Speaker summary
40%14 analyzed articles/videos167.667 analyzed words
BS Summary: These IRNA news agency results contain 9 faulty reasoning types, including Unattributed Quote, Availability Heuristic, and Actor-Observer Bias, with Appeal to Authority as the most egregious example at 21.6% saturation with 86 hits. Analysis detected 371.38 faulty-reasoning hits from 167.667 analyzed words across 14 articles, generating a BS Score of 11.3% and a BS Rank of 15% (24,314 of 28,364 speakers). This IRNA news agency is better (less manipulative) than 85.70% of the peer group.

Ranking context

Position among analyzed speakers

14% percentile
025507510014.3% percentile
11.3% BS Score14 analyzed videos167.7 analyzed words

Reasoning profile

Selected profile versus the sitewide rate

SpeakerSitewideShared scale 0–25%
0.0%5%10%15%20%25%Unattributed QuoteSitewide 1.1%Speaker 18.3%18.3%Negativity BiasSitewide 19.2%Speaker 6.0%6.0%Availability HeuristicSitewide 9.1%Speaker 21.1%21.1%Appeal to AuthoritySitewide 11.1%Speaker 21.6%21.6%Actor-Observer BiasSitewide 0.6%Speaker 8.5%8.5%Quote-first MisdirectionSitewide 0.0%Speaker 6.0%6.0%Post Hoc (False Cause)Sitewide 3.3%Speaker 7.8%7.8%Representativeness Heuris…Sitewide 1.9%Speaker 6.3%6.3%AnecdotalSitewide 5.2%Speaker 6.0%6.0%

Sitewide departure map

Above the diagonal means this profile uses the pattern more often

0.0%0.0%5%5%10%10%15%15%20%20%25%25%Appeal to Authority: Speaker 21.6%, sitewide 11.1%Availability Heuristic: Speaker 21.1%, sitewide 9.1%Negativity Bias: Speaker 6.0%, sitewide 19.2%Unattributed Quote: Speaker 18.3%, sitewide 1.1%Actor-Observer Bias: Speaker 8.5%, sitewide 0.6%Post Hoc (False Cause): Speaker 7.8%, sitewide 3.3%Representativeness Heuristic: Speaker 6.3%, sitewide 1.9%Anecdotal: Speaker 6.0%, sitewide 5.2%Quote-first Misdirection: Speaker 6.0%, sitewide 0.0%Appeal to AuthoritySitewide rateSpeaker rate

Analyzed articles and videos

Iran tells citizens to turn off AC to preserve power grid after US strikes40%
New York Post89%By Samuel Chamberlain63%7/17/2026, 12:53:06 PM
Bahrain and Kuwait face Iranian fire as US airstrikes expand to target more bridges15%
WTOP32%By WTOP Staff29%7/17/2026, 12:19:55 AM
Trump says US will blockade Iran in the Strait of Hormuz and will charge ships for safe passage20%
The Mercury News22%By Associated Press60%7/13/2026, 11:16:22 AM
US Launches Third Round Of Strikes On Iran After IRGC Closes Hormuz39%
ZeroHedge72%By Tyler Durden63%7/12/2026, 12:58:00 AM
Iran war live: US bombs Iranian port cities as IRGC closes Strait of Hormuz27%
Al Jazeera59%By Enes Abuomer44% Zsombor Peter68%7/12/2026, 12:00:00 AM
Middle East crisis live: Israel says it has struck targets in central and western Iran26%
The Guardian81%By Marina Dunbar25% Yohannes Lowe0% Nadeem Badshah0% Adam Fulton0%6/8/2026, 1:57:54 AM
Iran Launches Missiles at Israel in First Attack Amid Ceasefire25%
Newsmax75%By KAREEM CHEHAYEB0% HASSAN AMMAR0% SAMY MAGDY45% MELANIE LIDMAN0%6/7/2026, 9:04:55 PM
Israel says Iran launched missiles at it in first such bombardment since fragile ceasefire10%
AP News53%By KAREEM CHEHAYEB0% SAMY MAGDY45% MELANIE LIDMAN0% CARA ANNA0%6/7/2026, 10:40:51 AM
Iran's missile and drone attacks on Bahrain and Kuwait intercepted45%
AP News53%By SAMY MAGDY45% MICHELLE L. PRICE47%6/6/2026, 8:10:26 AM
U.S. military says it shot down Iranian drones launched toward Gulf allies37%
NPR84%By The Associated Press63%6/6/2026, 4:15:26 AM