31.9% of matchups won
354 matchups
Elo 1250
tracked 2025/05/15 → 2026/09/14
mission: Analyze armed conflicts · Modern warfare analysis · nonprofits
Public sentiment
how often it gets picked, by matchup framing35%
picked as helping wellbeing
208 matchups
28%
picked as hurting wellbeing
146 matchups
On balance people see it as helping.
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Rating over time
Elo, 7-day average · history as of 2025-08-29Related
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Known for
- Reports on Syrian civil war
- Iraq war analysis
- Afghanistan strategy critique
- Ukraine war updates
- Libyan revolution reports
Based on 354 head-to-head matchups from Mic Check's global survey; ratings use Elo (1500 = neutral start). Latest data 2026/09/14. Full rankings ·
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