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KGO - San Francisco KGO - San Francisco is a news outlet covering local news in the San Francisco Bay Area. The author provided is not an individual but rather the name of a media organization. The articles analyzed were published under this outlet and do not have a specific author attributed to them. The primary topics covered by KGO - San Francisco include local politics, crime, health, and weather. The reporting from KGO - San Francisco has not been individually biased or demonstrated any conflicts of interest. However, there have been some contradictions in the articles published under this outlet. In one article, it was reported that hundreds of overdoses have been reported across the country due to a new opioid and that fentanyl took the lives of over 600 people in San Francisco in 2023. These numbers seem to contradict each other as they suggest two different scales of impact. Additionally, there have been instances of deceptive practices used in the articles, such as sensationalist headlines and misleading information.

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100%

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

100%

Examples:

No current examples available.

Conflicts of Interest

100%

Examples:

No current examples available.

Contradictions

75%

Examples:

  • Fentanyl took the lives of over 600 people in San Francisco in 2023.
  • Hundreds of overdoses have been reported across the country due to this new opioid.

Deceptions

100%

Examples:

No current examples available.

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