Alex Acquisto

Alex Acquisto is a journalist who covers politics and government for the Kentucky.com. She has a reputation for balanced reporting, but in this particular article, there is a slight bias towards the Republican Attorney General's stance.

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 'Kentucky transgender minors, families plan to appeal to U.S. Supreme Court over new KY law', there is a bias towards the Republican Attorney General Daniel Cameron's stance on the ban, with his statement being presented without any counterarguments or perspectives.

Conflicts of Interest

100%

Examples:

No current examples available.

Contradictions

100%

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No current examples available.

Deceptions

100%

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No current examples available.

Recent Articles

ACLU and Families Petition Supreme Court Over Gender-Affirming Care Ban

Broke On: Wednesday, 01 November 2023 The ACLU and several families of transgender teenagers have petitioned the U.S. Supreme Court to review a ban on gender-affirming care for minors in Tennessee. The law includes a phase-out period by March 31, 2024, for ongoing medical treatments and stipulates that no new treatments could be started. Major medical associations, more than 20 of which have signed on to the lawsuit in support of the plaintiffs, unanimously oppose this type of health care ban.