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Media & framing

Omission bias

Bias by what is left out, not what is said.

Definition

Omission bias is the form of framing bias produced by selecting which facts to include and which to leave out. A report can be entirely accurate and still misleading if it omits the casualty toll on the other side, the prior provocation, or the diplomatic alternative.

Why this matters when reading conflict news

Omission is harder to spot than loaded language because there is nothing wrong on the page — only the missing context.

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