Alicia Patton,

Digital Content Producer Alicia Patton joined the WKRN News 2 team as a Digital Content Producer in September 2021 for WKRN.com. She is a Nashville native and graduated from Middle Tennessee State University with a Bachelor of Science in Journalism and a minor in Communications. While attending MTSU, Alicia served as a student reporter and Digital Content Manager for the on-campus news organization Middle Tennessee News. As a Digital Content Producer for Good Morning Nashville, Alicia has covered breaking news events and is responsible for creating engaging content for the station’s 500K followers across various social media platforms. When not working, Alicia enjoys traveling with her twin sister and visiting the newest eateries in Music City. If you have a story idea, you can send her an email here. Latest from Alicia Patton

Biography:  https://www.wkrn.com/author/alicia-patton/

49%

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 uses biased language to describe white supremacists online as celebrating the reference to a racist and antisemitic conspiracy.

Conflicts of Interest

0%

Examples:

No current examples available.

Contradictions

85%

Examples:

  • The article claims that his friend group tried to use Snapchat location to find him but were unable to see him in the area of the last reported location. In reality, there is no mention of this attempt in any official police report or witness statement.
  • There are several contradictions in the details of Riley Strain's disappearance and whereabouts.

Deceptions

50%

Examples:

  • The article does not provide any context or explanation for why white supremacists online would celebrate a reference to a racist and antisemitic conspiracy.
  • The article provides deceptive information about Riley Strain's clothing and the attempt to use Snapchat location.

Recent Articles

22-Year-Old University of Missouri Student Riley Strain Missing in Nashville After Leaving Bar with Fraternity Brothers

22-Year-Old University of Missouri Student Riley Strain Missing in Nashville After Leaving Bar with Fraternity Brothers

Broke On: Tuesday, 12 March 2024 A 22-year-old University of Missouri student, Riley Strain, went missing in Nashville on Friday night after leaving a bar with his fraternity brothers. He was last seen wearing a brown button-up shirt with a black chest pocket and blue jeans. Surveillance footage shows him crossing the street to Gay Street at 9:47 p.m., which is about 0.7 miles from the bar he was in earlier.