Dan Morse

Dan Morse is a reporter based in Washington, D.C., where he covers courts and crime in Montgomery County, Maryland. He has previously worked for the Wall Street Journal, Baltimore Sun, and Montgomery (Ala.) Advertiser as a Pulitzer Prize finalist. Morse is also the author of 'The Yoga Store Murder,' published by Penguin. His education is in environmental engineering from Vanderbilt University.

Biography:  https://www.washingtonpost.com/people/dan-morse/

86%

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

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The Daily's Verdict

This author has a mixed reputation for journalistic standards. It is advisable to fact-check, scrutinize for bias, and check for conflicts of interest before relying on the author's reporting.

Bias

88%

Examples:

  • High school's the best target.
  • I'm the most familiar with the layout. I know where the doors with windows are, and it's the most convenient to enter.[/

Conflicts of Interest

100%

Examples:

  • A Maryland teenager was charged with threatening mass violence after investigators in Montgomery County found a 129-page 'memoir' the 18-year-old had written that described shooting up a high school and elementary school, and the story focused on a transgender main character being bullied in school and other issues that an acquaintance believed were directly from Ye's life and not indicative of fiction.

Contradictions

88%

Examples:

No current examples available.

Deceptions

70%

Examples:

  • As I walk through the hallways, I cherry pick the classrooms that are the easiest targets.
  • I have also considered shooting up my former elementary school because little kids make easier targets.

Recent Articles

Maryland High School Student Arrested for Detailed Plan of School Shooting

Maryland High School Student Arrested for Detailed Plan of School Shooting

Broke On: Thursday, 18 April 2024 An 18-year-old Maryland high school student, Alex Ye, was arrested for planning a mass shooting at Wootton High School and Lakewood Elementary School. Authorities discovered a detailed 129-page document with drawings and maps of the schools and strategies for executing the attack. Ye had previously been hospitalized for homicidal and suicidal ideations and had searched online for gun ranges, AR-15 rifles, and murder-suicide.

Suspect in Maryland Judge's Death Still at Large, Vehicle Found

Broke On: Sunday, 22 October 2023 A Maryland judge was found dead in his home. The suspect's vehicle has been located, but the alleged shooter is still at large. The search for the suspect has concluded in the Williamsport area, but the investigation is ongoing. The motive for the killing is still unknown.