Trump Administration ⁠45%

7/18/2026, 4:26:47 PM

BS Summary: This article contains 21 faulty reasoning types, including Framing Effect, Biased Writer Voice, and Optimism Bias, with Negativity Bias as the most egregious example at 25.8% saturation with 138 hits. Analysis detected 774 faulty-reasoning hits from 535 analyzed words, generating a BS Score of 47.9% and a BS Rank of ⁠45% (11,514 of 20,882 articles). This article is better (less manipulative) than 55.10% of the article peer group.

Trump Administration 
Trump administration declassifies documents related to election security 
President Donald Trump addressed the nation from the White House, saying his administration is releasing declassified documents related to the 2020 U.S. election. 
Trump uses primetime address to raise doubts about U.S. elections ahead of midterms 
President Trump has used a primetime address to question the legitimacy of U.S. elections and push for more restrictive voting laws. 
Trump's teleprompter operator on unpaid leave for alleged prediction market bets 
The firm’s enforcement chief said Kalshi contacted federal regulators about bets allegedly made about what the president would say in public addresses 
Sen. 
Tillis slams Trump's SAVE America Act: ‘Let's stop the charade’ 
Sen. 
Thom Tillis, R-North Carolina, spoke directly to President Donald Trump from the Senate floor Thursday, slamming the president’s attempts to force through elections integrity legislation three months before the midterms. 
“Don’t further undermine the confidence of the American people by saying, ‘My goodness, they can’t get this implemented. 
The election must be invalid.’” 
Trump immediately fires the new court-appointed top prosecutor in Seattle 
President Donald Trump fired Roger Rogoff, the new top U.S. prosecutor in Seattle, less than an hour after the attorney was unanimously appointed. 
U.S. military will test service members for low testosterone, Pete Hegseth says 
Hegseth said the new policy is necessary to allow service members to operate at their “absolute best.” 
WATCH: Trump's DNI nominee refuses to say whether Biden won 2020 election 
During a hearing with the Senate Select Committee on Intelligence, Sen. 
Jon Ossoff, D-Georgia, pressed Jay Clayton, nominee for director of national intelligence, over whether former President Joe Biden won the 2020 election. 
Todd Blanche pressed about fund and Epstein files at Senate confirmation hearing 
Acting Attorney General Todd Blanche is confronting skeptical questioning at a Senate confirmation hearing. 
Trump to speak on elections in primetime address after pushing debunked conspiracies 
Asked for a preview of the speech, Trump offered scant details but said he has “really big news.” 
Bill to make daylight saving time permanent passes in U.S. 
House 
The Sunshine Protection Act, which would allow states to make daylight saving time permanent, passed the House in a 308-117 floor vote Tuesday. 
Trump says Iran war is uniting Middle East 
During a meeting with the Iraqi prime minister, President Donald Trump said that the war in Iran is uniting the Middle East “like it’s never come together before.” 
Trump flies back from Turkey in an old Air Force One, not the Qatari-gifted jet 
President Donald Trump is flying home from a NATO summit in Turkey on an old baby blue Air Force One plane instead of the new Qatari-gifted jet. 
Trump appears to mix up Japan and Iran during NATO visit 
During a bilateral meeting with Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy, President Donald Trump seemed to mix up Japan and the Islamic Republic of Iran. 
Trump signals end to Iran peace talks: ‘I'm not sure I want to make a deal' 
After the ceasefire between the U.S. and Iran fell apart Wednesday morning, President Donald Trump said the U.S. was potentially unwilling to continue negotiations. 
“We can play games but I’m not sure I want to make a deal. 
Let’s just finish the job.” 
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535 words analyzed.

Speakers

4speakers47%attributed speech285writer words
Voice mapSelect a segment to jump to its words
Writer's voice • 2 words • 0.0% coverageWriter's voice • 2 words • 0.0% coverageWriter's voice • 8 words • 0.0% coverageDonald Trump • 23 words • 0.0% coverageWriter's voice • 13 words • 100.0% coverageWriter's voice • 21 words • 100.0% coverageWriter's voice • 11 words • 100.0% coverageWriter's voice • 22 words • 100.0% coverageWriter's voice • 1 words • 0.0% coverageThom Tillis • 10 words • 100.0% coverageWriter's voice • 1 words • 0.0% coverageThom Tillis • 30 words • 100.0% coverageThom Tillis • 18 words • 0.0% coverageThom Tillis • 5 words • 100.0% coverageWriter's voice • 10 words • 100.0% coverageWriter's voice • 23 words • 0.0% coveragePete Hegseth • 12 words • 0.0% coveragePete Hegseth • 17 words • 0.0% coverageWriter's voice • 12 words • 100.0% coverageWriter's voice • 11 words • 0.0% coverageJon Ossoff • 22 words • 0.0% coverageWriter's voice • 12 words • 100.0% coverageWriter's voice • 14 words • 100.0% coverageWriter's voice • 12 words • 100.0% coverageDonald Trump • 18 words • 0.0% coverageWriter's voice • 10 words • 0.0% coverageWriter's voice • 1 words • 0.0% coverageWriter's voice • 23 words • 0.0% coverageDonald Trump • 8 words • 0.0% coverageDonald Trump • 28 words • 0.0% coverageWriter's voice • 15 words • 100.0% coverageWriter's voice • 27 words • 0.0% coverageWriter's voice • 11 words • 100.0% coverageWriter's voice • 23 words • 0.0% coverageDonald Trump • 16 words • 100.0% coverageDonald Trump • 24 words • 0.0% coverageDonald Trump • 14 words • 0.0% coverageDonald Trump • 5 words • 0.0% coverage
Selected voice

Thom Tillis

100%flagged-word coverage
63 attributed words25% of attributed speech71% writer coverage
0%25.0%50.0%Biased Writer Voice+18.1 ptsWriter: 29.5%Thom Tillis: 47.6%47.6%Quote-first Misdirection+15.9 ptsWriter: 0.0%Thom Tillis: 15.9%15.9%Unattributed Quote-4.7 ptsWriter: 12.6%Thom Tillis: 7.9%7.9%Politically Right Leaning -7.4 ptsWriter: 7.4%Thom Tillis: 0.0%0.0%Indoctrination-4.2 ptsWriter: 4.2%Thom Tillis: 0.0%0.0%

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

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Analysis

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