Observed arrival · 2026-11-02
The Propaganda Files: a 259-story press-error ledger
A sourced archive of U.S. news stories the site labels retracted, debunked, unproven, or wrong, with a tally of which party it says benefited.
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- Readers tracking U.S. political media errors
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- The homepage reports 71% of 259 graded stories helped Democrats, versus 19% Republicans and 10% neither.
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Entries appear organized by date and outlet, with classifications including “Retracted,” “Debunked,” “Unproven,” and “Bad Call.” The navigation also separates material by outlet and journalist and links to a Slant Index, grading explanation, tip submission, and file disputes. The homepage reports its beneficiary tally, but the supplied extract does not expose enough of the underlying files or methodology to evaluate that tally.
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