Brian Dakss,

Brian Dakss is a journalist who has written for The Early Show and CBS News.

Biography:  https://www.cbsnews.com/news/the-csi-effect/

60%

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:

  • The article mentions that other U.S. cell service providers reporting outages but does not provide any specific information about those outages or their impact on customers.

Conflicts of Interest

50%

Examples:

  • The article does not provide any specific information about conflicts of interest for the author or their employer.

Contradictions

70%

Examples:

  • Customers of T Mobile, Verizon, UScellular and Consumer Cellular were also reporting issues though far fewer than AT&T.
  • Some municipalities were experiencing difficulties with 911 service due to the outage.
  • The reports of AT&T outages appeared to have started at around 4 a.m. EST and picked up again two hours later before waning.

Deceptions

40%

Examples:

  • The article mentions that other U.S. cell service providers reporting outages but does not provide any specific information about those outages or their impact on customers.

Recent Articles

AT&T and Verizon Network Outage Affects Tens of Thousands of Customers on February 22nd

AT&T and Verizon Network Outage Affects Tens of Thousands of Customers on February 22nd

Broke On: Thursday, 22 February 2024 On February 22nd, AT&T and Verizon experienced a network outage that affected wireless service in various cities across the US. Tens of thousands of customers reported no service during this time, while nearly 30,111 customers nationwide experienced an issue.