Les Carpenter

Les Carpenter is a Washington D.C.-based reporter who specializes in covering the Olympics and related issues. He has a background in political science and journalism from the University of Missouri and has previously worked for The Washington Post, Yahoo! Sports, Seattle Times, Connecticut Post, and the Guardian. His focus includes sports enterprise writing with a concentration on the NFL, baseball, and Olympic sports.

Biography:  https://www.washingtonpost.com/people/les-carpenter/

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

90%

Examples:

  • The author has a slight bias towards reporting on doping issues in sports.

Conflicts of Interest

90%

Examples:

  • The author has a conflict of interest in reporting on the Olympics as they cover the event and related issues exclusively.

Contradictions

75%

Examples:

  • The author reported contradictory information about the reason for positive tests of 23 Chinese swimmers and Kamila Valieva's suspension.

Deceptions

75%

Examples:

  • The author provided false information about Kamila Valieva's positive test disclosure date and RUSADA's suspension lift, which could be considered deceptive.

Recent Articles

Michael Phelps and Allison Schmitt Urge WADA to Tackle Doping Crisis in Olympics:

Michael Phelps and Allison Schmitt Urge WADA to Tackle Doping Crisis in Olympics:

Broke On: Tuesday, 25 June 2024 Olympic swimmers Michael Phelps and Allison Schmitt testified before the US House of Representatives in June 2024, expressing concerns about doping issues threatening the Olympics. They criticized WADA's handling of Chinese swimmers who tested positive for banned substances before Tokyo and Beijing Games, calling for stronger action against doping to maintain public trust.
Russian Figure Skater Kamila Valieva Banned from Competition for Four Years Following Positive Test for Trimetazidine

Russian Figure Skater Kamila Valieva Banned from Competition for Four Years Following Positive Test for Trimetazidine

Broke On: Tuesday, 30 January 2024 Russian figure skater Kamila Valieva has been banned from competition for four years by the Court of Arbitration for Sport (CAS) following a positive test for trimetazidine. The ban is backdated to December 25, 2021 and will prevent her from competing in any international events until at least December 31, 2025.