Leyland Cecco

Leyland Cecco is an American journalist who has written for The Guardian since 2021. He covers topics such as human rights, justice and international affairs.

Biography:  https://www.theguardian.com/profile/leyland-cecco

72%

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

85%

Examples:

  • The article implies that nitrogen hypoxia is untested and cruel without providing any evidence or context.
  • The article uses a biased tone to criticize Onex Corp and Allegro Industries for their involvement in the execution method.

Conflicts of Interest

50%

Examples:

  • The article does not explain how Allegro Industries became involved in the execution method.
  • The article fails to disclose the full ownership structure of Walter Surface Technologies and Onex Corp.

Contradictions

85%

Examples:

  • The article contradicts itself by stating that nitrogen gas has never been used before in executions but also mentioning that other countries have executed prisoners using nitrogen hypoxia.
  • The article suggests that Onex Corp and Allegro Industries are directly responsible for supplying the equipment without providing any proof or details.

Deceptions

80%

Examples:

  • The article misrepresents the nature and severity of nitrogen hypoxia as a form of execution.
  • The article uses deceptive practices by omitting important information about the involvement of Canadian companies and countries that have used nitrogen hypoxia before.

Recent Articles

Alabama to Use Nitrogen Hypoxia for First Time in US Execution on Thursday

Alabama to Use Nitrogen Hypoxia for First Time in US Execution on Thursday

Broke On: Thursday, 25 January 2024 Alabama is set to execute Kenneth Eugene Smith, 58, by nitrogen hypoxia on Thursday. This will be the first time this method has been used in the US and potentially anywhere in the world. The controversial execution was initially scheduled for November 2022 but was botched due to issues finding a vein for lethal injection. Smith's accomplice, John Forrest Parker, was convicted of being an accessory to murder and executed by lethal injection in 2010.