Michael Goodwin: The left puts out another smear campaign against Trump — spreading hate on 9/11 anniversary
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What the model flagged
Analyzed 2026-09-13 04:17 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.
Loaded Language 95%
Emotionally charged words like 'smear campaign' and 'spreading hate' are used to trigger a strong negative reaction rather than convey neutral facts — for example: 'smear campaign against Trump'
“smear campaign”
“spreading hate”
Name Calling 90%
The collective label 'the left' is used as a derogatory in-group/out-group identifier to discredit a group rather than address specific arguments — for example: 'The left puts out another smear campaign'
“The left”
Appeal To Prejudice 85%
Framing 'the left' as a unified hostile out-group exploits partisan identity to provoke an emotional in-group response — for example: 'The left puts out another smear campaign'
“The left puts out another smear campaign against Trump”
Transfer 85%
Invoking the 9/11 anniversary — a deeply sacred and emotionally resonant date — to delegitimize political opponents by associating their actions with desecrating that memory — for example: 'spreading hate on 9/11 anniversary'
“9/11 anniversary”
Exaggeration/hyperbole 80%
The word 'rampant' is an extreme overstatement implying widespread, unchecked hatred without providing evidence to support the scale of the claim — for example: 'rampant hate and prejudice'
“rampant hate and prejudice”
Card Stacking 82%
The sentence asserts as established fact that these organizations disregard facts in favor of narratives, presenting only one side of the characterization while omitting any counterevidence or nuance — for example: 'facts don't matter when left-wing outfits have a narrative to sell'
“facts don't matter when left-wing outfits have a narrative to sell”
Scapegoating 75%
The sentence implies that a publication's alleged bias is rooted in protecting a Muslim victimhood narrative, broadly attributing a sinister editorial motive tied to a religious group — for example: 'preferred narrative that Muslims are perpetual victims'
“preferred narrative that Muslims are perpetual victims”
Conspiracy Appeal 92%
The sentence implies that media outlets are deliberately hiding or ignoring a connection, suggesting a coordinated hidden agenda rather than offering alternative explanations such as editorial judgment or differing interpretations — for example: 'it's intentional'
“The only way to explain the media failure to see the connection is that it's intentional”
Black-And-White Fallacy 85%
The phrase 'the only way to explain' eliminates all other possible explanations (oversight, differing editorial priorities, genuine disagreement) and forces a single sinister conclusion — for example: 'The only way to explain the media failure'
“The only way to explain the media failure to see the connection is that it's intentional”
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 →