Publication summary
89%91 analyzed articles/videos54,152 analyzed words
BS Summary: These freebeacon.com results contain 54 faulty reasoning types, including Negativity Bias, Framing Effect, and Politically Right Leaning Bias, with Biased Writer Voice as the most egregious example at 17.7% saturation with 55,236 hits. Analysis detected 427,634 faulty-reasoning hits from 312,398 analyzed words across 91 articles, generating a BS Score of 2.5% and a BS Rank of 72% (112 of 386 publications). This freebeacon.com is worse (more manipulative) than 71.20% of the peer group.
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Publication ranking list
PercentilePublicationBS Score
0%WSB-TV Channel 2 - Atlanta1%
1%Brookings1%
1%The Banner1%
1%FactCheck.org1%
1%@politifact1%
72%freebeacon.com (selected)3%
99%Utah Hockey Club13%
100%MS NOW Insights Community23%
100%MS NOW Live Events26%
100%www.globalsecurity.org30%
100%NBC 6 South Florida33%

Ranking context

Position among analyzed publications

71% percentile
025507510071.2% percentile
2.5% BS Score91 analyzed articles312.4K 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 12.8%12.8%Biased Writer VoiceSitewide 5.3%Publication 17.7%17.7%Appeal to EmotionSitewide 15.9%Publication 5.8%5.8%Politically Right Leaning…Sitewide 1.4%Publication 10.4%10.4%Appeal to AuthoritySitewide 11.1%Publication 3.8%3.8%Availability HeuristicSitewide 9.1%Publication 2.9%2.9%Optimism BiasSitewide 6.0%Publication 0.8%0.8%In-Group BiasSitewide 6.9%Publication 2.3%2.3%Halo EffectSitewide 6.7%Publication 2.2%2.2%Ad HominemSitewide 2.2%Publication 5.9%5.9%

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 12.8%, sitewide 26.9%Negativity Bias: Publication 15.6%, sitewide 19.2%Biased Writer Voice: Publication 17.7%, sitewide 5.3%Appeal to Emotion: Publication 5.8%, sitewide 15.9%Appeal to Authority: Publication 3.8%, sitewide 11.1%Politically Right Leaning Bias: Publication 10.4%, sitewide 1.4%Availability Heuristic: Publication 2.9%, sitewide 9.1%Hasty Generalization: Publication 8.9%, sitewide 8.1%Confirmation Bias: Publication 7.1%, sitewide 7.5%In-Group Bias: Publication 2.3%, sitewide 6.9%Halo Effect: Publication 2.2%, sitewide 6.7%Optimism Bias: Publication 0.8%, sitewide 6.0%Ad Hominem: Publication 5.9%, sitewide 2.2%Anecdotal: Publication 2.0%, sitewide 5.2%Overconfidence Bias: Publication 0.9%, sitewide 4.6%Anchoring Bias: Publication 0.7%, sitewide 4.0%Self-Serving Bias: Publication 1.2%, sitewide 3.7%Post Hoc (False Cause): Publication 3.1%, sitewide 3.3%Out-Group Homogeneity Bias: Publication 1.6%, sitewide 3.1%Unattributed Quote: Publication 2.8%, sitewide 1.1%Fundamental Attribution Error: Publication 1.5%, sitewide 2.7%Recency Bias: Publication 1.1%, sitewide 2.7%Quote-first Misdirection: Publication 2.7%, sitewide 0.0%Loss Aversion: Publication 0.3%, sitewide 2.5%Framing EffectSitewide ratePublication rate

Analyzed articles and videos

EXCLUSIVE: Senate Republicans Unveil First-of-Its-Kind Plan To Eliminate Fuel Economy Standards That Cost Americans Billions69%
Washington Free Beacon89%By Thomas Catenacci83%7/23/2026, 7:20:21 PM
EXCLUSIVE: Senate Bill Cracks Down on Shady Charities That Funnel Cash From Left-Wing Donors to Extremists, Including Israel-Hating Groups That Back Hamas75%
Washington Free Beacon89%By Adam Kredo92%7/23/2026, 9:00:47 AM
Jon Ossoff Spends Thousands on ‘Makeup Services’ From Artist Who Worked on Hollywood Blockbusters Like ‘The Notebook’62%
The Washington Free Beacon89%By Chuck Ross90%7/23/2026, 9:00:18 AM
$37.5 Billion Well Spent To Off the Ayatollah93%
Washington Free Beacon89%By Washington Free Beacon Editors93%7/22/2026, 9:45:25 PM
Portland-Area County Hit With Class Action Lawsuit for Race-Based Homeless Policies91%
The Washington Free Beacon89%By Aaron Sibarium89%7/22/2026, 9:00:41 AM
Jake Sullivan Can’t Sleep41%
The Washington Free Beacon89%By Ira Stoll79%7/22/2026, 9:00:17 AM
Embarrassment as Second Major Journalism Group Secretly Removes Terrorist Names From List of Slain ‘Journalists’ in Gaza: Group’s Woes Mirror Those of CPJ80%
The Washington Free Beacon89%By Adam Kredo92%7/21/2026, 11:05:57 PM
High-Profile Report Linking Extreme Weather to Human-Caused Climate Change Lists Lawyer Suing Oil Companies, Researchers Paid by Anti-Oil Lawsuit Funders in Acknowledgments78%
Washington Free Beacon89%By Thomas Catenacci83%7/21/2026, 3:50:59 PM
It's All in the Family: Abdul El-Sayed's Radical Sister Called for a 'Stateless, Communized Society' and Was Arrested for Spitting on Cop52%
Washington Free Beacon89%By Collin Anderson79%7/21/2026, 9:00:54 AM
‘Logger’ and ‘North Woods’ Maine U.S. Senate Candidate Is Also Political Operative of Boston-Based Labor Union56%
Washington Free Beacon89%By Ira Stoll79%7/21/2026, 9:00:38 AM