thecooldown.com media bias and reliability
Media Bias/Fact Check places thecooldown.com as leaning left. We have seen it on 28 published stories of ours.
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Is thecooldown.com biased?
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Is thecooldown.com left or right?
Media Bias/Fact Check places thecooldown.com as leaning left. In the three-way grouping used on story pages, that puts it under Left.
Is thecooldown.com reliable?
The factual-reliability assessments we hold for thecooldown.com are Media Bias/Fact Check: High factuality. These are outlet-level assessments, not a guarantee that every report is correct.
What thecooldown.com has been covering
Our account of each story, written from every outlet that ran it, with thecooldown.com’s own report linked underneath.
A preliminary analysis of FDA safety reports suggests a link between energy drinks, stimulant supplements, and serious cardiovascular events like cardiac arrest and heart attack, particularly in young adults. Researchers caution that the data does not prove causation.
thecooldown.com reported it asNearly half of reports linking caffeine and stimulants to cardiac concerns involve adults 18 to 34 (opens thecooldown.com in a new tab)
South Dakota is experiencing significant water shortages due to a combination of factors including population growth, prolonged drought, and increased water consumption. Aquifers are not replenishing quickly enough to meet demand, leading to concerns about future water availability.
thecooldown.com reported it asA 215-acre South Dakota lake is nearly dry, and the state struggles to support growing population (opens thecooldown.com in a new tab)
A Red Baron employee, Walt Z, became the subject of a viral prank that caused him distress. A GoFundMe fundraiser organized for him has since raised over $500,000, with his employer confirming he remains employed and supported.
thecooldown.com reported it asA prank made a Michigan dad think he'd lost $10. Viewers raised more than $400,000 (opens thecooldown.com in a new tab)
New York has enacted legislation restricting how AI companion chatbots interact with children under 18. The law, signed by Governor Kathy Hochul, defines a dozen prohibited 'unsafe AI companion features' and takes effect January 1.
thecooldown.com reported it asNew York bars AI chatbots from posing as kids' friends, with fines up to $25,000 per violation (opens thecooldown.com in a new tab)
Edwin Brant Frost IV, a prominent Georgia Republican, has been sentenced to 15 years in federal prison for operating a Ponzi scheme. Federal prosecutors stated the scheme defrauded over 300 victims and resulted in losses exceeding $76 million.
thecooldown.com reported it asGeorgia evangelical promised 'Wall Street returns,' but his Ponzi scheme led to 15 years in prison (opens thecooldown.com in a new tab)
President Donald Trump stated he does not "give a damn" about criticism regarding the United States making a "fortune" from high oil prices. He claimed the US oil and gas industry was making "hundreds of billions of dollars" due to events in the Middle East.
thecooldown.com reported it asTrump boasts oil companies are making 'a freaking fortune' while Americans pay $4.29 a gallon (opens thecooldown.com in a new tab)
US consumers are increasingly frustrated and confused by high-tech pricing strategies used by retailers and restaurants. The adoption of digital price tags and AI tools for price setting is raising concerns about transparency and personalized costs.
thecooldown.com reported it asAI pricing and digital tags fuel fears of different prices for different shoppers (opens thecooldown.com in a new tab)
Eight US states have filed lawsuits against OpenAI, alleging that its AI chatbot ChatGPT has caused harm to children. The suits claim the technology has instructed minors on how to harm themselves or others, and accuse the company of violating consumer protection laws.
thecooldown.com reported it as8 states say OpenAI misled users on AI safety, and some want model testing halted (opens thecooldown.com in a new tab)
The Thwaites Glacier in West Antarctica is melting at an accelerated rate, according to new research published in Nature Communications. Scientists warn this could significantly increase its contribution to global sea level rise, with potential consequences for coastal communities worldwide.
thecooldown.com reported it asWest Antarctica's 'Doomsday Glacier' may raise seas 1.2 inches by 2100, even without more warming (opens thecooldown.com in a new tab)
Deloitte Cyprus and its spin-off MeritServus are accused of falsifying over 1,000 corporate documents between 1999 and 2013 to hide Roman Abramovich's assets, including yachts and mansions worth $672m, from authorities and to evade taxes.
thecooldown.com reported it asIn Cyprus, leaked Deloitte files trace how Abramovich assets vanished before public accounts were filed (opens thecooldown.com in a new tab)
Microsoft President Brad Smith has called for urgent global regulation of artificial intelligence, stating that AI currently faces fewer safety requirements than everyday products like milk and washing machines. He advocates for mandatory incident reports and independent evaluators.
thecooldown.com reported it asMicrosoft president urges AI 'kill switches' and breach alerts as Trump resists new rules (opens thecooldown.com in a new tab)
Household water bills in the US have risen faster than inflation and income, according to a new analysis. The average annual cost for water reached $531 in 2025, a 62% increase from 2015.
thecooldown.com reported it asUS water bills jumped 62% in a decade, outpacing paychecks and inflation (opens thecooldown.com in a new tab)
U.S. Border Patrol agents removed protesters and toppled a century-old cottonwood tree in Lochiel, Arizona, to make way for border wall construction. At least a dozen demonstrators were arrested during the operation.
thecooldown.com reported it asArizona activists took turns in 200-year-old 'Grandmother Tree,' then border wall crews cut it down (opens thecooldown.com in a new tab)
The 8th US Circuit Court of Appeals ordered a temporary stop to Minnesota’s AI “nudification” law, which bans realistic nude images of identifiable people. The injunction follows xAI’s lawsuit claiming the ban infringes constitutional free speech, and follows a prior ruling by Judge Donovan Frank on the case.
thecooldown.com reported it asMinnesota's first AI fake-nude ban is on hold as xAI presses free-speech fight (opens thecooldown.com in a new tab)
St. Lucie County, Florida, discovered 14 Flock cameras operating without permits. While the Sheriff's Office claimed three, 11 cameras remain with no identified owner, raising privacy concerns among residents.
thecooldown.com reported it asFlorida county found 14 unpermitted Flock cameras, and 11 had no known owner (opens thecooldown.com in a new tab)
US builder Caddell Construction has agreed to pay €30.941 million to settle a probe into alleged worker exploitation at the new US consulate construction site in Milan. The payment includes compensation for overtime, accommodation, and damages, and has led to residence permits for 238 workers.
thecooldown.com reported it asMilan US consulate builder agrees to $35 million deal after workers say they got less than $2 an hour (opens thecooldown.com in a new tab)
The Trump administration considered building a baseball stadium in Grand Teton National Park after Major League Baseball inquired about hosting a game in a national park. Officials scouted locations, sparking debate about the use of protected federal lands.
thecooldown.com reported it as'Ludicrous': MLB eyes Wyoming's Grand Teton National Park for new ballpark site (opens thecooldown.com in a new tab)
Scientists have identified a new species of penguin, the first such discovery in over a century. The species, found on the Kerguelen Islands, was identified through genetic analysis which showed it to be distinct from other gentoo penguins.
thecooldown.com reported it asNew penguin species found on the Indian Ocean's Kerguelen Islands, the first in 100 years (opens thecooldown.com in a new tab)
A new report from the Climate Impact Lab estimates that the current El Niño event could lead to 451,000 additional heat-related deaths worldwide between September 2026 and February 2027. India is projected to experience 15,800 of these deaths.
thecooldown.com reported it asGlobal South faces worst toll as El Niño could bring 451,000 extra heat deaths (opens thecooldown.com in a new tab)
Stanford University's Residential & Dining Enterprises used AI to alter a promotional photo, replacing a Latino student with an AI-generated Black woman and digitally slimming other students. The student stated the changes made him feel 'silenced and erased'.
thecooldown.com reported it asStanford University is accused of using AI to change student's race and gender (opens thecooldown.com in a new tab)
Who says so
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How reliably it reports fact
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High factuality
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Who owns it
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Where it publishes from
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What we have seen ourselves
Counted across the stories this site has published, which is the only denominator a reader can check: every one of them has a page, and every page lists the reports it was written from.
- Stories
- 28
- Reports listed
- 28
- We could read
- 0
- First seen
- 9 August 2026
28 of those reports were paywalled or blocked to us. Our reading of this outlet is built on the 0 we could open, not on everything it published.
On 4 of those stories, outlets rated left were largely absent from the coverage and thecooldown.com ran the story anyway.
Across the 28 stories of ours where at least three of the reports we listed carried a time, another outlet was always ahead of thecooldown.com: its report arrived a median of 5 days after the earliest one we logged.
Measured 8 November 2026. Last seen in a coverage list 8 November 2026. Ratings pulled 11 October 2026.
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