Speaker summary
40%21 analyzed articles/videos535.333 analyzed words
BS Summary: These Iranian state television results contain 20 faulty reasoning types, including Negativity Bias, Appeal to Authority, and Availability Heuristic, with Appeal to Emotion as the most egregious example at 13.3% saturation with 162 hits. Analysis detected 993.602 faulty-reasoning hits from 535.333 analyzed words across 21 articles, generating a BS Score of 5.6% and a BS Rank of 4% (27,413 of 28,364 speakers). This Iranian state television is better (less manipulative) than 96.60% of the peer group.

Ranking context

Position among analyzed speakers

3% percentile
02550751003.4% percentile
5.6% BS Score21 analyzed videos535.3 analyzed words

Reasoning profile

Selected profile versus the sitewide rate

SpeakerSitewideShared scale 0–50%
0.0%10%20%30%40%50%Negativity BiasSitewide 19.2%Speaker 8.2%8.2%Halo EffectSitewide 6.7%Speaker 2.0%2.0%Framing EffectSitewide 26.9%Speaker 31.6%31.6%Appeal to AuthoritySitewide 11.1%Speaker 8.1%8.1%Appeal to EmotionSitewide 15.9%Speaker 13.3%13.3%Unattributed QuoteSitewide 1.1%Speaker 3.5%3.5%Confirmation BiasSitewide 7.5%Speaker 5.6%5.6%IndoctrinationSitewide 0.0%Speaker 1.7%1.7%Ad HominemSitewide 2.2%Speaker 3.8%3.8%Out-Group Homogeneity BiasSitewide 3.1%Speaker 1.6%1.6%

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: Speaker 31.6%, sitewide 26.9%Negativity Bias: Speaker 8.2%, sitewide 19.2%Appeal to Emotion: Speaker 13.3%, sitewide 15.9%Appeal to Authority: Speaker 8.1%, sitewide 11.1%Availability Heuristic: Speaker 10.6%, sitewide 9.1%Confirmation Bias: Speaker 5.6%, sitewide 7.5%Halo Effect: Speaker 2.0%, sitewide 6.7%Biased Writer Voice: Speaker 3.8%, sitewide 5.3%Anecdotal: Speaker 4.1%, sitewide 5.2%Ad Hominem: Speaker 3.8%, sitewide 2.2%Self-Serving Bias: Speaker 3.2%, sitewide 3.7%Unattributed Quote: Speaker 3.5%, sitewide 1.1%Post Hoc (False Cause): Speaker 2.5%, sitewide 3.3%Out-Group Homogeneity Bias: Speaker 1.6%, sitewide 3.1%Fundamental Attribution Error: Speaker 1.8%, sitewide 2.7%Ambiguity (Equivocation): Speaker 2.3%, sitewide 0.8%Pessimism Bias: Speaker 1.8%, sitewide 1.9%Indoctrination: Speaker 1.7%, sitewide 0.0%Appeal to Nature: Speaker 1.6%, sitewide 0.2%Actor-Observer Bias: Speaker 1.1%, sitewide 0.6%Framing EffectSitewide rateSpeaker rate

Analyzed articles and videos

US and Iran trade strikes over Strait of Hormuz. Kuwait suffers infrastructure damage37%
WTOP32%By WTOP Staff29%7/18/2026, 5:52:49 AM
Bahrain and Kuwait face Iranian fire as US airstrikes expand to target more bridges15%
WTOP32%By WTOP Staff29%7/16/2026, 5:19:55 PM
US expands strikes into northern Iran and disables ship trying to run blockade51%
AP News53%By Jon Gambrell54%7/15/2026, 8:41:44 PM
Iran War Latest: U.S. disables ship that allegedly tried to sail to Kharg Island as feud over Strait of Hormuz escalates19%
CBS News19%By Duarte Dias27% Faris Tanyos23% Joe Walsh17% Mark Osborne13% Tucker Reals17%7/15/2026, 4:29:25 PM
US airstrikes hit northern Iran as it disables ship trying to run the blockade24%
The Denver Post13%By The Associated Press63%7/15/2026, 4:06:26 AM
Lindsey Graham remembered for a vision of American foreign policy that’s fading in Washington63%
wtop.com32%By WTOP Staff29%7/12/2026, 4:40:09 PM
Lindsey Graham remembered for a vision of American foreign policy that’s fading in Washington76%
AP News53%By GEIR MOULSON73% NICHOLAS RICCARDI73%7/12/2026, 2:20:07 AM
Live Updates: Iran and U.S. ramp up tit-for-tat strikes as Khamenei laid to rest21%
CBS News19%By Tucker Reals17% Faris Tanyos23% Mark Osborne13% Khaled Wassef29%7/9/2026, 3:47:00 AM
Trump Declares Iran Ceasefire 'Over,' Will Allow Talks to Continue15%
Newsmax75%By JON GAMBRELL54% SEUNG MIN KIM56%7/8/2026, 3:18:47 AM
U.S.-Iran Latest: U.S. launches more strikes against Iran after Trump says ceasefire is "over"44%
CBS News19%By Tucker Reals17% Joe Walsh17% Mark Osborne13% Frank Andrews13%7/8/2026, 1:43:00 AM