RFE/RL's Ukrainian

RFE/RL's Ukrainian Service is a leading media outlet in Ukraine, known for its bold and in-depth reporting from the front lines of the conflict. Its comprehensive coverage includes award-winning reporting by the Donbas.Realities and Crimea.Realities projects and the Schemes investigative unit.

Biography:  https://www.rferl.org/author/rfe-rls-ukrainian-service/guv_qt

94%

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

90%

Examples:

  • RFE/RL's Ukrainian Service is known for its bold and in-depth reporting from the front lines of the conflict in Ukraine. Its comprehensive coverage includes award-winning reporting by the Donbas.Realities and Crimea.Realities projects and the Schemes investigative unit.

Conflicts of Interest

100%

Examples:

No current examples available.

Contradictions

95%

Examples:

  • In article 1, there is a contradiction regarding Trump's claim of freeing 'hostages' without providing details which may refer to RFE/RL journalist Alsu Kurmasheva.

Deceptions

95%

Examples:

  • In article 2, there are instances of sensationalist language such as 'fair response' and 'heinous', and quoting Oleh Kiper without providing evidence to support his claim of two Russian Iskander-M missiles striking a residential area in Odesa.

Recent Articles

Controversial Ukrainian Professor Iryna Farion Assassinated in Lviv: Authorities Search for Gunman, Political Motives Suspected

Controversial Ukrainian Professor Iryna Farion Assassinated in Lviv: Authorities Search for Gunman, Political Motives Suspected

Broke On: Friday, 19 July 2024 Former Ukrainian lawmaker and linguist Iryna Farion was assassinated in Lviv on July 19, 2024. Known for her controversial stance against Russian-speaking soldiers, Farion gained notoriety when she served as a parliament member from the ultranationalist party Svoboda. Her death sparked investigations and calls for accountability from President Volodymyr Zelensky, with potential motives including political motivations or personal dislikes.
Russian forces kill 20 in double-tap strike on Ukrainian port city of Odesa

Russian forces kill 20 in double-tap strike on Ukrainian port city of Odesa

Broke On: Friday, 15 March 2024 On March 15, Russian forces launched a double-tap strike on the Ukrainian Black Sea port city of Odesa using Iskander missiles and drones. The attack killed at least 20 people and injured more than 73 others, including eight rescuers who arrived to extinguish fires and search for survivors in the second strike.

Senate Republicans Block Aid Bill for Ukraine and Israel Amid Border Policy Dispute

Broke On: Tuesday, 05 December 2023 Senate Republicans blocked an emergency spending bill that included $50 billion in security assistance for Ukraine and $14 billion for Israel. The failure of the vote is seen as a reflection of waning support in the United States for continuing to fund Ukraine's war effort. Exiled Belarusian opposition leader Svyatlana Tsikhanouskaya has called on U.S. lawmakers to support the Belarusian democracy movement and tighten sanctions on authoritarian leader Alyaksandr Lukashenka.