Publication summary
20%33 analyzed articles/videos19,484 analyzed words
BS Summary: These VTDigger results contain 53 faulty reasoning types, including Appeal to Emotion, Framing Effect, and Optimism Bias, with Negativity Bias as the most egregious example at 5.3% saturation with 5,460 hits. Analysis detected 71,989 faulty-reasoning hits from 103,676 analyzed words across 33 articles, generating a BS Score of 1.3% and a BS Rank of 19% (324 of 400 publications). This VTDigger is better (less manipulative) than 81.00% 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%
19%VTDigger (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

19% percentile
025507510019.0% percentile
1.3% BS Score33 analyzed articles103.7K 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 4.8%4.8%Negativity BiasSitewide 19.2%Publication 5.3%5.3%Appeal to EmotionSitewide 15.9%Publication 4.9%4.9%Appeal to AuthoritySitewide 11.1%Publication 2.8%2.8%Availability HeuristicSitewide 9.1%Publication 2.8%2.8%In-Group BiasSitewide 6.9%Publication 1.2%1.2%Confirmation BiasSitewide 7.5%Publication 2.2%2.2%Hasty GeneralizationSitewide 8.1%Publication 4.1%4.1%Halo EffectSitewide 6.7%Publication 2.8%2.8%Anchoring BiasSitewide 4.0%Publication 1.0%1.0%

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 4.8%, sitewide 26.9%Negativity Bias: Publication 5.3%, sitewide 19.2%Appeal to Emotion: Publication 4.9%, sitewide 15.9%Appeal to Authority: Publication 2.8%, sitewide 11.1%Availability Heuristic: Publication 2.8%, sitewide 9.1%Hasty Generalization: Publication 4.1%, sitewide 8.1%Confirmation Bias: Publication 2.2%, sitewide 7.5%In-Group Bias: Publication 1.2%, sitewide 6.9%Halo Effect: Publication 2.8%, sitewide 6.7%Optimism Bias: Publication 4.5%, sitewide 6.0%Biased Writer Voice: Publication 2.6%, sitewide 5.3%Anecdotal: Publication 2.6%, sitewide 5.2%Overconfidence Bias: Publication 1.7%, sitewide 4.6%Anchoring Bias: Publication 1.0%, sitewide 4.0%Self-Serving Bias: Publication 3.1%, sitewide 3.7%Post Hoc (False Cause): Publication 2.5%, sitewide 3.3%Out-Group Homogeneity Bias: Publication 0.5%, sitewide 3.1%Fundamental Attribution Error: Publication 0.6%, sitewide 2.7%Recency Bias: Publication 0.7%, sitewide 2.7%Pessimism Bias: Publication 2.5%, sitewide 1.9%Loss Aversion: Publication 1.1%, sitewide 2.5%Bandwagon: Publication 0.3%, sitewide 2.2%Status Quo Bias: Publication 0.7%, sitewide 2.2%Ad Hominem: Publication 0.8%, sitewide 2.2%Framing EffectSitewide ratePublication rate

Analyzed articles and videos

Protesters again block access to ICE surveillance hub in Williston, prompting arrests6%
VTDigger20%By Shaun Robinson51%7/24/2026, 6:05:08 PM
VTDigger is hiring fall reporting interns8%
VTDigger20%By VTD Editor7%7/24/2026, 12:15:00 PM
Wanted: Large space for 100-bed emergency shelter in Chittenden County10%
VTDigger20%By Carly Berlin15%7/24/2026, 9:15:00 AM
Vermont to give local news priority for state advertising dollars29%
VTDigger20%By Charlotte Oliver59%7/23/2026, 11:21:59 PM
Is it safe to eat lettuce? Upper Valley experts answer key questions on cyclosporiasis outbreak20%
VTDigger20%By Valley News10%7/22/2026, 10:26:14 PM
Vermont Conversation: ‘I’m sorry that this isn’t what we promised.’ Immigration attorney Jill Martin Diaz on fear and hope in Vermont’s immigrant community69%
VTDigger20%By David Goodman91%7/22/2026, 9:01:53 PM
Vermont officials concerned as White House announces 50% tariffs on some Canadian products46%
VTDigger20%By Theo Wells-Spackman67%7/21/2026, 10:21:49 PM
Represe…5%Framing…8%Hasty G…7%Quote-f…7%
Judge denies bid by suspect’s lawyers in border patrol agent killing to change records screening process10%
VTDigger20%By Alan J. Keays1%7/21/2026, 9:49:39 PM
Vermont is not in trouble. Vermonters are.68%
VTDigger20%By Bob Stannard85%7/21/2026, 8:58:42 PM
Double the limit: Vermont bets bigger cannabis buys will beat the black market36%
VTDigger20%By Grace Bertrand55%7/21/2026, 7:58:55 PM