Speaker summary
35%14 analyzed articles/videos316 analyzed words
BS Summary: These Tim Hawkins results contain 7 faulty reasoning types, including Overconfidence Bias, Burden of Proof, and Appeal to Authority, with Framing Effect as the most egregious example at 20.2% saturation with 71.92 hits. Analysis detected 167.818 faulty-reasoning hits from 316 analyzed words across 14 articles, generating a BS Score of 6.7% and a BS Rank of 5% (26,934 of 28,364 speakers). This Tim Hawkins is better (less manipulative) than 95.00% of the peer group.

Ranking context

Position among analyzed speakers

5% percentile
02550751005.0% percentile
6.7% BS Score14 analyzed videos316 analyzed words

Reasoning profile

Selected profile versus the sitewide rate

SpeakerSitewideShared scale 0–50%
0.0%10%20%30%40%50%Burden of ProofSitewide 0.4%Speaker 10.8%10.8%Appeal to AuthoritySitewide 11.1%Speaker 3.1%3.1%Framing EffectSitewide 26.9%Speaker 20.2%20.2%Quote-first MisdirectionSitewide 0.0%Speaker 1.6%1.6%Overconfidence BiasSitewide 4.6%Speaker 5.9%5.9%Self-Serving BiasSitewide 3.7%Speaker 4.5%4.5%Unattributed QuoteSitewide 1.1%Speaker 0.8%0.8%

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 20.2%, sitewide 26.9%Appeal to Authority: Speaker 3.1%, sitewide 11.1%Burden of Proof: Speaker 10.8%, sitewide 0.4%Overconfidence Bias: Speaker 5.9%, sitewide 4.6%Self-Serving Bias: Speaker 4.5%, sitewide 3.7%Quote-first Misdirection: Speaker 1.6%, sitewide 0.0%Unattributed Quote: Speaker 0.8%, sitewide 1.1%Framing EffectSitewide rateSpeaker rate

Analyzed articles and videos

US military says it fired on another merchant vessel trying to breach its blockade of Iranian ports54%
San Diego Union-Tribune86%By Associated Press60%7/24/2026, 4:12:20 AM
DHS secretary vows to chase voter fraud after Trump revives debunked election claims. See how the day unfolded.26%
BostonGlobe.com29%By Globe Staff0%7/16/2026, 9:03:49 PM
The Latest: Justices testify about Supreme Court security in rare appearance before Congress8%
AP News53%By The Associated Press63%7/14/2026, 5:44:01 AM
Gaining full control of Strait of Hormuz has proven exceptionally hard for U.S. Here's why.38%
CBS News19%By CBS/AP34%7/14/2026, 3:42:00 AM
Unclaimed airstrikes target Iran after US attacks47%
thedenverpost13%By The Associated Press63%7/10/2026, 4:08:19 AM
Iran says Strait of Hormuz is closed, citing Israeli attacks in Lebanon26%
MS NOW95%By Clarissa-Jan Lim71%6/20/2026, 5:17:44 PM
Vance Leaves for Iran Talks; Trump Threatens Strait Tolls33%
Newsmax75%By KAREEM CHEHAYEB0% BASSEM MROUE0% MUNIR AHMED0%6/20/2026, 2:10:55 PM
US and Iran to talk Sunday in Switzerland as Tehran says it closed Strait of Hormuz again25%
AP News53%By KAREEM CHEHAYEB0% BASSEM MROUE0% SEUNG MIN KIM56% MUNIR AHMED0%6/20/2026, 2:15:09 AM
U.S. Casualties in Iran Are Still Rising35%
The Intercept80%By Nick Turse66%6/16/2026, 9:51:38 AM
US Striking 'Multiple Targets' in Iran in 2nd Day of Renewed Fire42%
Newsmax75%By JON GAMBRELL54% MICHELLE L. PRICE47% KONSTANTIN TOROPIN68%6/10/2026, 4:00:08 PM