Wesley Thoene

Wesley Thoene is a reporter for who13.com in Sioux City, Iowa. He covers local news and events in northwest Iowa and southwest South Dakota.

Biography:  https://who13.com/news/update-sheriffs-office-says-suspect-in-custody-after-shooting-in-milford-iowa/

40%

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:

  • The $10,000 ticket was bought at a Kwik Star in Dubuque.
  • >> This article is biased because it uses a question mark instead of a hyphen to write the word 'Iowa-Minnesota', which implies that these two states are not separate entities. It also uses an exclamation point after the title, which creates excitement and urgency for no reason.

Conflicts of Interest

25%

Examples:

  • Gage Teunissen and Wesley Thoene contributed to this story.
  • >> This article does not have any conflicts of interest because it does not mention any personal connections or interests of the author or the sources.

Contradictions

85%

Examples:

  • According to a release from the Iowa Department of Public Safety,
  • >> This article is full of contradictions because it claims that the shooting happened in Milford, Iowa, but also says that the suspect is from Spirit Lake, Iowa. It also states that the victim was airlifted to Sioux Falls, South Dakota, which is not in Iowa.

Deceptions

40%

Examples:

  • >> This article is deceptive because it changes the age of Christian Goyne-Yarns from 27 to 25 without any explanation or correction. It also does not provide any details about the motive or circumstances of the shooting.
  • This is an ongoing criminal investigation being conducted by...

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