Nathaniel Percy

Nathaniel Percy is a journalist who covers crime and public safety for the Southern California News Group. He has worked as a sports reporter before and does freelance play-by-play broadcast work.

Biography:  https://www.ocregister.com/author/nathaniel-percy/

38%

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 poor reputation for journalistic standards and is not considered a reliable news source.

Bias

75%

Examples:

  • The author implies that homeowners in wealthy neighborhoods are more likely to be targeted by burglars than others, which is not supported by facts or statistics.
  • The author uses biased language to describe the suspects as part of a transnational organized crime ring without providing any evidence.

Conflicts of Interest

0%

Examples:

Contradictions

85%

Examples:

  • The article also contradicts itself by claiming that the suspects had no reason to be in Irvine while at the same time reporting their arrest.
  • The article contradicts itself by stating that the men were from Chile and then saying they were not.

Deceptions

30%

Examples:

  • The author also uses vague language to describe the suspects' alleged involvement in burglary tourism without defining what that means.
  • The author uses deceptive practices by lying by omission and making false claims without providing any evidence or context.

Recent Articles

Irvine Police Arrest Three Men from Chile for International Organized Crime Ring Burglaries

Irvine Police Arrest Three Men from Chile for International Organized Crime Ring Burglaries

Broke On: Monday, 25 March 2024 Irvine police arrested three Chilean men for their involvement in an international organized crime ring that targets residential areas. The trio was caught while casing the area and were charged with conspiracy to commit burglary, providing false information to a police officer, and possession of burglary tools.