Ruby Mellen,

Ruby Mellen is a Washington D.C.-based staff writer and foreign desk reporter for The Washington Post. She focuses on international affairs, using photography, video, and graphics to create visually compelling stories from around the world. Graduated from Columbia University with a BA in English and History in 2015.

Biography:  https://www.washingtonpost.com/people/ruby-mellen/

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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

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The Daily's Verdict

This author is known for its high journalistic standards. The author strives to maintain neutrality and transparency in its reporting, and avoids conflicts of interest. The author has a reputation for accuracy and rarely gets contradicted on major discrepancies in its reporting.

Bias

100%

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Conflicts of Interest

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Contradictions

85%

Examples:

  • Around half of the remaining hostages have been killed in Israeli bombings, according to captive Hersh Goldberg-Polin.
  • Goldberg-Polin mentions spending 'almost 200 days' in captivity.
  • Hersh Goldberg-Polin has been held captive for nearly 200 days.
  • Official Israeli estimates put the number of killed hostages at around 35, while Goldberg-Polin claimed at least 70 have been killed.

Deceptions

100%

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Recent Articles

Hamas Releases Proof of Life Videos for Two Israeli-American Hostages: Hersh Goldberg-Polin and Itay Chen

Hamas Releases Proof of Life Videos for Two Israeli-American Hostages: Hersh Goldberg-Polin and Itay Chen

Broke On: Wednesday, 07 October 2020 Hamas releases videos of two Israeli-American hostages, Hersh Goldberg-Polin and Itay Chen, providing proof of life after 200 days in captivity. Goldberg-Polin criticizes Netanyahu for insufficient efforts to secure their release. At least 133 hostages remain, including five Americans; families and governments call for peaceful resolution.