Topic summary
65%21 analyzed articles/videos15,580 analyzed words
BS Summary: These Surveillance results contain 53 faulty reasoning types, including Biased Writer Voice, Framing Effect, and Hasty Generalization, with Negativity Bias as the most egregious example at 16.3% saturation with 11,864 hits. Analysis detected 74,886 faulty-reasoning hits from 72,587 analyzed words across 21 articles, generating a BS Score of 1.9% and a BS Rank of 21% (12,390 of 15,689 topics). This Surveillance is better (less manipulative) than 79.00% of the peer group.

Ranking context

Position among analyzed topics

21% percentile
025507510021.0% percentile
1.9% BS Score21 analyzed articles72.6K analyzed words

Reasoning profile

Selected profile versus the sitewide rate

TopicSitewideShared scale 0–50%
0.0%10%20%30%40%50%Framing EffectSitewide 26.9%Topic 7.9%7.9%Appeal to EmotionSitewide 15.9%Topic 7.5%7.5%Appeal to AuthoritySitewide 11.1%Topic 3.7%3.7%Halo EffectSitewide 6.7%Topic 0.4%0.4%In-Group BiasSitewide 6.9%Topic 0.7%0.7%Optimism BiasSitewide 6.0%Topic 1.1%1.1%Biased Writer VoiceSitewide 5.3%Topic 9.8%9.8%Availability HeuristicSitewide 9.1%Topic 4.7%4.7%Confirmation BiasSitewide 7.5%Topic 4.1%4.1%Anchoring BiasSitewide 4.0%Topic 0.7%0.7%

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: Topic 7.9%, sitewide 26.9%Negativity Bias: Topic 16.3%, sitewide 19.2%Appeal to Emotion: Topic 7.5%, sitewide 15.9%Appeal to Authority: Topic 3.7%, sitewide 11.1%Biased Writer Voice: Topic 9.8%, sitewide 5.3%Availability Heuristic: Topic 4.7%, sitewide 9.1%Hasty Generalization: Topic 7.8%, sitewide 8.1%Confirmation Bias: Topic 4.1%, sitewide 7.5%In-Group Bias: Topic 0.7%, sitewide 6.9%Halo Effect: Topic 0.4%, sitewide 6.7%Optimism Bias: Topic 1.1%, sitewide 6.0%Anecdotal: Topic 3.7%, sitewide 5.2%Overconfidence Bias: Topic 1.4%, sitewide 4.6%Anchoring Bias: Topic 0.7%, sitewide 4.0%Self-Serving Bias: Topic 1.2%, sitewide 3.7%Slippery Slope: Topic 3.3%, sitewide 1.7%Pessimism Bias: Topic 3.3%, sitewide 1.9%Post Hoc (False Cause): Topic 2.0%, sitewide 3.3%Out-Group Homogeneity Bias: Topic 0.4%, sitewide 3.1%Fundamental Attribution Error: Topic 0.6%, sitewide 2.7%Recency Bias: Topic 1.2%, sitewide 2.7%Politically Left Leaning Bias: Topic 2.5%, sitewide 2.0%Loss Aversion: Topic 0.4%, sitewide 2.5%Bandwagon: Topic 0.9%, sitewide 2.2%Framing EffectSitewide rateTopic rate

Analyzed articles and videos

Instagram is coming for creepy Meta glasses videos14%
Mashable67%7/23/2026, 8:47:45 PM
New Orleans Cops Published Policy Document Allowing Weaponized Drones58%
404 Media46%By Matthew Gault34%7/20/2026, 2:37:38 PM
Russian Intelligence Hacks IP Cameras to Spy on Military Logistics Across NATO States and Ukraine65%
The Hacker News18%By Swati Khandelwal12%7/20/2026, 12:13:00 PM
Jim Jordan Warns Canada's Censorship Push Could Come for Americans Next82%
Breitbart83%By Mariane Angela73%7/17/2026, 6:12:19 PM
ICE to Pay Thomson Reuters $125 Million to Find ‘Voter Fraud’74%
404 Media46%By Joseph Cox60%7/17/2026, 3:35:37 PM
Alameda County expands the surveillance state with renewal of Flock Safety cameras83%
San Francisco Chronicle11%By Zach A. Brooks0%7/17/2026, 11:00:00 AM
Provision in Megabill Could Lead to More Surveillance in SF61%
San Francisco Public Press53%By Rosie Bultman67%7/14/2026, 2:38:42 AM
ROOKE: Surveillance State Has Arrived, And Masked Heroes Are Already Fighting Back50%
The Daily Caller67%By Mary Rooke0%7/6/2026, 7:26:45 PM
After Spokane anti-ICE protest, FBI reportedly extracted data from demonstrators' phones26%
KUOW Public Radio72%By Libby Denkmann0% Maleeha Syed0%7/2/2026, 11:04:09 PM
Banning transgender girls from school sports affects all children – why allowing strangers to scrutinize children’s bodies may put all girls at risk of harassment63%
The Conversation0%By Megan Gandy0%7/1/2026, 5:16:07 PM