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Findings may include language the outlet is quoting rather than asserting. We flag manipulation techniques wherever they appear, including inside quotations — so check each quote against the original before drawing a conclusion about the outlet.
Emotionally charged words chosen to trigger a reaction rather than convey facts.
Derogatory labels used to discredit a person or group rather than address their arguments.
Hidden plots, secret coordination, or shadowy actors invoked to explain away evidence.
Repeats key words or phrases to hammer ideas into the audience and make them seem more credible through familiarity — for example: "his" ×5.
“"his" ×5”
The sentence presents the DOJ's actions as purely politically motivated ('people the president doesn't like') without acknowledging any legitimate legal basis for the investigations, omitting counterarguments — for example: charges against people the president doesn't like
“charges against people the president doesn't like”
The sentence warns that congressional testimony has been transformed into a tool for criminal prosecution, creating anxiety about civic participation and chilling effects on public discourse — for example: into the first step toward a criminal investigation
“into the first step toward a criminal investigation”
The phrase 'public service sharing information to inform our laws' invokes vague noble ideals about democratic governance to contrast with the alleged abuse, without substantive elaboration — for example: a public service sharing information to inform our laws
“a public service sharing information to inform our laws”
The claim that 'the president calls all the shots' is an absolute overstatement that goes beyond what the evidence in the paragraph supports — for example: 'the president calls all the shots'
“the president calls all the shots”
Analyzed automatically with Biasly's fine-tuned model. These are manipulation techniques, not political tilt — and finding one is not a claim that the article is false. The model has known false positives on strong-but-legitimate language, so treat each finding as a prompt to read closely, not a verdict. How articles are chosen →