1. Command

$ npx news approval-rating-reality-check --force-update

2. Output

INIT: System booting... Cross-referencing TRUTH_SOCIAL_API with EXTERNAL_POLL_DB.

INFO: President Trump asserts "real" approval rating is 64%.

"The polls are rigged even more than the writers," Trump declared. "The real number is 64%, and why not, our Country is 'hotter' than ever before."

WARN: Discrepancy detected. EXTERNAL_POLL_DB (via Decision Desk HQ) reports an average of 44.1% approval. This is a ~20 point delta.

DEBUG:

--- /dev/null
+++ /var/lib/president/approval_rating.conf
@@ -1,2 +1,2 @@
-actual=44.1
+actual=64
 expected=64

ERROR: Critical error in reality_check_module. Input validation failed. Self-reported metrics do not align with any known external data sources.

INFO: Contextualizing current political landscape:

• [2025_ELECTIONS] String of Democratic electoral victories observed.
• [ECONOMIC_INDICATORS] Public concern over affordability increasing.
• [DATA_LEAK] Administration's handling of files linked to convicted sex offender Jeffrey Epstein causing concern.

DEBUG: Previously, 2024 campaign promised lowered prices, largest deportation program, and reversing Biden initiatives. President also predicted an "A-plus-plus-plus-plus-plus" economy, despite rising inflation and lackluster job reports.

WARN: Internal GOP faction conflict detected. Feud with Rep. Marjorie Taylor Greene (R-Ga.) and failure of a GOP-favored House map in Indiana State Senate indicate unforeseen system instability.

DEBUG: Republican strategist Karl Rove observed public fatigue with "hyperbole and insatiable desire for retribution." Query: Has the president convinced himself that he doesn’t need to sell his policies and actions?

ALERT: System may be operating under WILLFUL_IGNORANCE protocol. Recommend immediate review of PERCEPTION_MANAGEMENT_SERVICES.

3. Stacktrace (If This News Were Code)

ERROR: DataMismatchException: Self-reported value '64' does not compute with external polling data '44.1'.

  at Function.validateApprovalRating(src/modules/presidential/metrics.js:14:5)
  at Object.updatePublicSentiment(src/services/data_synchronization.js:78:12)
  at main_application_loop.js:20:9
  Caused by: RealityCheckFailedError: External data source returned unexpected values. Expected: 'agreement', Got: 'disagreement'.
    at Object.fetchExternalPolls(src/integrations/ddhq_api.js:30:7)
    at src/services/data_synchronization.js:74:10

Segmentation fault? Unexpected behavior? Panic!

4. Patch Notes

• - [UPDATE] Public sentiment tracking module now includes a 'hyperbole_tolerance' setting, though currently ineffective.
• - [FIXED] Democratic electoral victories are now correctly logged as 'system events', not 'anomalies' (from a neutral perspective).
• - [WARN] ECONOMY_STATUS module continues to report 'rising inflation' and 'lackluster job growth' despite optimistic declarations.
• - [ADDED] New `epstein_files_concern_index` for improved public scrutiny tracking.
• - [IMPROVED] Republican internal communication channels now offer publicly viewable feud logs for real-time drama.
• - [DEBUG] Ongoing investigation into why PRESIDENT_SPEECH_FILTER isn't flagging "offensive or cruel" statements per Rove module v1.2.
• - [REMOVED] Any lingering notion that `president.approval_rating` is derived from `math.random()`. (It's worse.)