Publication summary
75%314 analyzed articles/videos122,338 analyzed words
BS Summary: These Newsmax results contain 54 faulty reasoning types, including Negativity Bias, Appeal to Emotion, and Appeal to Authority, with Framing Effect as the most egregious example at 11% saturation with 70,399 hits. Analysis detected 641,390 faulty-reasoning hits from 642,402 analyzed words across 311 articles, generating a BS Score of 1.8% and a BS Rank of 48% (199 of 375 publications). This Newsmax is better (less manipulative) than 52.90% of the peer group.
Newsmax
Publication ranking list
PercentilePublicationBS Score
0%Brookings1%
1%FactCheck.org1%
1%@politifact1%
1%Berkeleyside1%
2%The Advocate1%
48%Newsmax (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%

Ranking context

Position among analyzed publications

47% percentile
025507510047.1% percentile
1.8% BS Score311 analyzed articles642.4K 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 11.0%11.0%Appeal to EmotionSitewide 15.9%Publication 5.9%5.9%Negativity BiasSitewide 19.2%Publication 10.3%10.3%Appeal to AuthoritySitewide 11.1%Publication 4.8%4.8%Availability HeuristicSitewide 9.1%Publication 3.2%3.2%Halo EffectSitewide 6.7%Publication 2.0%2.0%AnecdotalSitewide 5.2%Publication 0.9%0.9%In-Group BiasSitewide 6.9%Publication 2.7%2.7%Confirmation BiasSitewide 7.5%Publication 3.4%3.4%Hasty GeneralizationSitewide 8.1%Publication 4.2%4.2%

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 11.0%, sitewide 26.9%Negativity Bias: Publication 10.3%, sitewide 19.2%Appeal to Emotion: Publication 5.9%, sitewide 15.9%Appeal to Authority: Publication 4.8%, sitewide 11.1%Availability Heuristic: Publication 3.2%, sitewide 9.1%Hasty Generalization: Publication 4.2%, sitewide 8.1%Confirmation Bias: Publication 3.4%, sitewide 7.5%In-Group Bias: Publication 2.7%, sitewide 6.9%Halo Effect: Publication 2.0%, sitewide 6.7%Optimism Bias: Publication 4.1%, sitewide 6.0%Biased Writer Voice: Publication 4.1%, sitewide 5.3%Anecdotal: Publication 0.9%, sitewide 5.2%Overconfidence Bias: Publication 3.8%, sitewide 4.6%Anchoring Bias: Publication 0.9%, sitewide 4.0%Post Hoc (False Cause): Publication 3.8%, sitewide 3.3%Self-Serving Bias: Publication 3.0%, sitewide 3.7%Out-Group Homogeneity Bias: Publication 1.3%, sitewide 3.1%Unattributed Quote: Publication 3.1%, sitewide 1.1%Pessimism Bias: Publication 2.9%, sitewide 1.9%Fundamental Attribution Error: Publication 1.2%, sitewide 2.7%Recency Bias: Publication 1.9%, sitewide 2.7%Loss Aversion: Publication 0.8%, sitewide 2.5%False Dilemma: Publication 2.5%, sitewide 1.5%Bandwagon: Publication 0.5%, sitewide 2.2%Framing EffectSitewide ratePublication rate

Analyzed articles and videos

McConnell Says Fall Led to His Hospitalization, Breaking Weeks of Silence49%
Newsmax75%7/12/2026, 11:33:43 PM
Senator Lindsey Graham, Longtime Republican of South Carolina, Dies of 'Brief and Sudden Illness'8%
Newsmax75%By Newsmax Wires72%7/12/2026, 10:02:51 AM
Maine Dem Platner to Exit US Senate Race After Sex Assault Claim9%
Newsmax75%By KIMBERLEE KRUESI0% MEG KINNARD10%7/9/2026, 12:39:27 AM
Trump Declares Iran Ceasefire 'Over,' Will Allow Talks to Continue15%
Newsmax75%By JON GAMBRELL52% SEUNG MIN KIM54%7/8/2026, 10:18:47 AM
US Renews Iran Attacks After Tanker Strikes Escalate Hormuz Peril20%
Newsmax75%By JON GAMBRELL52% FATIMA HUSSEIN41% KONSTANTIN TOROPIN67%7/7/2026, 11:33:06 PM
Iran Tanker Attacks Raise Strait of Hormuz Threat to 'Severe'52%
Newsmax75%By Newsmax Wires72%7/7/2026, 9:04:58 PM
US Revoking License That Authorized Iranian Oil Sales, Official Says52%
Newsmax75%By Steve Holland0% Jarrett Renshaw0%7/7/2026, 6:59:21 PM
US Revoking License That Authorized Iranian Oil Sales, Official Says53%
Newsmax75%By Steve Holland0% Jarrett Renshaw0%7/7/2026, 6:59:21 PM
NATO Allies Seek to Win Over Trump After Iran Ire63%
Newsmax75%By Max DELANY0%7/7/2026, 11:27:20 AM
Belgium Beats US 4-1 to Reach World Cup Quarterfinals24%
Newsmax75%By RONALD BLUM0%7/7/2026, 10:52:21 AM