Publication summary
54%76 analyzed articles/videos22,495 analyzed words
BS Summary: These dailydot.com results contain 54 faulty reasoning types, including Negativity Bias, Anecdotal, and Appeal to Emotion, with Hasty Generalization as the most egregious example at 8.7% saturation with 12,741 hits. Analysis detected 141,782 faulty-reasoning hits from 145,617 analyzed words across 76 articles, generating a BS Score of 1.8% and a BS Rank of 45% (211 of 379 publications). This dailydot.com is better (less manipulative) than 55.60% of the peer group.
dailydot.com
Publication ranking list
PercentilePublicationBS Score
0%WSB-TV Channel 2 - Atlanta1%
1%Brookings1%
1%FactCheck.org1%
1%@politifact1%
2%Berkeleyside1%
45%dailydot.com (selected)2%
99%Utah Hockey Club13%
100%MS NOW Insights Community23%
100%MS NOW Live Events26%
100%www.globalsecurity.org30%
100%NBC 6 South Florida33%
Publication details
Total words: 145,617
Article count: 76
Authors

Ranking context

Position among analyzed publications

44% percentile
025507510044.4% percentile
1.8% BS Score76 analyzed articles145.6K analyzed words

Reasoning profile

Selected profile versus the sitewide rate

PublicationSitewideShared scale 0–50%
0.0%10%20%30%40%50%Framing EffectSitewide 26.9%Publication 5.0%5.0%Negativity BiasSitewide 19.2%Publication 8.5%8.5%Appeal to AuthoritySitewide 11.1%Publication 1.8%1.8%Appeal to EmotionSitewide 15.9%Publication 7.0%7.0%In-Group BiasSitewide 6.9%Publication 1.6%1.6%Availability HeuristicSitewide 9.1%Publication 4.2%4.2%Optimism BiasSitewide 6.0%Publication 1.2%1.2%Halo EffectSitewide 6.7%Publication 2.5%2.5%Unattributed QuoteSitewide 1.1%Publication 4.7%4.7%Quote-first MisdirectionSitewide 0.0%Publication 3.4%3.4%

Sitewide departure map

Above the diagonal means this profile uses the pattern more often

0.0%0.0%10%10%20%20%30%30%40%40%50%50%Framing Effect: Publication 5.0%, sitewide 26.9%Negativity Bias: Publication 8.5%, sitewide 19.2%Appeal to Emotion: Publication 7.0%, sitewide 15.9%Appeal to Authority: Publication 1.8%, sitewide 11.1%Availability Heuristic: Publication 4.2%, sitewide 9.1%Hasty Generalization: Publication 8.8%, sitewide 8.1%Confirmation Bias: Publication 4.3%, sitewide 7.5%Anecdotal: Publication 7.3%, sitewide 5.2%In-Group Bias: Publication 1.6%, sitewide 6.9%Halo Effect: Publication 2.5%, sitewide 6.7%Optimism Bias: Publication 1.2%, sitewide 6.0%Biased Writer Voice: Publication 4.0%, sitewide 5.3%Unattributed Quote: Publication 4.7%, sitewide 1.1%Overconfidence Bias: Publication 1.5%, sitewide 4.6%Anchoring Bias: Publication 0.9%, sitewide 4.0%Self-Serving Bias: Publication 0.8%, sitewide 3.7%Quote-first Misdirection: Publication 3.4%, sitewide 0.0%Post Hoc (False Cause): Publication 1.4%, sitewide 3.3%Out-Group Homogeneity Bias: Publication 1.1%, sitewide 3.1%Fundamental Attribution Error: Publication 2.6%, sitewide 2.7%Recency Bias: Publication 0.8%, sitewide 2.7%Loss Aversion: Publication 0.5%, sitewide 2.5%Bandwagon: Publication 2.4%, sitewide 2.2%False Dilemma: Publication 2.3%, sitewide 1.5%Framing EffectSitewide ratePublication rate

Analyzed articles and videos

‘Absurdly High’: A Woman’s Claim of $8,000 Monthly in VA Disability on a Viral Podcast Has Commenters Questioning the Math36%
The Daily Dot54%By Sayantan43%7/23/2026, 11:00:08 AM
Divorce Lawyers on Reddit Are Sharing the Most Satisfying Cases Where a Difficult Spouse’s Tactics Completely Backfired80%
The Daily Dot54%By Sohini42%7/23/2026, 7:47:01 AM
‘He’s 5 and 57 at the Same Time’: Young Boy’s Confident Walk by the Pool Has the Internet Obsessed72%
The Daily Dot54%By Jennifer59%7/22/2026, 11:28:00 PM
Reddit Praises California Foster Parent Who Spent 25 Years Caring for Terminally Ill Children: ‘A Hero Without a Cape’76%
The Daily Dot54%By Haley48%7/22/2026, 11:01:00 PM
TikToker Says the ‘Black People Can’t Swim’ Stereotype Stems From Historical Pool Exclusion — X Commenters Dispute the Framing45%
The Daily Dot54%By Reni50%7/22/2026, 12:57:34 PM
‘Get Rid of All the Motors That Are 15 Years Old’: Viral Claim About a Secret Government Engine Policy Has No Evidence Behind It62%
The Daily Dot54%By Sohini42%7/22/2026, 11:51:23 AM
‘God Bless, Ma’am’: Woman’s Brief Exchange With Anti-Abortion Protester Goes Viral on Reddit75%
The Daily Dot54%By Haley48%7/21/2026, 9:30:00 PM
‘Stop Misgendering Me’: Video Shows University Student Arguing With Officer Over Pronouns53%
The Daily Dot54%By Jennifer59%7/21/2026, 8:00:00 PM
“Unbelievable”: A California TikToker Says He Can’t Register His 2024 Honda Until He Completes Four Manufacturer Recalls — and His Video Has X Furious at the State52%
The Daily Dot54%By Reni50%7/21/2026, 12:54:21 PM
Viral Video Claims Black People Invented the Ambulance—Here’s What History Actually Says55%
The Daily Dot54%By Sohini42%7/21/2026, 9:27:49 AM