Politics Articles
Political news and government-related misleading headlines
MISLEADING:
"If That Grocery Store Receipt Was Already Making Your Eyes Water … Just Wait"
Grocery prices were flat in August and up 2.2 percent on the year; diesel is the real story
The headline tells readers their grocery bill is already painful and about to get worse. The Bureau of Labor Statistics release the article relies on...
MISLEADING:
"GOP in trouble as 'grocery price shock' set to surge already-inflated food costs..."
The JPMorgan forecast is for global food inflation; US grocery prices rose 2.2 percent in a year
The headline promises a "grocery price shock" that will "surge already-inflated food costs" and put the GOP "in trouble."...
MISLEADING:
"Zero Hurricanes Formed By Peak 2026 Season. A Former Climate Reporter Says That'..."
The record-quiet hurricane season was covered by AP, CBS, the Post and the Times, as the article admits
The headline tells readers they "haven't heard about" the hurricane-free season because climate reporters suppress good news. The article's...
MISLEADING:
"The Supreme Court Just Ruled Against Election Security"
Supreme Court declines to let the USPS mail-ballot rule take effect weeks before the midterms
The headline tells readers the Supreme Court "ruled against election security." What the Court actually did was deny an emergency applicatio...
MISLEADING:
"It Sure Looks Like the Supreme Court Is About to Gut Mail-In Voting"
The Supreme Court upheld Mississippi's mail-ballot grace period, 5 to 4
In March, The New Republic told readers the Supreme Court was "about to gut mail-in voting" based on questions asked at oral argument.1 On J...
MISLEADING:
"GOP senator forgives himself as he admits Americans are dying: 'You can't wallow..."
Cassidy said Kennedy is "doing wrong to the American people" and urged parents to vaccinate
The headline turns a three-word answer about whether Senator Bill Cassidy regrets his confirmation vote into "forgives himself," and pairs i...