Sarah Dadouch

Sarah Dadouch is a Beirut-based correspondent covering Syria and Lebanon, as well as the Gulf, for The Washington Post. Previously, she was a Reuters correspondent in Beirut, Riyadh and Istanbul covering Lebanon, Syria, the Gulf and Turkey.

Biography:  https://www.washingtonpost.com/people/sarah-dadouch/

72%

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

85%

Examples:

  • Hezbollah leader Hasan Nasrallah on Jan. 5 broached for the first time the possibility of finally demarcating the line between Lebanon and Israel
  • Israel warned Washington in late December that if a long-term border agreement wasn't reached soon, Israel would escalate its fight with Hezbollah.
  • The article contains examples of religious bias and monetary bias.

Conflicts of Interest

50%

Examples:

  • Israeli jets hit Lebanon in heaviest strike since Gaza war began
  • One Israeli woman was killed and at least eight people were wounded, said Ilana Stein, a spokesperson for the National Public Diplomacy Directorate.
  • The author presents the airdrop as an act of benevolence when in reality it is a last resort measure taken by Jordan due to Israel's military campaign against Hamas.

Contradictions

100%

Examples:

Deceptions

80%

Examples:

  • The action followed a morning attack launched from Lebanon into the northern Israeli town of Safed that struck a house and an Israel Defense Forces base.
  • The article states that Israeli fighter jets began an extensive wave of attacks on Lebanese territory, but it does not provide any evidence to support this claim.

Recent Articles

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Israel Launches Longest and Heaviest Attack on Lebanon Since Gaza War After IDF Soldier Killed in Rockets from Lebanon

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