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Manipulation leaves fingerprints.

Decipon makes them visible.

See how content tries to influence you—so you can decide for yourself. Decipon analyzes text for 20 categories of influence tactics and shows you the evidence.

Not a fact-checker. Not a truth oracle. A tactics lens.

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Here's what you'll see

Every analysis returns a detailed influence tactics score with evidence for each finding.

Example analysis

“Nation faces unprecedented crisis as officials urge immediate action”

Opinion column · National News Wire

47
MODERATE Influence Tactics Score

68% confidence

Emotional Manipulation 3.8/5
Missing Information 3.1/5
Tribal Division 2.4/5
Suspicious Timing 1.6/5
Uniform Messaging 1.2/5

“Act now before it’s too late” — urgency tactic identified in 4 of 8 paragraphs

Sources cited without verifiable links; key opposing viewpoints omitted

Perspectives

Balanced
Synthesis Critical Supportive

Both perspectives agree: urgency tactics are present, but the core claims align with available data. The elevated score reflects persuasion technique density, not factual inaccuracy.

Scores range from 0 (minimal tactics) to 100 (heavy use). Learn how scoring works

How it works

Step 1

Paste a URL

Enter any article, post, or text you want to analyze.

Step 2

Analyze 20 categories

Decipon analyzes emotional manipulation, logical fallacies, tribal framing, and more.

Step 3

Read with clarity

Get a scored report with evidence, plus alternative perspectives that weigh the findings from critical and supportive angles. You decide what it means.

See both sides of every finding

A score alone is not enough. Every analysis includes a Perspectives panel that examines the content from opposing angles—so you can form your own judgment.

Critical

Assumes the content is using influence tactics. Looks for emotional manipulation, omitted context, and persuasion patterns—the strongest case for skepticism.

Supportive

Assumes the content is authentic and well-intentioned. Highlights verifiable sources, fair framing, and legitimate rhetorical choices—the strongest case for trust.

Synthesis

Weighs both perspectives to produce a balanced reading. Identifies where the critical and supportive views agree, where they diverge, and what to investigate further.

Most tools give you a score and a verdict.
Decipon gives you the structured debate—and lets you be the judge.

What we analyze

20 categories of influence tactics, grouped into 5 dimensions of persuasion.

Emotional Manipulation

Emotional Triggers

Fear, outrage, or guilt without proportionate evidence

Urgent Action

Pressure to act immediately, discouraging reflection

Novelty Overuse

Claims of “unprecedented” or “never before seen”

Emotional Repetition

Same emotional triggers repeated to reinforce response

Manufactured Outrage

Anger disconnected from underlying facts

Suspicious Timing

Timing Coincidence

Content timed to coincide with events or crises

Financial/Political Gain

Narratives that benefit specific powerful interests

Historical Parallels

Patterns resembling known influence campaigns

Uniform Messaging

Phrase Repetition

Identical phrases across multiple sources simultaneously

Bandwagon Effect

Appeals to conformity—“everyone agrees”

Rapid Behavior Shifts

Sudden coordinated adoption of hashtags or positions

Tribal Division

Us vs. Them

Clear in-group/out-group framing with moral judgment

Simplistic Narratives

Complex issues reduced to good vs. evil

False Dilemmas

Only two extreme options when others exist

Missing Information

Context Omission

Relevant facts or perspectives excluded

Authority Overload

Over-reliance on credentials without substance

Suppression of Dissent

Critics dismissed or labeled rather than addressed

Cherry-Picked Data

Selective statistics that misrepresent the full picture

Logical Fallacies

Arguments with structural reasoning errors

Framing Techniques

Language that shapes perception before evidence

Who it's for

Different audiences, same principle: see the tactics, decide for yourself.

Readers

Verify before you share. See influence patterns in news, social media, and opinion pieces.

Journalists

Systematically analyze sources. Identify influence tactics in press releases and statements.

Researchers

Quantify manipulation at scale. Use the API to analyze datasets across sources and time periods.

Organizations

Monitor content credibility across channels. Integrate scoring into editorial and compliance workflows.

A different approach

Decipon doesn't tell you what's true. It shows you how content tries to influence you.

Without Decipon

  • Read content at face value
  • Trust based on gut feeling
  • Miss subtle framing and emotional tactics
  • Hours of manual cross-referencing

With Decipon

  • See influence tactics scored with evidence
  • Trust based on 20-category analysis
  • Every persuasion technique highlighted
  • Instant credibility assessment

Transparent

See the evidence behind every score. The methodology is open and auditable.

Empowering

We show you the tactics—you decide what they mean. No verdicts, no censorship.

Evidence-based

Every finding is backed by specific textual evidence.

Common questions

How accurate is the analysis?
Each analysis includes a confidence score that indicates how certain the system is about its findings. Decipon uses a combination of machine learning models and linguistic analysis across 20 categories. Scores reflect the presence of influence tactics, not whether content is true or false.
Can I trust the results?
Decipon is transparent by design. Every score is backed by specific evidence from the text—highlighted passages, quoted phrases, and pattern descriptions. You can see exactly why content scored the way it did and evaluate the reasoning yourself.
What if I disagree with a score?
That's expected and welcome. A high score doesn't mean content is wrong—legitimate persuasion, opinion writing, and advocacy may score high without being deceptive. The score is a prompt to look closer, not a verdict. Community validation helps improve accuracy over time.
What content can I analyze?
Any publicly accessible text content: news articles, blog posts, press releases, opinion pieces, social media threads, and more. Paste a URL or use the browser extension to analyze pages as you browse.
Is my content stored or shared?
Analysis results are cached to serve repeat requests efficiently, but the original content is not stored long-term. We do not track what you analyze, share your queries with third parties, or build profiles of your reading habits. See our privacy policy for details.

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