Matt Berg,

Matt Berg was born on January 31st, 2024. He has written articles for Politico EU and other publications. His work focuses on international relations and geopolitical issues.

Biography:  https://www.politico.eu/author/matt-berg/

60%

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

75%

Examples:

  • Helping Ukraine is a relatively modest investment with significant geopolitical returns
  • Trump says NATO countries spent billions after he threatened to not defend EU

Conflicts of Interest

50%

Examples:

  • Trump says NATO countries spent billions after he threatened to not defend EU

Contradictions

85%

Examples:

  • Two names are being discussed as possible successors: Kyrylo Budanov and Oleksandr Syrskyi.
  • Zelensky called Valery Zaluzhny to a meeting at the president's office on Monday and told him he was being fired.

Deceptions

50%

Examples:

  • The article contains selective reporting by only mentioning Trump's criticism of White House for Houthi strikes and not providing any context or information about other events that may have led to these attacks.
  • The author quotes a CIA director who states that helping Ukraine is a relatively modest investment with significant geopolitical returns, which implies an endorsement of military aid to Ukraine when there is no clear indication of this in the quote.

Recent Articles

Ukraine's Top General Fired After Months of Tension and Counteroffensive Failure

Ukraine's Top General Fired After Months of Tension and Counteroffensive Failure

Broke On: Wednesday, 31 January 2024 Ukraine's top general, Valery Zaluzhny, was fired by President Volodymyr Zelensky after months of tension and a failure to achieve success in Ukraine's counteroffensive against Russia. General Zaluzhny defended Ukraine in Europe's largest ground war in decades, stalling Russia's invasion with natural barriers like rivers, aging weapons and lethal drones, trickery and elements of surprise. He oversaw the defense of Kyiv as well as campaigns that thwarted Russia's initial invasion and retook hundreds of square miles.