Nancy Dillon

Nancy Dillon is an American journalist who has worked for Rolling Stone magazine since 2013. She previously worked at The New York Daily News as a staff writer from 2007 to 2013.

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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

80%

Examples:

  • The author describes Von D's defense as being based on “inspiration” and emphasizes that she created a completely different work. This implies that she did not intend to infringe on Sedlik's copyright, which is not supported by the evidence presented in court.
  • The author describes Von D's tattoo as having no jacket or black background, implying that it was significantly different from Sedlik's photo. However, this does not excuse her use of the image without permission.

Conflicts of Interest

50%

Examples:

  • The author describes Von D's defense as being based on “inspiration” and emphasizes that she created a completely different work. This implies that she did not intend to infringe on Sedlik's copyright, which is not supported by the evidence presented in court.
  • The author describes Von D's tattoo as having no jacket or black background, implying that it was significantly different from Sedlik's photo. However, this does not excuse her use of the image without permission.

Contradictions

95%

Examples:

  • The author describes Von D's defense as being based on “inspiration” and emphasizes that she created a completely different work. This implies that she did not intend to infringe on Sedlik's copyright, which is not supported by the evidence presented in court.
  • The author describes Von D's tattoo as having no jacket or black background, implying that it was significantly different from Sedlik's photo. However, this does not excuse her use of the image without permission.

Deceptions

50%

Examples:

  • The article presents the case as if Kat Von D only used the famous photo for inspiration and created a completely different work on her friend's arm. However, this is not true as there are many differences between the original photo and Kat Von D's tattoo.

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