Michael Rios

Michael Rios is a journalist at CNN who covers news related to Latin America and the Caribbean. He has reported on various topics including political unrest, drug trafficking, and public health issues such as the Zika virus and now dengue fever outbreak. Rios has also covered the security situation in Ecuador, detailing how the country's deep ports make it a key transit point for cocaine and how its dollarized economy is used by traffickers to launder money. His reporting often highlights the connections between different criminal organizations operating in the region and their impact on local communities.

Biography:  https://www.cnn.com/2024/01/10/americas/ecuador-macias-state-of-emergency-explained-intl/index.html

98%

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 is known for its high journalistic standards. The author strives to maintain neutrality and transparency in its reporting, and avoids conflicts of interest. The author has a reputation for accuracy and rarely gets contradicted on major discrepancies in its reporting.

Bias

95%

Examples:

  • Michael Rios reports on the worsening security situation in Ecuador and the government's struggle to contain it.

Conflicts of Interest

100%

Examples:

No current examples available.

Contradictions

85%

Examples:

  • About 2.1 million confirmed cases of dengue have been reported in the Americas since January.
  • As many as 5.1 million people may have been infected with dengue in North and South America.
  • At least 2.1 million people in North and South America have been infected with dengue this year.
  • Dengue cases in the Americas have surpassed 5.2 million as of this week, breaking a yearly record set in 2023.

Deceptions

100%

Examples:

No current examples available.

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