FM calls for referendum powers as draft independence bill published
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What the model flagged
Analyzed 2026-08-30 04:01 UTC. Articles are sometimes updated after publication — if a quote below isn't in the current version, the piece has changed since.
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.
Flag-Waving 96%
Patriotic, religious, or in-group identity invoked to validate a position.
Repetition 85%
Loaded word or slogan repeated to make a claim feel more established than it is.
Slogans 88%
Catchy phrase used to compress a complex position into an emotionally loaded shorthand.
Name Calling 85%
The SNP government is labelled as 'failing' to discredit it rather than address specific policy failures — for example: failing SNP government
“failing SNP government”
Loaded Language 80%
Emotionally charged phrases like 'empty gestures' and 'grandstanding' are used to paint the SNP in a negative light without substantive argument — for example: empty gestures and grandstanding
“empty gestures and grandstanding”
Appeal To Prejudice 70%
The phrase 'the people of Scotland deserve far better' invokes in-group identity to position the speaker as the true representative of Scottish people against the current government — for example: The people of Scotland deserve far better
“The people of Scotland deserve far better”
Analyzed automatically with Semblen'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 →