Lydia Moynihan

Lydia Moynihan is a business reporter at The Post covering power players across Wall Street, Washington, tech and media. She has covered major events including the 2020 presidential election, the Allen & Co. conference in Sun Valley, and the Milken Conference.

Biography:  https://nypost.com/author/lydia-moynihan/

42%

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 article also suggests that ByteDance has no legitimate reasons for not selling TikTok, implying that it is solely motivated by Chinese interests and not by business considerations.
  • The article uses biased language to portray Jeff Yass as a bully and a megadonor who is trying to influence Congress. The word 'bullies' implies that he is aggressive or rude without providing any evidence of his actions.

Conflicts of Interest

0%

Examples:

  • The only possible conflict of interest mentioned in the article is Jeff Yass's donation history. However, this does not seem to be relevant to his actions or opinions on TikTok.
  • There are no other sources of potential bias or conflicts of interest disclosed in the article.

Contradictions

85%

Examples:

  • The first contradiction involves the timeline of the bill. The article states that it would give ByteDance 165 days to sell TikTok or be banned, but then contradicts itself by saying that Yass is calling members of Congress to try to halt legislation which would force a sale within five months.
  • The second contradiction involves the ownership of TikTok. The article states that it is owned by ByteDance, which is linked to the Chinese government, but then implies that selling it would put it in US hands instead.

Deceptions

30%

Examples:

  • The first deception involves the use of quotation marks around 'bullies'. This is misleading because it implies that Yass actually said those words when he may not have.
  • The second deception involves the lack of direct quotes from Yass or his spokesperson. The article relies on a paraphrase which may not accurately reflect what they really said.

Recent Articles

TikTok Faces Possible Ban in US as House Approves Bill

TikTok Faces Possible Ban in US as House Approves Bill

Broke On: Thursday, 07 March 2024 TikTok, a popular social media app owned by ByteDance, is facing the possibility of being banned in the United States. The House Energy and Commerce Committee has unanimously approved a bill that could lead to this outcome if ByteDance does not divest TikTok within 5 months or sell it to an American company. This measure comes after years of scrutiny over concerns about Chinese government spying risks, as well as criticism directed at the app's content related to topics such as the Israel-Hamas war and suppression of certain topics that don't align with Chinese interests.