Irelend Viscount

Irelend Viscount joined the abc27 News team in July of 2023 and is thrilled to be back in the Midstate where she grew up. Irelend was born and raised in York County, graduating from Dallastown Area High School. After High School, Irelend studied broadcast journalism and minored in marketing at West Virginia University. After college, Irelend was a bureau reporter in Northern Michigan for 2 years where she covered many stories including a tornado, the Michigan State University school shooting, and a plane crash on Beaver Island. Irelend is excited to tell stories in the communities she grew up in and looks forward to meeting new people. When not reporting you can find Irelend spending time with her 2 golden retrievers, Tito and Archie.<

Biography:  https://www.abc27.com/author/irelend-viscount/

54%

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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

75%

Examples:

  • > Bryan Sibbach, one of the co-owners of Precision Training Concepts and Perry Strength & Fitness Center in Harrisburg, said his mother passed away from congestive heart failure. <
  • Wellspan Cardiologist Pete Barclay says eating healthy is also important.

Conflicts of Interest

50%

Examples:

  • , said his mother passed away from congestive heart failure. <

Contradictions

100%

Examples:

No current examples available.

Deceptions

30%

Examples:

  • The statement 'heart disease has been the leading cause of death in the United States since 1950' is not entirely accurate as cancer was actually the leading cause of death until recently.

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