Meaghan Tobin,

Meaghan Tobin is an American journalist who has written articles for The New York Times. She was born in San Francisco and grew up in California. She attended Stanford University where she studied English literature.

Biography:  https://www.nytimes.com/live/2024/04/02/world/taiwan-earthquake-japan-tsunami/taiwan-earthquake

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 bias is towards the negative side of the topic. The author uses strong language such as 'powerful', 'strongest in a quarter century' and 'killed four people'. They also use phrases like 'centered in Hualien county on the east coast' which implies that there are other areas where it could have happened but didn't. Additionally, they mention that the damage appeared to be centered in Hualien county on the east coast of Taiwan.

Conflicts of Interest

0%

Examples:

  • There are no indications of conflict of interest in the provided JSON data.

Contradictions

85%

Examples:

  • The contradictions include phrases such as 'powerful earthquake of at least magnitude 7.4' and 'a powerful earthquake that struck off the coast of Taiwan'. These two statements are contradictory because a powerful earthquake is typically defined as having a magnitude greater than or equal to 8, while this quake had a magnitude of only 7.4.

Deceptions

30%

Examples:

  • The deception is related to the magnitude score. The author uses 'powerful' and 'strongest in a quarter century', but does not provide any context for what those terms mean or how they relate to the earthquake itself.

Recent Articles

Powerful 7.4 Magnitude Earthquake Strikes Off Coast of Taiwan, Causes Damage and Tsunami Warnings

Powerful 7.4 Magnitude Earthquake Strikes Off Coast of Taiwan, Causes Damage and Tsunami Warnings

Broke On: Wednesday, 03 April 2024 A 7.4 magnitude earthquake struck off the coast of Taiwan on April 3rd, causing damage to buildings and landslides on the island's east coast. The quake led to the closure of a major coastal highway where multiple tunnels were damaged, triggering tsunami warnings in Taiwan, southern Japan and the Philippines due to observed tsunami waves along some coasts. All tsunami warnings have now been lifted.