Clayton Vickers

Clayton Vickers is a Texas native, a graduate student at the University of Missouri and an editorial intern at The Hill. Clayton previously covered state government, specifically the Missouri legislature, for the Missouri News Network. His reporting led him to land widely published feature pieces on subjects like federal gun law issues in Missouri, changes in law enforcement, transgender legislation and substance abuse. He also specialized in data and infographics while reporting for the Columbia Missourian, his university’s newspaper, where he published top stories in 2023. Articles by Clayton Vickers

Biography:  https://thehill.com/author/clayton-vickers/

79%

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

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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

85%

Examples:

  • States like Nebraska have issued temporary restrictions on cattle imports because of the bird flu.
  • The article downplays the public health risk by stating that “this infection does not change the H5N1 bird flu human health risk assessment for the U.S. general public, which CDC considers to be low.”

Conflicts of Interest

50%

Examples:

No current examples available.

Contradictions

100%

Examples:

  • Second bird flu case confirmed in human in US: What to know

Deceptions

100%

Examples:

No current examples available.

Recent Articles

Second Human Case of Bird Flu in the US Confirmed, No Mutations for Human Transmission Found

Second Human Case of Bird Flu in the US Confirmed, No Mutations for Human Transmission Found

Broke On: Wednesday, 03 April 2024 A second human case of bird flu in the US has been confirmed, this time in Texas. The infected man was exposed while working as a dairy worker and had minor symptoms but received treatment. Federal authorities are downplaying the public health risk after finding no mutations for human transmission, and have said commercial products like milk, eggs and poultry remain safe.