Matt Leonard

Matt Leonard is a news reporter for WESH 2 News. He covers local news and investigative stories for the station. Leonard has reported on various topics including SpaceX launches, police shootouts, and community events. His reporting style is clear and concise.

Biography:  https://www.wesh.com/news-team/e0e763d4-af0e-4b20-abac-64e4b2bd8575

85%

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

100%

Examples:

No current examples available.

Conflicts of Interest

100%

Examples:

No current examples available.

Contradictions

14%

Examples:

  • The articles provide conflicting information on the exact time of the SpaceX launch.

Deceptions

53%

Examples:

  • One article deceptively omits important information about the number of people killed in a shooting incident.

Recent Articles

SpaceX Launches 20 Starlink Satellites from Vandenberg Space Force Base: The 50th Orbital Mission of the Year

SpaceX Launches 20 Starlink Satellites from Vandenberg Space Force Base: The 50th Orbital Mission of the Year

Broke On: Tuesday, 14 May 2024 SpaceX launched 20 Starlink satellites from Vandenberg Space Force Base on May 14, marking their 50th orbital mission of the year. The Falcon 9 rocket's first stage made a successful landing on the droneship Of Course I Still Love You, while the upper stage deployed the satellites to low Earth orbit. This launch brought SpaceX's Starlink megaconstellation to over 6,000 working satellites.
Europe's Galileo Satellites GM25 and FM27 Successfully Launched into Orbit by SpaceX's Falcon 9

Europe's Galileo Satellites GM25 and FM27 Successfully Launched into Orbit by SpaceX's Falcon 9

Broke On: Saturday, 27 April 2024 Two Galileo satellites, GM25 and FM27, were successfully launched into orbit on April 27, 2024 from Kennedy Space Center using a Falcon 9 rocket due to European launcher issues. This marked the twentieth and final mission for the Falcon 9 before retirement. The EU now relies on SpaceX for Galileo satellite launches as Ariane6 faces delays. The successful addition of these satellites brings the total number of operational Galileo satellites in orbit, providing precise navigation services that compete with GPS.
Two Dead, Two Injured in Palm Bay Shooting Incident

Two Dead, Two Injured in Palm Bay Shooting Incident

Broke On: Tuesday, 30 January 2024 On January 28th, two people died and two police officers were injured in a shooting incident that occurred in Palm Bay, Florida. The shooting took place at around 2:07 PM on the 400 block of Forgal Avenue Northeast after officers responded to a domestic dispute call. During the exchange of gunfire between the suspect and officers, an armed man named Brandon Kapas was killed by police shortly after he fled from the scene.