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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.
Hidden plots, secret coordination, or shadowy actors invoked to explain away evidence.
The word 'demonize' is emotionally charged, implying that mainstream media acted maliciously rather than editorially — for example: mainstream media demonized the lab leak theory
“demonize the lab leak theory”
The sentence asserts a causal link between Fauci's conduct and censorship as if it were established fact, while omitting any alternative explanations for social media moderation policies — for example: Fauci's malfeasance helped bring about that act of censorship
“Fauci's malfeasance helped bring about that act of censorship”
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 →