Jon Herskovitz

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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

75%

Examples:

  • . The disapproval rate for Yoon rose to 63% from 58% in a weekly tracking poll by Gallup Korea releasedBloomberg Terminal Friday.
  • The polling group cited the “issue” around the first lady as one of the drivers for the rise in the rate.

Conflicts of Interest

50%

Examples:

  • , Kim Jong Un is expected to preside over a major policy-setting meeting with renewed power owing to advances by North Korea’s military and economy that would allow him to rebuff US pressure to wind down his nuclear arms programs.
  • While no dates have been given, in the past few years the event has taken place over several days in the last week on the calendar.

Contradictions

85%

Examples:

  • , Kim Keon Hee has been accused of resume padding during Yoon's presidential race and led her to offer a public apology. She was also accused of academic plagiarism and is suspected of involvement in stock price manipulation.
  • The controversy now threatens to undermine his standing and his agenda.

Deceptions

50%

Examples:

  • , Kim Jong Un is expected to preside over a major policy-setting meeting with renewed power owing to advances by North Korea’s military and economy.
  • Kim Jong Un is expected to preside over a major policy-setting meeting with renewed power owing to advances by North Korea’s military and economy.

Recent Articles

North Korea's Failed Hypersonic Missile Launch: A Sign of Escalating Tensions with South Korea and the US

North Korea's Failed Hypersonic Missile Launch: A Sign of Escalating Tensions with South Korea and the US

Broke On: Wednesday, 26 June 2024 North Korea launched a suspected hypersonic missile on Wednesday, which exploded mid-flight, following the deployment of the USS Theodore Roosevelt to South Korea and Putin's visit signing a mutual defense pact. The failed launch marks Pyongyang's latest attempt in developing quicker, harder-to-detect solid fuel hypersonic missiles. Tensions escalate with balloon-borne trash attacks from North Korea and military drills, mutual defense pacts, border breaches.
North Korea's Military Spy Satellite Launch Fails: Rocket Explodes During First Stage of Flight

North Korea's Military Spy Satellite Launch Fails: Rocket Explodes During First Stage of Flight

Broke On: Monday, 27 May 2024 North Korea's attempt to launch a military spy satellite on May 27, 2024, failed when the rocket exploded during its first stage of flight. The international community strongly condemned this violation of UN Security Council resolutions as North Korea's third attempt to put a spy satellite into orbit. Kim Jong-un's military ambitions include deploying a fleet of spy satellites and testing nuclear missiles, but technical difficulties continue to plague North Korean rocket technology.
South Korea's President Yoon Suk-yeol Faces Criticism Over First Lady Kim Keon Hee Accepting Luxury Handbag from Choi Jae-young in September 2023

South Korea's President Yoon Suk-yeol Faces Criticism Over First Lady Kim Keon Hee Accepting Luxury Handbag from Choi Jae-young in September 2023

Broke On: Tuesday, 30 January 2024 South Korea's President Yoon Suk-yeol is facing criticism over a video that shows his wife accepting a $2,250 luxury handbag from Choi Jae-young in September 2023. The controversy has sparked political infighting within the ruling conservative party and raised questions about Yoon's leadership style.
North Korea Prepares for War with the United States

North Korea Prepares for War with the United States

Broke On: Thursday, 28 December 2023 North Korea is preparing for war with the United States The country has put a military spy satellite into orbit and tested Hwasong-18 ICBM, which is considered a breach of United Nations Security Council resolutions Kim Jong Un has reinstated key figures involved in high-profile provocations against Seoul and ordered the military to prepare for war The US has reaffirmed its commitment to provide extended deterrence against Pyongyang and dismissed no military options, including nuclear South Korea's President Yoon Suk Yeol has ordered troops not to wait for orders to retaliate in the event of an attack It is a real possibility that North Korea is preparing for war