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Smokescreen Map — Week 65

Mar 22 – Mar 28, 2026 · 🔒 FROZEN

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Distraction → Damage pairings with displacement evidence.

CRITICAL SI:70.0Disp:MED
HYPE
Trump Threatens Iran with Military Action Over Strait of Hormuz
Damage
25.3
Hype
82.3
→
DAMAGE
California Sheriff Seizes Ballots While Running for Governor
Damage
100.0
Hype
55.3
CRITICAL SI:70.0Disp:MED
HYPE
White House Installs Christopher Columbus Statue from Toppled Baltimore Monument
Damage
2.0
Hype
82.3
→
DAMAGE
California Sheriff Seizes Ballots While Running for Governor
Damage
100.0
Hype
55.3
CRITICAL SI:67.1Disp:MED
HYPE
Trump Administration Deploys ICE to Airports During DHS Shutdown
Damage
27.8
Hype
79.0
→
DAMAGE
California Sheriff Seizes Ballots While Running for Governor
Damage
100.0
Hype
55.3
CRITICAL SI:64.9Disp:MED
HYPE
Senate Blocks Amendment on Transgender Athletes During Voting Bill Session
Damage
9.7
Hype
76.3
→
DAMAGE
California Sheriff Seizes Ballots While Running for Governor
Damage
100.0
Hype
55.3
SIGNIFICANT SI:41.9Disp:MED
HYPE
CNN Segment on Trump and Anti-Semitism Allegations
Damage
0.0
Hype
49.3
→
DAMAGE
California Sheriff Seizes Ballots While Running for Governor
Damage
100.0
Hype
55.3
SIGNIFICANT SI:41.7Disp:MED
HYPE
Ted Cruz Suggests Splitting ICE and CBP Funding From DHS
Damage
5.0
Hype
49.0
→
DAMAGE
California Sheriff Seizes Ballots While Running for Governor
Damage
100.0
Hype
55.3
SIGNIFICANT SI:41.1Disp:MED
HYPE
Trump Executive Order on College Football and Army-Navy Game TV Rights
Damage
9.1
Hype
48.3
→
DAMAGE
California Sheriff Seizes Ballots While Running for Governor
Damage
100.0
Hype
55.3
SIGNIFICANT SI:40.6Disp:MED
HYPE
Mexico Reports Nearly 200,000 Repatriations From U.S. Since Trump Return to Office
Damage
36.4
Hype
47.8
→
DAMAGE
California Sheriff Seizes Ballots While Running for Governor
Damage
100.0
Hype
55.3
SIGNIFICANT SI:37.8Disp:MED
HYPE
Trump Administration Cancels Underground Railroad Museum Grant Based on Race
Damage
41.8
Hype
44.5
→
DAMAGE
California Sheriff Seizes Ballots While Running for Governor
Damage
100.0
Hype
55.3
SIGNIFICANT SI:31.9Disp:MED
HYPE
Federal Government Shutdown - TSA and Employee Impact
Damage
11.4
Hype
37.5
→
DAMAGE
California Sheriff Seizes Ballots While Running for Governor
Damage
100.0
Hype
55.3
SIGNIFICANT SI:31.5Disp:MED
HYPE
Trump's DOJ Waves White Flag in Some ICE Cases
Damage
16.5
Hype
37.0
→
DAMAGE
California Sheriff Seizes Ballots While Running for Governor
Damage
100.0
Hype
55.3
SIGNIFICANT SI:28.3Disp:MED
HYPE
Opinion: Courts Cannot Save Us From Trump
Damage
—
Hype
33.3
→
DAMAGE
California Sheriff Seizes Ballots While Running for Governor
Damage
100.0
Hype
55.3
SIGNIFICANT SI:27.2Disp:MED
HYPE
Opinion and Analysis Content
Damage
—
Hype
32.0
→
DAMAGE
California Sheriff Seizes Ballots While Running for Governor
Damage
100.0
Hype
55.3
SIGNIFICANT SI:27.2Disp:MED
HYPE
Kennedy Ally Quits Vaccine Panel, Cites Sabotage
Damage
2.4
Hype
32.0
→
DAMAGE
California Sheriff Seizes Ballots While Running for Governor
Damage
100.0
Hype
55.3
LOW SI:22.5Disp:MED
HYPE
Trump Administration Announces Data Center and Gas Plant Development on Ohio Uranium Site
Damage
3.7
Hype
26.5
→
DAMAGE
California Sheriff Seizes Ballots While Running for Governor
Damage
100.0
Hype
55.3