Francisco "A.J."

Francisco ≡A.J.≡ Camacho is a reporter for E&E News. He primarily covers public health, transportation, and climate change. His articles have appeared in Scientific American and other publications. Francisco has a background in environmental science and journalism from prestigious universities.

Biography:  https://www.scientificamerican.com/author/francisco-a-j-camacho/

99%

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 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

98%

Examples:

  • Climate change and El Niño are key factors of this year's outbreak.
  • The author attributes the record-setting dengue fever outbreak in North and South America to climate change without providing any counterargument or acknowledgement of other potential factors.

Conflicts of Interest

100%

Examples:

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Contradictions

100%

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Deceptions

100%

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Recent Articles

Dengue Fever Outbreak in Americas: Peru Declares Emergency as Cases Surge Past 2.1 Million, Experts Warn of Critical Situation

Dengue Fever Outbreak in Americas: Peru Declares Emergency as Cases Surge Past 2.1 Million, Experts Warn of Critical Situation

Broke On: Thursday, 11 April 2024 Dengue fever cases in the Americas surge past 2.1 million in 2024, with Peru and Brazil being hit hardest due to climate change facilitating mosquito reproduction. The Aedes aegypti mosquito thrives, leading to a critical situation in Latin America.