Mark Follman

Mark Follman is a senior editor at Mother Jones, where he focuses on national security, human rights, and social justice issues. He has been recognized for his in-depth, unique reporting and has been a finalist for the National Magazine Award.

Biography:  https://www.motherjones.com/author/mark-follman/

91%

The overall score is a weighted number that takes into account conflict of interest, bias, deception and other practices that undermines the credibility of the source. It is calculated as:
Analysis.OverallConflictOfInterestScore * 0.3F + Analysis.OverallBiasScore * 0.3F + Analysis.DeceptivenessScore * 0.3F + Analysis.ReadabilityScore * 0.1F

A score that takes into consideration the content for flow, interruptions with ads, and overt search engine optimization techniques that makes the content hard to understand

The Daily's Verdict

This author is known for its high journalistic standards. The author strives to maintain neutrality and transparency in its reporting, and avoids conflicts of interest. The author has a reputation for accuracy and rarely gets contradicted on major discrepancies in its reporting.

Bias

70%

Examples:

  • In the article 'The Killing of a Palestinian-American Boy Is a Wake-Up Call', the author implies that the crime was racially motivated without providing concrete evidence.
  • The same article uses emotionally charged language such as 'brutally murdered' and 'horrific crime' which can evoke strong emotions in readers.

Conflicts of Interest

100%

Examples:

No current examples available.

Contradictions

50%

Examples:

  • In the article 'The Killing of a Palestinian-American Boy Is a Wake-Up Call', there is a contradiction about the boy's family's duration of stay in the US. The author states that the family had recently moved to the US from Palestine, but this is contradicted by CNN and Reuters articles.
  • The same article reports that the landlord, Joseph Czuba, had a history of violent behavior, but this is contradicted by the Washington Post and Daily Mail articles which state that Czuba had no prior criminal record.

Deceptions

No current examples available.

Recent Articles

Investigation Underway into Fatal Stabbing of Palestinian-American Boy in Chicago

Broke On: Monday, 16 October 2023 12-year-old Palestinian-American boy, Wadea Al-Fayoume, was fatally stabbed in Chicago. The suspect, Joseph Czuba, was the boy's landlord and is currently in police custody. The motive behind the stabbing is unclear, but there are allegations of Czuba making anti-Muslim and anti-Palestinian remarks. The incident has sparked calls for a hate crime investigation.