DIThe Distraction Index

#national security

22 events across 13 weeks

3Damage
5Hype
14Noise
11.4Avg Dmg
23.5Avg Hype
WEEK 82Jul 19 – 25
NOISE2026-07-25
Iranian Proxy Threat Prompts Trump Mid-Trip Plane Swap
international · narrow
Damage
0.6
Hype
18.5
NOISE2026-07-25
Iranian Proxy Threat Prompts Trump's Mid-Trip Plane Swap
international · narrow
Damage
0.5
Hype
8.5
NOISE2026-07-25
Security Expert Sounds Alarm Over Trump's Nuclear Deal
Policy Changeinternational · broad
Damage
0.0
Hype
18.2
NOISE2026-07-25
Experts Dispute Massive Trump Attack Rumors
federal · narrow
Damage
0.0
Hype
6.0
NOISE2026-07-25
Credible Threat from Iranian Proxies Prompts Trump Mid-Trip Plane Swap
international · narrow
Damage
0.4
Hype
9.5
NOISE2026-07-25
Trump Pauses Military Strikes Against Iran
Policy Changeinternational · narrow
Damage
0.0
Hype
13.0
NOISE2026-07-20
Trump Administration Weighs Chinese AI Crackdown
Policy Changeinternational · moderate
Damage
0.3
Hype
18.9
WEEK 77Jun 14 – 20
HYPE2026-06-13
Trump Administration Escalates Crackdown on Anthropic AI Models
Enforcement Actionfederal · moderate
Damage
35.5
Hype
36.3
NOISE2026-06-13
Anthropic Suspends Access to Mythos Model After US Government Ban on Foreign Nationals
Policy Changefederal · moderate
Damage
0.0
Hype
16.5
NOISE2026-06-12
National Security Memorandum on AI Deployment and Procurement
Policy Changefederal · moderate
Damage
21.0
Hype
18.0
WEEK 76Jun 7 – 13
NOISE2026-06-07
Trump Issues AI Acceleration Memo for National Security
Policy Changefederal · broad
Damage
17.6
Hype
21.3
WEEK 67Apr 5 – 11
HYPE2026-04-05
ICE Arrests Iranian Nationals with Tehran Government Connections
Enforcement Actionfederal · narrow
Damage
21.8
Hype
68.0
WEEK 60Feb 15 – 21
NOISE2026-02-21
NORAD Intercepts Russian Aircraft Near Alaska
federal · narrow
Damage
0.0
Hype
13.3
WEEK 51Dec 14 – 20
DMG2025-12-19
TikTok US Business Sale Deal Reached with Oracle and Silver Lake
Policy Changefederal · broad
Damage
27.5
Hype
25.0
WEEK 49Nov 30 – Dec 6
NOISE2025-12-05
House Passes Bill on Chinese Government Influence in American Schools
Policy Changefederal · moderate
Damage
5.6
Hype
22.5
WEEK 48Nov 23 – 29
HYPE2025-11-28
Afghan National Identified as DC Shooting Suspect with CIA Connections
federal · narrow
Damage
6.0
Hype
31.4
HYPE2025-11-28
National Guard Member Sarah Beckstrom Dies After DC Shooting
federal · narrow
Damage
2.1
Hype
75.3
WEEK 24Jun 8 – 14
NOISE2025-06-14
Trump Approves Nippon Steel US Steel Investment with National Security Conditions
Policy Changefederal · moderate
Damage
17.7
Hype
14.2
WEEK 18Apr 27 – May 3
NOISE2025-05-03
White House Works to Address Rubio's Dual National Security Roles
Personnel Capturefederal · narrow
Damage
11.2
Hype
9.8
WEEK 17Apr 20 – 26
HYPE2025-04-26
Trump Administration Opens Investigation into UC Berkeley Over Foreign Funding
Enforcement Actionsingle state · narrow
Damage
10.5
Hype
25.9
WEEK 7Feb 9 – 15
DMG2025-02-15
Trump Administration Fires Nuclear Security Personnel Without Realizing Weapons Stockpile Oversight
Policy Changefederal · broad
Damage
35.0
Hype
28.2
WEEK 2Jan 5 – 11
DMG2025-01-11
Supreme Court Signals Likely Upholding of TikTok Ban
Policy Changefederal · broad
Damage
36.8
Hype
19.2