Stephanie Mencimer

Stephanie Mencimer is a staff reporter in Mother Jones' Washington bureau. She covers politics, culture, and social issues from a liberal perspective. She has been with the magazine since 2014 and has written several articles that criticize Republicans and Trump supporters while praising Democrats and progressives.

Biography:  https://www.motherjones.com/author/stephanie-mencimer/

70%

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

10%

Examples:

  • The author tends to present opinions as facts and uses emotional language to appeal to the reader's feelings.

Conflicts of Interest

100%

Examples:

  • The author has a clear conflict of interest as she works for Mother Jones, which is known to be biased against conservatives and Trump supporters. She also writes articles that support the Democratic Party's agenda.

Contradictions

85%

Examples:

  • The author contradicts herself by claiming that Republicans blocked a bipartisan deal while also saying it was restrictive and didn't do enough. She also implies that the expulsion authority would create more chaos at the border without explaining how.

Deceptions

100%

Examples:

  • The author uses deceptive practices such as omitting important information, using misleading headlines, and making false or exaggerated claims to deceive the reader into believing her point of view.

Recent Articles

Senate Fails to Pass Bipartisan Bill on Border Security and Foreign Aid

Senate Fails to Pass Bipartisan Bill on Border Security and Foreign Aid

Broke On: Wednesday, 07 February 2024 The Senate has failed to pass a bipartisan border security and foreign aid bill that would have provided $118 billion in funding for national security, including $60 billion for Ukraine and Israel. The bill also included an ambitious immigration package but faced opposition from conservative Republicans who argued it did not secure the border.