DIThe Distraction Index

Smokescreen Map — Week 83

Jul 26 – Aug 1, 2026 · 🔒 FROZEN

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Distraction → Damage pairings with displacement evidence.

CRITICAL SI:61.9Disp:MED
HYPE
Trump Administration Threatens School Districts Over Transgender Student Policies
Damage
42.3
Hype
72.8
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DAMAGE
Trump Executive Order Restricting Mail-In Voting - Supreme Court Appeal
Damage
100.0
Hype
42.0
CRITICAL SI:52.5Disp:MED
HYPE
Trump Criticism of Supreme Court Tariff and Birthright Citizenship Rulings
Damage
8.6
Hype
61.8
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DAMAGE
Trump Executive Order Restricting Mail-In Voting - Supreme Court Appeal
Damage
100.0
Hype
42.0
CRITICAL SI:51.0Disp:MED
HYPE
Trump Administration Diversity Crackdown in Corporate Boardrooms
Damage
40.6
Hype
60.0
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DAMAGE
Trump Executive Order Restricting Mail-In Voting - Supreme Court Appeal
Damage
100.0
Hype
42.0
SIGNIFICANT SI:48.9Disp:MED
HYPE
Trump Executive Order on Smithsonian Museum Signage and Historical Exhibits
Damage
20.2
Hype
57.5
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DAMAGE
Trump Executive Order Restricting Mail-In Voting - Supreme Court Appeal
Damage
100.0
Hype
42.0
SIGNIFICANT SI:43.4Disp:MED
HYPE
Denver Public Schools Federal Probe Over Kissing Assignment
Damage
14.1
Hype
51.0
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DAMAGE
Trump Executive Order Restricting Mail-In Voting - Supreme Court Appeal
Damage
100.0
Hype
42.0
SIGNIFICANT SI:41.9Disp:MED
HYPE
Fact-Check: Trump Baselessly Claims Walz Behind Cyberattack
Damage
13.4
Hype
49.3
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DAMAGE
Trump Executive Order Restricting Mail-In Voting - Supreme Court Appeal
Damage
100.0
Hype
42.0
SIGNIFICANT SI:38.7Disp:MED
HYPE
Senate Contempt of Congress Motion Against Fauci
Damage
10.3
Hype
45.5
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DAMAGE
Trump Executive Order Restricting Mail-In Voting - Supreme Court Appeal
Damage
100.0
Hype
42.0
SIGNIFICANT SI:37.7Disp:MED
HYPE
White House Initiative to Replace Immigrant Truckers with Veterans
Damage
7.9
Hype
44.3
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DAMAGE
Trump Executive Order Restricting Mail-In Voting - Supreme Court Appeal
Damage
100.0
Hype
42.0
SIGNIFICANT SI:35.3Disp:MED
HYPE
ABC Claims FCC License Renewal Review is Trump Administration Retaliation
Damage
22.0
Hype
41.5
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DAMAGE
Trump Executive Order Restricting Mail-In Voting - Supreme Court Appeal
Damage
100.0
Hype
42.0
SIGNIFICANT SI:33.0Disp:MED
HYPE
Trump Administration Diversity Crackdown in Federal Government Hiring
Damage
22.4
Hype
38.8
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DAMAGE
Trump Executive Order Restricting Mail-In Voting - Supreme Court Appeal
Damage
100.0
Hype
42.0
SIGNIFICANT SI:32.1Disp:MED
HYPE
Trump Administration Ends Medicare Drug Subsidy Program
Damage
3.0
Hype
37.8
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DAMAGE
Trump Executive Order Restricting Mail-In Voting - Supreme Court Appeal
Damage
100.0
Hype
42.0
SIGNIFICANT SI:31.9Disp:MED
HYPE
Voice of America Cuts and Journalist Reassignments
Damage
20.3
Hype
37.5
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DAMAGE
Trump Executive Order Restricting Mail-In Voting - Supreme Court Appeal
Damage
100.0
Hype
42.0
SIGNIFICANT SI:31.7Disp:MED
HYPE
DOJ Prosecution of Capitol Riot Defendants - Case Dismissals and Damage Assessment
Damage
33.3
Hype
37.3
→
DAMAGE
Trump Executive Order Restricting Mail-In Voting - Supreme Court Appeal
Damage
100.0
Hype
42.0
SIGNIFICANT SI:28.5Disp:MED
HYPE
Trump Administration Asylum Policy Change Increasing Deportations
Damage
26.5
Hype
33.5
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DAMAGE
Trump Executive Order Restricting Mail-In Voting - Supreme Court Appeal
Damage
100.0
Hype
42.0
SIGNIFICANT SI:26.2Disp:MED
HYPE
Trump Administration DACA Deportation - Unauthorized Travel Justification
Damage
29.6
Hype
30.8
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DAMAGE
Trump Executive Order Restricting Mail-In Voting - Supreme Court Appeal
Damage
100.0
Hype
42.0