Chris Perkins

Chris Perkins is a Senior Editor at Motor1. For the past eight years, he wrote for Road & Track, where his work focused on engineering, motorsports, and the people who make up the automotive world. His career started at Jalopnik where, among other things, he wrote many top-ten lists. He currently lives in car-friendly New York City.

Biography:  https://www.motor1.com/info/team/chris-perkins/

44%

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

85%

Examples:

  • The author does not show any clear bias or deception in his article about Dodge Charger Daytona's weight.
  • The author shows bias towards Toyota 4Runners by praising their roll-down rear glass as essential for off-road staple, even though it may not be true. He also exaggerates the difficulty of getting this feature into the new generation of 4Runner.
  • The author tends to present electric cars in a negative light by implying that they are heavy and less desirable than conventional vehicles. He also uses sensational language to emphasize the weight of the Charger Daytona EV R/T trim without providing any context or information about its features and equipment.

Conflicts of Interest

0%

Examples:

  • The author does not show any signs of being affiliated with or promoting any specific company or product.
  • There are no conflicts of interest found in the articles provided by the user.

Contradictions

100%

Examples:

  • The author does not provide any evidence or sources to support his claims that roll-down rear window has been a staple of Toyota 4Runner since its beginning and that electric cars are heavy.
  • There are no contradictions found in the articles provided by the user.

Deceptions

30%

Examples:

  • The author uses deceptive practices such as making unsupported claims and using sensational language to attract readers' attention. He also compares the weight of a Dodge Charger Daytona EV R/T trim to that of a long-range all-wheel drive Kia EV9 without providing any context or information about their features and equipment.
  • The author uses logical fallacies such as false dilemma by implying that electric cars are heavy and less desirable than conventional vehicles. He also does not provide any evidence or sources to support his claims.

Recent Articles

2024 Dodge Charger Daytona: A Powerful Electric Muscle Car with Impressive Performance

2024 Dodge Charger Daytona: A Powerful Electric Muscle Car with Impressive Performance

Broke On: Wednesday, 06 March 2024 The 2024 Dodge Charger Daytona is an electric muscle car with a two-door body style and all-wheel drive. The R/T delivers up to 670 horsepower, while the Scat Pack can go from 0-60 mph in just 3.3 seconds with a quarter mile elapsed time of impressive 11.5 seconds.