenny Hansson: 23.1%23.1%Attempt to Sell a Product -15.1 ptsWriter: 15.1%Jenny Hansson: 0.0%0.0%Unattributed Quote-10.9 ptsWriter: 10.9%Jenny Hansson: 0.0%0.0%Politically Right Leaning -6.8 ptsWriter: 6.8%Jenny Hansson: 0.0%0.0%

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