Michael Balsamo

Michael Balsamo is a national correspondent for The Associated Press based in Washington. He covers the Justice Department, FBI and federal courts. He has reported on a range of high-profile stories, including the Russia investigation, the Trump administration's zero tolerance immigration policy and the nomination of Supreme Court Justice Brett Kavanaugh.

Biography:  https://apnews.com/hub/michael-balsamo

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

85%

Examples:

  • In the article 'Ex-prosecutor warns of fining Donald Trump over gag order', there is a noticeable focus on the potential consequences for Trump, which could be seen as a bias against him.

Conflicts of Interest

100%

Examples:

No current examples available.

Contradictions

100%

Examples:

No current examples available.

Deceptions

90%

Examples:

No current examples available.

Recent Articles

Federal Judge Issues Gag Order to Donald Trump Regarding White House Records

Broke On: Sunday, 01 October 2023 A federal judge has issued a gag order to former President Donald Trump, preventing him from blocking the release of White House records to the House committee investigating the January 6th Capitol attack. The National Archives, which currently holds the records, has stated that it will take several weeks to process the records before they can be released. The House committee has been seeking these records as part of its investigation into the events leading up to the January 6th Capitol attack.