Yashraj Sharma

Yashraj Sharma is a content feed reporter at Al Jazeera, focusing on Indian politics and election coverage. Sharma's reporting highlights the BJP's campaigns, Prime Minister Modi's popularity and controversies surrounding the party's stance on Muslims. He also covers issues related to India's economic inequality, political landscape, and border tensions. With a background in journalism, Sharma provides unique insights into the complexities of Indian politics and society.

Biography:  https://www.aljazeera.com/author/yashraj-sharma

90%

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 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

90%

Examples:

  • In his speech, Modi said he was referring to the Congress election manifesto, which promises wealth redistribution amid growing concerns over inequality. Many leaders in Modi's Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) and its allies in India's Hindu-majoritarian right have long portrayed the country's 200 million Muslims effectively as outsiders.
  • The author has a clear bias towards the BJP and Prime Minister Modi.
  • The author's use of language such as 'thumping majority', 'dramatic setback for the opposition Congress party', and 'historic verdict' all demonstrate a clear bias towards the BJP and Prime Minister Modi.

Conflicts of Interest

100%

Examples:

  • Some opposition candidates have claimed they have withdrawn under pressure. Other nominations have been rejected.
  • The author's clear bias towards the BJP and Prime Minister Modi.

Contradictions

75%

Examples:

  • If the official results due Tuesday, June 4, back up these polls, Modi's Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) will not only come through unscathed by widening inequality, record-high unemployment, and rising prices but might fare better than the last election in 2019.
  • Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi is facing accusations of spreading hatred against Muslims after making controversial comments equating the community to 'infiltrators'
  • Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi's Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) lost its national majority after suffering major losses in key states.
  • These wins, if they materialise, could give the BJP a foothold in opposition bastions where it has struggled for decades.

Deceptions

80%

Examples:

  • India's top 1 percent holds more income today than under the British, new research shows. And the gulf is growing.
  • Should your hard-earned money be given to infiltrators?
  • These wins, if they materialise, could give the BJP a foothold in opposition bastions where it has struggled for decades.

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