Nick Thompson

Nick Thompson Senior Editor, CNN Digital Nick Thompson is a London-based journalist covering Europe, the Middle East and Africa for CNN International. News tips? Email nick.thompson@cnn.com. Read Full Bio Latest Jaafar Ashtiyeh/AFP/Getty Images enemy Attack Prime Minister Mohammed Shtayyeh and his government have submitted their resignations, he announced on Facebook on Monday.

58%

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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

65%

Examples:

  • The author seems to have a pro-US bias as he mentions that the US favors a reformed PA being in control of both the West Bank and Gaza as part of a future independent state. This implies that money plays a significant role in this decision, which is not necessarily true.
  • The author uses religious bias when he says 'our great people'. This is not accurate as it does not reflect the diversity of Palestinian society.

Conflicts of Interest

50%

Examples:

  • The article also contains an example of monetary bias by mentioning that the US favors a reformed PA being in control of both the West Bank and Gaza as part of a future independent state. The author implies that money plays a significant role in this decision, which is not necessarily true.
  • The author does not seem to have any clear conflict of interest as he works for a news organization that is supposed to be impartial and objective.

Contradictions

65%

Examples:

  • It is headquarters in Ramallah and exercises nominal self-rule in parts of occupied West Bank.
  • The article states that the Palestinian Authority (PA) has been seen as corrupt by US politicians and Palestinians themselves for a long time. However, no evidence or facts are mentioned to support this claim.

Deceptions

50%

Examples:

  • The article states that the Palestinian Authority (PA) has been seen as corrupt by US politicians and Palestinians themselves for a long time. However, no evidence or facts are mentioned to support this claim.
  • The author uses religious bias when he says 'our great people'. This is not accurate as it does not reflect the diversity of Palestinian society.

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Israeli Strikes on Hezbollah Sites in Lebanon's Beqaa Valley Kills Two and Wounds One Person

Israeli Strikes on Hezbollah Sites in Lebanon's Beqaa Valley Kills Two and Wounds One Person

Broke On: Monday, 26 February 2024 On February 26, 2024, Israeli forces carried out strikes on Hezbollah sites in Lebanon's Beqaa Valley. Two Hezbollah members were killed and a rocket fired from Lebanon struck a chicken coop in Shtula, wounding one person. The IDF is carrying out an ongoing operation against the terrorist group.