Thomas Barrabi

Thomas Barrabi is a business reporter for the New York Post. He covers technology and consumer news. Thomas has reported on various topics including Google outages, Apple lawsuits, and Tesla recalls. Barrabi's reporting focuses on providing accurate and timely information to readers. He has a strong background in journalism and a deep understanding of the tech industry.

Biography:  https://nypost.com/author/thomas-barrabi/

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

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 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

95%

Examples:

  • However, there are instances where the author's reporting may favor certain perspectives due to the nature of the news story.
  • The author has shown a neutral bias in their reporting.

Conflicts of Interest

75%

Examples:

  • In one article, the author reported on a DOJ lawsuit against Apple. The author did not disclose any potential conflicts of interest related to the topic.

Contradictions

90%

Examples:

  • In one article, there was a contradiction regarding user reports of a Google service outage. The author reported over 1000 user reports while Google claimed they had identified and were working on a fix.

Deceptions

90%

Examples:

  • The author has used sensational headlines in some articles to grab readers' attention, which may be misleading.

Recent Articles

Google News Experiences Global Outage: Confirmed by TechRadar, NY Post, Laptop Mag, USA Today, and Tom's Guide

Google News Experiences Global Outage: Confirmed by TechRadar, NY Post, Laptop Mag, USA Today, and Tom's Guide

Broke On: Friday, 31 May 2024 Google News, a globally used news aggregator service, unexpectedly faced an outage on May 31, 2024. The issue affected users worldwide and impacted both desktop and mobile versions. According to reports from TechRadar, NY Post, Laptop Mag, USA Today, and Tom's Guide, Google acknowledged the problem and was working on a solution.
Apple Sued by Justice Department for Limiting Android Texting Functionality in Green Bubble Issue

Apple Sued by Justice Department for Limiting Android Texting Functionality in Green Bubble Issue

Broke On: Sunday, 24 March 2024 Apple is being sued by the Justice Department for limiting functionality of Android to iPhones texting, which has been mocked online and some women find men who own Androids less attractive. The lawsuit claims that green bubble status is part of a social stigma exclusion and blame. Apple shares fell more than 4% on Thursday after the DOJ announced its lawsuit.

Google CEO Sundar Pichai to Testify in Epic Games Antitrust Trial

Broke On: Monday, 06 November 2023 Google CEO Sundar Pichai is set to testify in an antitrust trial against Epic Games over Google's app store practices. Google offered Netflix a special deal, which was rejected. Google's Margaret Lam has been highlighted for her requests to colleagues to turn off chat history. Google offered Epic Games $147 million to bring Fortnite to the Google Play Store. Google paid Activision Blizzard $360 million to launch its games on the Play Store. The Play Store generates more than $12 billion per year in operating profits for Google.

Epic Games Accuses Google of 'Bribe and Block' Scheme in Antitrust Trial

Broke On: Monday, 06 November 2023 Epic Games has accused Google of using a 'bribe and block' scheme to stifle competition. Google offered a $360 million incentive package to Activision Blizzard and an $18 million agreement with Tencent's Riot Games to ensure their games launched on the Google Play store. The trial is Google's second major U.S. antitrust trial in two months and is expected to last until just before Christmas.