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WSFA is an Alabama-based news station. They provide local and national news coverage as well as sports updates.

Biography:  https://www.wsfa.com/

64%

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 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 article presents nitrogen gas as a new and innovative method of execution when it is actually highly controversial one that has been criticized for its potential to cause unnecessary suffering.
  • The author portrays Smith's religious objection in a negative light
  • The author refers to Smith as an 'inmate' instead of acknowledging his humanity

Conflicts of Interest

50%

Examples:

  • The article does not provide any information about the author's potential conflicts of interest.

Contradictions

85%

Examples:

  • lawyers' arguments and a religious objection.
  • Smith was sentenced to death for a robbery and kidnapping.
  • The execution of Kenneth Eugene Smith has been an ongoing battle for years, consisting of three failed execution attempts, lawsuits,

Deceptions

60%

Examples:

  • The article uses selective reporting by only mentioning three failed execution attempts instead of all six that were attempted.
  • The author implies that Kenneth Eugene Smith was convicted of a murder for hire killing when he was actually sentenced to death for a robbery and kidnapping.
  • The author states that this will be the nation's first nitrogen hypoxia execution when it has already been done before.

Recent Articles

First US Execution By Nitrogen Gas Would Cause Painful And Humiliating Death, Experts Warn

First US Execution By Nitrogen Gas Would Cause Painful And Humiliating Death, Experts Warn

Broke On: Wednesday, 03 January 2024
    The use of nitrogen hypoxia as a method of execution in the United States is being condemned by international human rights experts for its potential to cause severe and unnecessary suffering. Kenneth Eugene Smith is scheduled to be put to death using this method later this month in Alabama.