Ars Technica

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Who owns it

Owned by: Condé Nast
Founded: 1998

From Wikidata, retrieved 2026-09-29. Only current facts: past owners are left out.

What we found in its articles

7 articles analyzed, 2026-09-04 to 2026-09-26. The daily feed picks a few articles a day from each outlet, so this is a sample, not everything Ars Technica publishes.

Techniques found

Loaded Language in 7 articles — for example “blocking access” (RFK Jr.’s CDC isn’t letting states order COVID-19 shots for kids, blocking access)

Name Calling in 5 articles — for example “anti-vaccine Health Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr.” (Measles killed 6-week-old baby, coroner confirms after RFK Jr. disputed deaths)

Conspiracy Appeal in 3 articles — for example “the Commission has every incentive to let that threat loom as long as possible” (Trump admin fights ABC lawsuit as watchdogs worry Disney will settle with FCC)

Appeal to Fear in 1 article

Card Stacking in 1 article — for example “seemingly adding to Kennedy's false claim that the deaths were not real” (Measles killed 6-week-old baby, coroner confirms after RFK Jr. disputed deaths)

Fabricated Claim in 1 article

Business, science and tech

Can Trump ever be wrong? His pick to lead FDA refused to say. · 2026-09-26 Loaded Language Name Calling

CDC opens state ordering for COVID-19 vaccines after unexplained delay · 2026-09-25 Loaded Language Name Calling Conspiracy Appeal

RFK Jr.’s CDC isn’t letting states order COVID-19 shots for kids, blocking access · 2026-09-23 Loaded Language

FAA tees up $875M AI tool to help manage air traffic congestion · 2026-09-19 Loaded Language Name Calling

Trump admin fights ABC lawsuit as watchdogs worry Disney will settle with FCC · 2026-09-06 Appeal to Fear Loaded Language Conspiracy Appeal

Measles killed 6-week-old baby, coroner confirms after RFK Jr. disputed deaths · 2026-09-05 Loaded Language Name Calling Card Stacking

Reports: RFK Jr. ordered measles deaths deletion; CDC still secretly counts them · 2026-09-04 Loaded Language Conspiracy Appeal Name CallingFabricated Claim