Aaron Barker,

Aaron Barker is an award-winning journalist and meteorologist based in Houston, Texas. He has been a senior digital content producer at FOX Weather since 2021. Growing up in Alabama and being an alumnus of Mississippi State University, Aaron has worked all over the U.S. During his time in Houston, he has covered major weather events such as Hurricane Harvey, Tropical Storm Imelda, and the Great Texas Freeze. In his free time, Aaron enjoys photography, a good plate of barbecue, and spending time with his dachshund-beagle mix named Addison.

Biography:  https://www.foxweather.com/person/b/aaron-barker

99%

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

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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

100%

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Conflicts of Interest

100%

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Contradictions

85%

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  • Damaging wind gusts above 75 miles per hour will become more likely as the storms evolve into a line across southeastern Iowa and Northern Illinois.
  • Tornadoes, damaging winds, hail possible in Midwest on Tuesday
  • Two rounds of storms are expected: one in the morning and one in the afternoon.

Deceptions

100%

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Recent Articles

Severe Weather Outbreak: Tornadoes, Damaging Winds, and Heavy Rain Impact Midwest and Plains

Severe Weather Outbreak: Tornadoes, Damaging Winds, and Heavy Rain Impact Midwest and Plains

Broke On: Tuesday, 21 May 2024 A multi-day severe weather outbreak is impacting the Midwest and Plains, producing numerous severe storms with tornadoes, damaging winds, and heavy rain. The greatest threat of tornadoes is expected on Tuesday in northern Missouri, Iowa, Illinois, Wisconsin, and Minnesota. Rainfall amounts will be around an inch for most areas with locally higher amounts possible.