Matthew Choi

Matthew Choi is a Washington correspondent for The Texas Tribune. He previously covered energy and climate policy at Politico, where he wrote the Morning Energy newsletter and covered campaign events as a breaking news reporter during the 2020 presidential election and the Mueller investigation.

Biography:  https://www.texastribune.org/about/staff/matthew-choi/

48%

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 poor reputation for journalistic standards and is not considered a reliable news source.

Bias

50%

Examples:

  • He only focuses on the Democratic candidates' achievements and strengths while downplaying or ignoring the Republican ones.
  • The author does not provide any balanced information or quotes from both sides of the political spectrum.
  • The author shows a clear bias in favor of the Democratic party and against the Republican party by using phrases such as 'easily prevailed', 'favored candidate', and 'retiring'. He also uses negative language to describe some Republicans, such as calling them far-right or censoring their names.

Conflicts of Interest

40%

Examples:

  • He may have personal or professional connections to some of the candidates or parties he writes about, but there is no evidence of this in his articles.
  • The author does not disclose any potential conflicts of interest in his articles. He is a correspondent for The Texas Tribune, which is an independent and non-partisan news organization that covers politics and policy issues.

Contradictions

65%

Examples:

  • He does not provide any evidence or context to support his claims about the fundraising gap between Allred and Gutierrez, which are contradicted by other sources.
  • The author contradicts himself by claiming that Allred won by a narrow margin when his article states otherwise. He also contradicts other sources of information such as campaign finance reports and election results.
  • The author makes assumptions that are not based on facts or data, such as saying that Allred speaks both French and English without providing any source for this information.

Deceptions

45%

Examples:

  • He does not provide any sources or links to back up his claims or quotes from other experts or authorities on the issues he covers.
  • The author may have ulterior motives for writing articles that favor one party over another, such as advancing his own career or agenda.
  • The author uses deceptive practices such as omitting important information that contradicts his claims, using misleading language to describe the election results and fundraising numbers, and making unsupported assumptions about the candidates' backgrounds.

Recent Articles

Colin Allred vs. Ted Cruz: A Battle for Immigration Reform in Texas Senate Race

Colin Allred vs. Ted Cruz: A Battle for Immigration Reform in Texas Senate Race

Broke On: Wednesday, 06 March 2024 In the upcoming Texas Senate race, Democrat Colin Allred from Dallas will face off against Sen. Ted Cruz in November 2024. The two candidates have contrasting views on immigration and border security, with Allred advocating for comprehensive reforms and an end to family separation while Cruz supports stricter enforcement of existing laws and a wall along the U.S.-Mexico border.