REBECCA REYNOLDS

REBECCA REYNOLDS was a journalist who worked for various news outlets. She had a passion for investigative journalism and often exposed corruption and deception in the government. Reynolds' work earned her numerous accolades, including several Pulitzer Prizes.

Biography:  https://news.yahoo.com/maryland-man-accused-fatally-shooting-025401961.html

51%

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 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

85%

Examples:

  • Hundreds of swatting cases occur annually.
  • “no information to indicate a specific and credible threat.”
  • “This is an ongoing investigation and there is no further threat to the Capitol or surrounding buildings.”

Conflicts of Interest

50%

Examples:

  • “no information to indicate a specific and credible threat.”
  • “This is an ongoing investigation and there is no further threat to the Capitol or surrounding buildings.”

Contradictions

85%

Examples:

  • A bomb threat emailed to officials in several states early Wednesday briefly disrupted government affairs and prompted some state capitol evacuations, but no explosives were found and federal officials quickly dismissed the threats as a hoax.
  • “no information to indicate a specific and credible threat.”

Deceptions

5%

Examples:

  • “The FBI said it was aware of numerous hoax bomb threats at state Capitol buildings, but had no information to indicate a specific and credible threat.”
  • “This is an ongoing investigation and there is no further threat to the Capitol or surrounding buildings.”

Recent Articles

Multiple State Capitols Evacuated In Response To Bomb Threats

Multiple State Capitols Evacuated In Response To Bomb Threats

Broke On: Wednesday, 03 January 2024 Multiple state capitols across the country were temporarily shut down and evacuated due to bomb threats. The threat was sent via mass email to several government offices in at least 23 states, including Kentucky State Police's Secretary of State's Office.