BASSEM MROUE

Bakr Seif was a Lebanese man who disappeared from his village in Tripoli on December 8th. He had been released from prison just six months prior to his disappearance and had opened a grocery store for him to work at. His mother believed he was being detained by the Lebanese intelligence, but five days before he was killed, he called her saying that “I have been wronged, I have been wronged,” without explanation. Seif had spent seven years in jail on suspicion of acts of terrorism and was released in June without trial. The family maintains his innocence.

Biography:  https://apnews.com/article/islamic-state-group-business-middle-east-lebanon-economy-d5b696be655ae18be7ceedac4b72360e

58%

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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

70%

Examples:

  • Iran-backed fighters are loosely allied with Hamas
  • Members of Iraqi Shiite Popular Mobilization Forces clean the rubble after a U.S. airstrike in al-Qaim, Iraq

Conflicts of Interest

50%

Examples:

  • Iran-backed fighters are loosely allied with Hamas
  • Members of Iraqi Shiite Popular Mobilization Forces clean the rubble after a U.S. airstrike in al-Qaim, Iraq

Contradictions

85%

Examples:

  • Tensions had been rising since the Israel-Hamas war started on Oct. 7 and a week later Iran-backed fighters began carrying out drone and rocket attacks on bases housing US troops in Iraq and Syria
  • The US military has launched strikes on dozens of sites manned by Iran-backed fighters in western Iraq and eastern Syria
  • U.S military retaliation Friday had been expected since the Jan 28 attack in Jordan

Deceptions

50%

Examples:

  • The author claims that tensions had been rising since October when Iran-backed fighters began carrying out attacks on US bases in Iraq and Syria. However, this statement is false as there were no reported attacks before January 28th when a drone strike killed three US service members and wounded dozens of others.
  • The author claims that the area struck by the U.S military is important because it is where thousands of Iran-backed fighters are deployed to help expand Iran's influence from Tehran to the Mediterranean coast. However, this statement is also false as there were no reported attacks on US bases in Iraq and Syria before January 28th when a drone strike killed three US service members and wounded dozens of others.
  • The author claims that U.S military retaliation Friday had been expected since the Jan 28 attack in Jordan. However, this statement is false as there was no indication that such an attack would occur before January 28th when a drone strike killed three US service members and wounded dozens of others.

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