AMANDA SEITZ

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47%

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 poor reputation for journalistic standards and is not considered a reliable news source.

Bias

80%

Examples:

  • The Biden administration is likely to proclaim those results regularly on the campaign trail for months to come as former President Donald Trump, the Republican front-runner, vows to dismantle the Obama-era program.

Conflicts of Interest

0%

Examples:

No current examples available.

Contradictions

100%

Examples:

  • The statement ‘20 million people have enrolled for health insurance this year through the Affordable Care Act marketplaces’ is deceptive as it includes those who were previously on Medicaid but now have to purchase plans on the marketplace with higher premiums and copays.
  • The statement ‘President Joe Biden will likely proclaim those results regularly on the campaign trail for months to come’ is a lie by omission as it fails to mention that many of these enrollees were previously insured and did not need ACA marketplaces.

Deceptions

50%

Examples:

  • The statement ‘20 million people have enrolled for health insurance this year through the Affordable Care Act marketplaces’ is deceptive as it includes those who were previously on Medicaid but now have to purchase plans on the marketplace with higher premiums and copays.
  • The statement ‘President Joe Biden will likely proclaim those results regularly on the campaign trail for months to come’ is a lie by omission as it fails to mention that many of these enrollees were previously insured and did not need ACA marketplaces.

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20 Million Sign Up for ACA Health Insurance in 2024, Surpassing Last Year's Record

20 Million Sign Up for ACA Health Insurance in 2024, Surpassing Last Year's Record

Broke On: Saturday, 13 January 2024 A record-breaking 20 million people have signed up for health insurance through the ACA marketplaces during the latest open enrollment period, surpassing last year's record of more than 16 million enrollments.