DIThe Distraction Index

#rhetoric

10 events across 9 weeks

0Damage
10Hype
0Noise
6.1Avg Dmg
49.4Avg Hype
WEEK 82Jul 19 – 25
HYPE2026-07-20
Trump Vows Iran Will 'Pay' After US Service Members Killed
Norm Erosion Onlyinternational · moderate
Damage
10.0
Hype
46.0
WEEK 81Jul 12 – 18
HYPE2026-07-15
Trump Makes Threats to Canada and Greenland with Provocative Photo
Norm Erosion Onlyinternational · moderate
Damage
1.5
Hype
42.0
WEEK 80Jul 5 – 11
HYPE2026-07-05
Elon Musk Calls for Exiling 'United States Haters'
Information Operationfederal · broad
Damage
3.6
Hype
82.3
WEEK 69Apr 19 – 25
HYPE2026-04-19
Pope Leo Criticizes 'MAGA Jesus' and Trump Administration Religious Rhetoric
Norm Erosion Onlyinternational · broad
Damage
0.0
Hype
56.3
WEEK 62Mar 1 – 7
HYPE2026-03-02
NOISE: Trump Rhetoric on Dictatorship and Democratic Norms
federal · broad
Damage
—
Hype
75.8
HYPE2026-02-25
NOISE: Alabama Gulf of Mexico Naming and Trump Rhetoric
single state · narrow
Damage
—
Hype
52.5
WEEK 61Feb 22 – 28
HYPE2026-02-21
Trump Denounces Supreme Court Justices
Norm Erosion Onlyfederal · narrow
Damage
8.6
Hype
37.4
WEEK 48Nov 23 – 29
HYPE2025-11-28
Republican Demands for Immigration Crackdown Following DC Shooting
Information Operationfederal · broad
Damage
12.4
Hype
31.9
WEEK 28Jul 6 – 12
HYPE2025-07-12
Stephen Miller Anti-Immigrant Rant on Fox News
Information Operationfederal · broad
Damage
18.5
Hype
42.6
WEEK 10Mar 2 – 8
HYPE2025-03-07
Trump Complains About Difficulty Dealing with Weakened Ukraine
international · broad
Damage
6.1
Hype
26.9