Peyton Yager

Peyton Yager was born in Friendswood, Texas and grew up watching news with her family during Hurricane Rita. She started studying broadcast journalism at The University of Texas at Austin before moving to Fayetteville, Arkansas where she covered deadly tornadoes and the Johnson & Johnson opioid trial. In Oklahoma City, she reported on Donald Trump's 2020 campaign rally in Tulsa and shared stories of Oklahomans affected by COVID-19 while pressing politicians for answers. She was honored to join the FOX 4 team in March 2021.

Biography:  https://www.fox4news.com/person/y/peyton-yager

62%

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

80%

Examples:

  • The article mentions that things will be dry on Tuesday but does not provide any information about what this means. This statement is likely meant to imply that the weather will be milder than expected and therefore less severe, which could lead readers to believe that school closures are unnecessary.

Conflicts of Interest

50%

Examples:

  • The author has not provided any information about potential conflicts of interest in their reporting.

Contradictions

100%

Examples:

  • The article mentions several other school districts in the same sentence as Dallas and Fort Worth ISDs when only two specific districts are closing on Tuesday.
  • The article states that 'several North Texas school districts' are closing on Tuesday when only two specific districts (Dallas ISD and Fort Worth ISD) have made the decision to close. This statement implies a larger number of closures than what actually occurred, which is misleading.

Deceptions

50%

Examples:

  • The article mentions several other school districts in the same sentence as Dallas and Fort Worth ISDs when only two specific districts are closing on Tuesday.
  • The article states that 'several North Texas school districts' are closing on Tuesday when only two specific districts (Dallas ISD and Fort Worth ISD) have made the decision to close. This statement implies a larger number of closures than what actually occurred, which is misleading.

Recent Articles

Winter Weather Causes School Closures and Water Shortages in Houston, North Texas

Winter Weather Causes School Closures and Water Shortages in Houston, North Texas

Broke On: Tuesday, 16 January 2024 Winter weather advisory in Houston and North Texas causes school closures, road conditions, burst pipes and water shortages.