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13 events across 11 weeks
5
Damage
5
Hype
3
Noise
18.4
Avg Dmg
32.4
Avg Hype
WEEK 71
May 3 – 9
HYPE
2026-05-03
Virginia Tech Speaker Controversy Over Anti-American Remarks
Norm Erosion Only
single state · narrow
Damage
0.0
Hype
82.3
WEEK 68
Apr 12 – 18
HYPE
2026-04-16
YouTube Suspends Pro-Iran Channel Posting Lego-Style Clips Mocking Trump
Information Operation
federal · narrow
Damage
2.1
Hype
71.8
WEEK 45
Nov 2 – 8
HYPE
2025-11-07
Texas Drag Show Ban Upheld by Federal Appeals Court
Judicial/Legal Action
single state · narrow
Damage
26.5
Hype
28.1
WEEK 42
Oct 12 – 18
HYPE
2025-10-17
Florida Teacher Forced to Remove Charlie Kirk Poster After Complaint
Information Operation
single state · narrow
Damage
3.2
Hype
24.8
DMG
2025-10-17
Government Suppressing Speech to Prevent ICE Raid Warnings
Information Operation
federal · broad
WEEK 26
Jun 22 – 28
NOISE
2025-06-27
Supreme Court Upholds Texas Age Verification Law for Pornographic Websites
Judicial/Legal Action
federal · broad
Damage
18.3
Hype
21.0
DMG
2025-06-23
Mahmoud Khalil Released from ICE Detention After 104 Days
Enforcement Action
federal · narrow
WEEK 21
May 18 – 24
NOISE
2025-05-23
New Jersey Bar Cancels Springsteen Cover Band After Anti-Trump Comments
Information Operation
local · narrow
Damage
0.4
Hype
17.1
WEEK 20
May 11 – 17
NOISE
2025-05-17
Professor Sues University of Washington for Penalizing Parody Land Acknowledgement
Judicial/Legal Action
single state · narrow
Damage
11.6
Hype
21.4
WEEK 8
Feb 16 – 22
DMG
2025-02-22
Judge Blocks Trump Executive Order Ending DEI Program Funding
Judicial/Legal Action
federal · broad
Damage
32.9
Hype
17.8
WEEK 4
Jan 19 – 25
HYPE
2025-01-24
Weather Reporter Fired for Criticizing Elon Musk
Norm Erosion Only
single state · narrow
Damage
1.5
Hype
32.0
WEEK 3
Jan 12 – 18
DMG
2025-01-18
CBS Owner Considers Settling Trump Lawsuit Over Kamala Harris 60 Minutes Interview
Information Operation
federal · moderate
Damage
35.1
Hype
29.2
WEEK 1
Dec 29 – Jan 4
DMG
2025-01-04
TikTok and Government Clash in Final Supreme Court Briefs
Judicial/Legal Action
federal · broad
Damage
33.8
Hype
19.7
Damage
30.2
Hype
28.6
Damage
43.7
Hype
27.6