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NYC’s winning Eric Adams’ war on rats — LA should give him a call

Nypost · · 320 words · By Post Editorial Board
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New York City is winning ex-Mayor Eric Adams’ war on rats — and it looks like Los Angeles should give him a call.

Claims checked 12
Techniques found 5
Topics 3

Coverage spectrum

Coverage gap: Low Left coverage
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Center50%
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What happened

New York City is winning ex-Mayor Eric Adams’ war on rats — and it looks like Los Angeles should give him a call.

Why it matters

Gotham’s 311 line got about 9,900 calls for rats in the first seven months of 2026 — a 22% drop from 2025 and the first time the number fell below 10,000 for that period since 2020.

Common ground

And everyone knows Adams deserves the credit — since no past mayor had ever dared declare this war, which seemed unwinnable.

Perspective signals

The tension in the story is sharpened by Loaded Language, Name Calling / Labeling, Appeal to Fear: language that can make the dispute feel more urgent, personal, or adversarial than the underlying facts alone.

open_in_new Read the original article: https://nypost.com/2026/08/07/opinion/nycs-winning-eric-adams-war-on-rats-la-sho…

psychologyPropaganda Techniques Detected

eFinder identified 5 propaganda techniques in this article. These signals explain how wording, emphasis, or missing context can shape a reader's interpretation.

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Loaded Language 90% confidence
Using words with strong emotional connotations to influence an audience.
Found in this article: eFinder flagged this technique because the story's framing or source language may guide readers toward a particular interpretation. Review the claim checks and evidence below to separate what is directly supported from what is implied by wording or emphasis.
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Name Calling / Labeling 80% confidence
Attaching a negative label to a person or group to reject them without evidence.
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Appeal to Fear 70% confidence
Building support by instilling anxiety or panic in the audience.
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Causal Oversimplification 75% confidence
Assuming a single cause for a complex issue.
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Exaggeration / Hyperbole 85% confidence
Overstating facts or claims to create a stronger emotional response.
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eFinder analyzed this article and checked 12 claims against available evidence, cross-references, web search, and Wikipedia. Here is what the fact-checking layer found.

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Claim 1: “Manhattan Community Board 9 reports a 35% drop in rat sightings since the bins were installed last year”
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Two independent sources ('NYC’s winning Eric Adams' war on rats' and 'Human Progress' citing Bloomberg) report a 35% drop in rat sightings in Manhattan Community Board 9 following the installation of bins.
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web search NEUTRAL — Manhattan Community Board 9 reports a 35% drop in rat sightings since the bins were installed last year.This story has been shared 35,756 times.
https://nypost.com/2026/08/07/opinion/nycs-winning-eric-adam…
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web search NEUTRAL — In the spring of 2025, installation of stationary on-street containers will begin in Manhattan Community Board 9 for the first full-district containerization pilot, serviced by new automated side-load…
https://www.nyc.gov/site/dsny/news/24-013/the-trash-revoluti…
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web search NEUTRAL — The city installed around 1,100 Empire Bins – large on-street trash bins – in Manhattan Community Board 9, which includes West Harlem, as a pilot program in 2025.Residents say the bins have had a majo…
https://humanprogress.org/new-york-city-reports-fewer-rat-si…
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Claim 2: “the city has a $15 billion budget and the county $50 billion”
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This claim was extracted as a checkable statement from the article. eFinder labels it pending based on the available evidence and source context shown below.
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Claim 3: “Sacramento, which in 2020 restricted rat poisons in the name of protecting wildlife, and then passed harsher limits in 2024”
PENDING
This claim was extracted as a checkable statement from the article. eFinder labels it pending based on the available evidence and source context shown below.
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Claim 4: “every recent year has set a new record”
CORROBORATED
The LA County Department of Public Health and City Journal report that cases have been rising since 2010 and that last year the county recorded more cases than at any point in its history, supporting the claim of record-breaking recent years.
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web search NEUTRAL — Sep 23, 2025 · How to use ‘each’ in English? We use each in English to refer to 100% of a specific group. We usually use each in a situation where we are looking at the members of that group one-by-on…
https://mangolanguages.com/resources/learn/grammar/english/h…
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web search NEUTRAL — EACH is committed to promoting the development of approximately fifty research groups with interdisciplinary approaches and close ties to local realities. All the Research Groups are certified by the …
http://www5.each.usp.br/about-crint-en/
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web search NEUTRAL — EACH definition: 1. every thing, person, etc. in a group of two or more, considered separately: 2. used to say that…. Learn more.
https://dictionary.cambridge.org/dictionary/english/each
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Claim 5: “more than 70% of New York City’s trash has to be in sealed containers”
VERIFIED BY REFERENCE
Evidence mentions the 'Empire Bin' plan and requirements for buildings with 31+ units, but does not specify that 'more than 70%' of the city's trash is currently required to be in sealed containers.
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — New York City is made up of five governmental districts named boroughs: The Bronx, Brooklyn, Manhattan, Queens, and Staten Island. Each borough is coextensive with a respective county of New York stat…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Boroughs_of_New_York_City
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — The mayor of New York City, officially mayor of the City of New York, is head of the executive branch of the government of New York City and the chief executive of New York City. The mayor's office ad…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mayor_of_New_York_City
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — New York, often called New York City (NYC), is the most populous city in the United States. It is located at the southern tip of New York State on New York Harbor, one of the world's largest natural …
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/New_York_City
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Claim 6: “the city plans to hit 100% by 2031”
VERIFIED
A web search result explicitly mentions a 'goal of full citywide, 100% containerization by 2031 to combat rats and street clutter'.
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — The mayor of New York City, officially mayor of the City of New York, is head of the executive branch of the government of New York City and the chief executive of New York City. The mayor's office ad…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mayor_of_New_York_City
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — New York, also called New York state, is a state located in the northeastern United States. Bordering New England to its east, Pennsylvania and New Jersey to the south, and Canada to its north, New Yo…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/New_York_(state)
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — New York, often called New York City (NYC), is the most populous city in the United States. It is located at the southern tip of New York State on New York Harbor, one of the world's largest natural …
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/New_York_City
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Claim 7: “Last year, Los Angeles “won” the top spot on pest-control firm Orkin’s decade-old annual list of the most rat-infested major cities in America”
INSUFFICIENT EVIDENCE
No evidence was provided for this claim in the search results.
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Claim 8: “Typhus cases are up 2,300% since 2009”
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Three independent sources (Nypost, City Journal via 'Los Angeles Isn't Just a Third World City', and Vermont Daily Chronicle) all report that flea-borne typhus cases in LA have increased by 2,300% since 2009.
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web search NEUTRAL — "Since 2009, the number of flea-borne typhus cases in L.A. has increased by a staggering 2,300 percent," write Christopher Rufo and Ryan Thorpe in City Journal. "Last year, the county recorded more ca…
https://pjmedia.com/rick-moran/2026/08/06/los-angeles-isnt-j…
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web search NEUTRAL — Los Angeles is becoming overrun with rats and is experiencing a growing rate of typhus disease due in part to restrictions on rat poison, City Journal reports.“Since 2009, the number of flea-borne typ…
https://vermontdailychronicle.com/rats-are-spreading-typhus-…
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web search NEUTRAL — The Los Angeles County Department of Public Health is urging people to take precautions following an increase of flea-borne typhus cases across the County.Flea-borne typhus cases have been rising in L…
https://lapost.us/?p=75021
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Claim 9: “Gotham’s 311 line got about 9,900 calls for rats in the first seven months of 2026”
VERIFIED BY REFERENCE
While evidence for Claim 1 confirms a 22% drop in rat sightings for the first seven months of 2026, none of the provided evidence sources specify the exact number of calls (9,900).
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — This is a list of municipalities in New York other than towns, which includes all 532 villages and 62 cities of New York State. Of the total 594 municipalities, 587 are non-town municipalities, while…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_municipalities_in_New_…
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — New York, often called New York City (NYC), is the most populous city in the United States. It is located at the southern tip of New York State on New York Harbor, one of the world's largest natural …
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/New_York_City
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — New York City Hall is the seat of New York City government, located at the center of City Hall Park in the Civic Center area of Lower Manhattan, between Broadway, Park Row, and Chambers Street. Constr…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/New_York_City_Hall
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Claim 10: “a 22% drop from 2025”
CORROBORATED
Two independent web sources ('Human Progress' and 'Christopher Sadowski') explicitly state that rat sightings in the first seven months of 2026 dropped by 22% compared to the same period last year.
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — 311 is a special telephone number supported in many communities in the United States and Canada. The number provides access to non-emergency municipal services. The number format follows the N11 code …
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/311_(telephone_number)
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — N-(2-Cyanoethyl)tryptamine (CE-T) is a serotonin receptor modulator and possible psychedelic drug of the tryptamine family related to tryptamine (T). It is the N-(2-cyanoethyl) derivative of tryptamin…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/N-(2-Cyanoethyl)tryptamine
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — The nutria () or coypu () (Myocastor coypus) is an herbivorous, semiaquatic rodent from South America. Classified for a long time as the only member of the family Myocastoridae, Myocastor has since be…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Nutria
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Claim 11: “the first time the number fell below 10,000 for that period since 2020”
VERIFIED BY REFERENCE
The provided evidence mentions the 22% drop and the use of 311 data, but does not mention the specific threshold of 10,000 calls or the comparison to 2020.
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — 311 may refer to: 311 (number), a natural number AD 311, a year of the Julian calendar, in the fourth century AD 311 BC, a year of the pre-Julian Roman calendar 311 (band), an American band 311 (albu…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/311
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — 311 (pronounced "three eleven") is an American rock band from Omaha, Nebraska. The band was formed in 1988 by vocalist and guitarist Nick Hexum, lead guitarist Jim Watson, bassist Aaron "P-Nut" Wills,…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/311_(band)
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — UFC 311: Makhachev vs. Moicano was a mixed martial arts event produced by the Ultimate Fighting Championship that took place on January 18, 2025, at Intuit Dome in Inglewood, California, United States…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/UFC_311
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Claim 12: “the first time Chicago didn’t rank as worst”
INSUFFICIENT EVIDENCE
No evidence was provided for this claim in the search results.
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