Week of 2026-08-16 to 2026-08-23
Auto-generated from PsyopDetector analysis data.
New PSYOPs Detected
No new PSYOPs detected this week.
Intensity Changes
Escalating
De-escalating
Control Iran-Israel War Narrative
7 → 5
Justify Lebanon Annexation
5 → 4
Legitimize Gaza Blockade Violence
4 → 3
Normalize Latin America Militarization
4 → 3
Manufacture NATO Intervention Consent
6 → 5
Normalize U.S. Autonomous Weaponry
4 → 3
Legitimize Israeli Targeted Killings
5 → 4
Normalize Western Naval Aggression
4 → 3
Insulate IC from Political Oversight
4 → 3
Legitimize Russia's Annexations
6 → 5
Manufacture US-Iran War Consent
8 → 7
Normalize North Korea Threat
4 → 3
Legitimize Chinese Global Hegemony
7 → 6
Solidify US Ukraine Intervention
4 → 3
Top Manipulative Articles
79#1·
breitbart.com
Dems Swamp Blue-State Legislatures with 250 Pro-Migrant Bills
78#2·
israelnationalnews.com
Senior Iranian official: 'Iran is moving from defense to completely offensive'
78#3·
presstv.co.uk
Strait of Hormuz standoff exposes US strategic limits: Analysts
77#4·breitbart.com
Democratic Committee Urges Congress to Defund ICE, Free Illegals
76#5·
cnbc.com
Bessent says U.S. likely won't restart large-scale Iran combat as it steps up economic pressure
74#6·presstv.co.uk
Iran switching to 'offensive' mode amid US disregard for diplomacy: Report
72#7·
foxnews.com
ICE calls out ‘depraved freak’ illegal immigrant deported after heinous crime in Dem-run state
72#8·breitbart.com
Pro-Amnesty Groups Fund 20,000 Lawsuits to Block Migrant Deportations
71#9·
rt.com
Putin hints at ‘catastrophic scenario’ for Ukraine
71#10·
jpost.com
Hezbollah disarmament 'integral' to Lebanon-Israel security process, US official tells 'Post'
Weekly Score Distribution
How 100 articles scored across manipulation bands this week.
Clean
Low
Moderate
61
High
39
Severe
Weekly Manipulation Profile
Average FATE dimensions across all 100 articles this week.
FFocus
4.7/10
AAuthority
3.4/10
TTribe
4.8/10
EEmotion
5.2/10
Source Watch
Source Distribution
Top Propaganda Techniques
Propaganda Techniques This Week
Loaded Language
66 hits
Exaggeration/Minimisation
21 hits
Appeal to Values
20 hits
Appeal to Fear/Prejudice
15 hits
Name Calling/Labeling
8 hits
Appeal to Authority
7 hits
Appeal to Popularity
6 hits
Slogans
4 hits
Causal Oversimplification
3 hits
Flag Waving
3 hits
Obfuscation/Vagueness
1 hits
Appeal to History
1 hits
Whataboutism
1 hits
Doubt
1 hits
Guilt by Association
1 hits
Generated 2026-08-23T07:00:28.167Z by PsyopDetector Digest Generator