KEVIN FREKING,

Kevin Freking is a reporter for the Associated Press, covering politics and government affairs. He has a reputation for balanced reporting, but his articles often contain subtle biases that favor one political party over another.

Biography:  https://apnews.com/hub/kevin-freking

92%

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

80%

Examples:

  • In the article 'George Santos survived a vote to expel him from the House', the author shows a bias by focusing on the perspective of a Democratic lawmaker who criticizes the New York Republicans.
  • In the article 'House Republicans unveil plan to avoid government shutdown', the author shows a bias towards the House Republicans by highlighting their concern for the national debt and portraying the White House's response as dismissive.

Conflicts of Interest

100%

Examples:

No current examples available.

Contradictions

100%

Examples:

No current examples available.

Deceptions

100%

Examples:

No current examples available.

Recent Articles

House Speaker Proposes Two-Step Measure to Prevent Government Shutdown Amid Opposition

Broke On: Saturday, 11 November 2023 House Speaker Mike Johnson has proposed a two-step stopgap spending measure to prevent a government shutdown. The measure aims to fund some parts of the government until Jan. 19 and others until Feb. 2. The proposal has been met with opposition from both parties. Moody's Investors Service lowered its outlook on the U.S. government's debt to 'negative' from 'stable.' If an agreement is not reached by Friday, a partial government shutdown could occur.

House Fails to Expel New York Congressman George Santos Amid Corruption Charges

Broke On: Wednesday, 01 November 2023 Republican Congressman George Santos faced a vote for expulsion in the U.S. House of Representatives due to multiple federal charges. The resolution to expel Santos was introduced by fellow GOP lawmakers from New York, but failed to pass in the House. Santos has pleaded not guilty to all charges and defended his right to due process.