DIThe Distraction Index

Smokescreen Map — Week 21

May 18 – May 24, 2025 · 🔒 FROZEN

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Distraction → Damage pairings with displacement evidence.

SIGNIFICANT SI:36.6Disp:MED
HYPE
Trump Joins Dinner with Meme Coin Investors; White House Denies Conflicts
Damage
38.8
Hype
54.3
→
DAMAGE
Voice of America Faces Grim Prospects After Appeals Court Order
Damage
79.3
Hype
23.2
SIGNIFICANT SI:31.6Disp:MED
HYPE
Education Department Investigates Admissions at Virginia High School
Damage
8.2
Hype
46.9
→
DAMAGE
Voice of America Faces Grim Prospects After Appeals Court Order
Damage
79.3
Hype
23.2
SIGNIFICANT SI:25.1Disp:MED
HYPE
Trump Joins Dinner with Meme Coin Investors; White House Denies Conflicts
Damage
38.8
Hype
54.3
→
DAMAGE
Trump Administration Bars Harvard from Enrolling International Students
Damage
54.3
Hype
31.7
LOW SI:21.6Disp:MED
HYPE
Education Department Investigates Admissions at Virginia High School
Damage
8.2
Hype
46.9
→
DAMAGE
Trump Administration Bars Harvard from Enrolling International Students
Damage
54.3
Hype
31.7
LOW SI:20.8Disp:MED
HYPE
Trump Joins Dinner with Meme Coin Investors; White House Denies Conflicts
Damage
38.8
Hype
54.3
→
DAMAGE
Senate Votes to Block California Emissions Standards
Damage
45.0
Hype
26.1
LOW SI:20.6Disp:MED
HYPE
House Passes Major Budget/Legislative Bill Under Speaker Johnson
Damage
21.3
Hype
30.6
→
DAMAGE
Voice of America Faces Grim Prospects After Appeals Court Order
Damage
79.3
Hype
23.2
LOW SI:20.0Disp:MED
HYPE
Trump and Allies Spread Unfounded Claims About Biden Cancer Diagnosis
Damage
8.0
Hype
29.7
→
DAMAGE
Voice of America Faces Grim Prospects After Appeals Court Order
Damage
79.3
Hype
23.2
LOW SI:18.9Disp:MED
HYPE
Whoopi Goldberg Criticizes Trump for Accepting Qatari Jet
Damage
0.2
Hype
28.1
→
DAMAGE
Voice of America Faces Grim Prospects After Appeals Court Order
Damage
79.3
Hype
23.2
LOW SI:17.9Disp:MED
HYPE
Education Department Investigates Admissions at Virginia High School
Damage
8.2
Hype
46.9
→
DAMAGE
Senate Votes to Block California Emissions Standards
Damage
45.0
Hype
26.1
LOW SI:17.8Disp:MED
HYPE
Shooting Near Jewish Museum in Washington Kills Israeli Embassy Staff
Damage
3.8
Hype
26.3
→
DAMAGE
Voice of America Faces Grim Prospects After Appeals Court Order
Damage
79.3
Hype
23.2