Joshua Matz,

Joshua Matz (@JoshuaMatz8) is a partner at Kaplan Hecker & Fink LLP and an Adjunct Professor at Georgetown Law School. He specializes in constitutional and election law, as well as Supreme Court and appellate litigation.

Biography:  https://www.justsecurity.org/author/matzjoshua/

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

95%

Examples:

  • Articles are facially and substantively defective in many respects, including being long, confusing, poorly drafted.
  • The authors claim that the charges against Mayorkas come nowhere close to meeting the constitutional standard of 'high crimes and misdemeanors'. However, they do not provide any evidence or legal analysis to support this claim.

Conflicts of Interest

15%

Examples:

  • The authors have a clear conflict of interest in writing an article that defends the impeachment charges against Mayorkas. They are both lawyers who specialize in constitutional and election law, and they served as counsel to the House Judiciary Committee for the first impeachment and trial of President Trump.
  • The authors have a financial interest in promoting their legal services by portraying themselves as experts on constitutional matters.

Contradictions

85%

Examples:

  • Articles are facially and substantively defective in many respects, including being long, confusing, poorly drafted.
  • He is also faulted for describing the border as 'secure,' criticizing his response to routine oversight requests, and abandoning a grab-bag of border security initiatives favored by some Republicans.
  • Mayorkas is accused of failing in his administration of immigration law and policy.
  • The charges against Mayorkas come nowhere close to the constitutional standard of 'high crimes and misdemeanors.'

Deceptions

95%

Examples:

  • The deceptions are also found in the omission of relevant facts, such as Mayorkas' role in implementing policies that have resulted in thousands of deaths and suffering among migrants.
  • The deceptions are mostly found in the lack of evidence or legal analysis to support the authors' claims that the charges against Mayorkas come nowhere close to meeting the constitutional standard of 'high crimes and misdemeanors'. The authors also use loaded language, such as describing the border as “secure,” which implies that it is not secure at all.

Recent Articles

House Impeaches Homeland Security Secretary Alejandro Mayorkas on Two Articles of Impeachment

House Impeaches Homeland Security Secretary Alejandro Mayorkas on Two Articles of Impeachment

Broke On: Tuesday, 13 February 2024 The House of Representatives has impeached Homeland Security Secretary Alejandro Mayorkas on two articles of impeachment. The first article accuses him of willful and systemic refusal to comply with the law, while the second alleges a breach of public trust. Republicans have been investigating Mayorkas' handling of immigration policy since they regained control of the House in 2021, citing an unprecedented influx of migrants at the US-Mexico border and accusing him of not doing enough to secure it. The Senate will now review the articles and decide whether or not to remove Mayorkas from office.