Zachary Basu,Maria

Zachary Basu is a political reporter for Axios. He covers Congress, policy and campaigns. Previously, he was a congressional correspondent at CNN Politics and reported on Capitol Hill from the White House bureau.

Biography:  https://www.axios.com/authors/zbasu

64%

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 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

50%

Examples:

  • The article implies that Congress is acting under public pressure when they are not.
  • TikTok is at risk of being shut down in the US.

Conflicts of Interest

75%

Examples:

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Contradictions

100%

Examples:

  • President Biden would sign the bill and it's not a total ban.
  • The bill would ban TikTok if passed.

Deceptions

60%

Examples:

  • The article uses emotional language to appeal to the reader's feelings.
  • The headline is misleading and does not accurately reflect the content of the bill.

Recent Articles

TikTok at Risk of Ban in US as House Passes Legislation

TikTok at Risk of Ban in US as House Passes Legislation

Broke On: Wednesday, 13 March 2024 TikTok, a popular video app owned by Chinese technology firm ByteDance Ltd., is at risk of being banned in the United States due to legislation that requires ByteDance to divest its ownership within 165 days or face a ban on TikTok's operations in the US. The bill has been met with mixed reactions from both sides of the political spectrum.