Ali Breland

Ali Breland is a staff writer at The Atlantic who covers the internet, politics, and technology. He previously worked as a reporter at Mother Jones and has also contributed to The New Republic, The New York Times Magazine, The Guardian, Logic(s) Magazine, and other publications. His reporting on the far right's resurgence in Germany earned him a 2024 Livingston Award finalist recognition. At The Atlantic, he delves into topics related to the internet, politics, and technology.

Biography:  https://www.theatlantic.com/author/ali-breland/

62%

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

35%

Examples:

  • Anonymous right-wing X account went viral by posting ‘Third World Problems Require Third World Solutions’ on top of a video of the 2020 military coup in Myanmar.
  • Auron MacIntyre, a podcast host for the right-wing outlet Blaze Media, called for Republican district attorneys to manipulate the courts and put ‘corrupt Democrats in jail immediately.’
  • Sean Davis, the CEO of the right-wing publication The Federalist, posted that members of the right have a ‘moral obligation to terrorize the Left with its own rules and tactics until it is destroyed.’
  • Some Proud Boys chapters responded with the word ‘war’ on their Telegram channels.

Conflicts of Interest

100%

Examples:

  • The article's author, Ali Breland, has a history of writing for The Atlantic and Mother Jones.

Contradictions

0%

Examples:

No current examples available.

Deceptions

45%

Examples:

  • Anonymous right-wing X account went viral by posting ‘Third World Problems Require Third World Solutions’ on top of a video of the 2020 military coup in Myanmar.
  • So what’s going to happen next? Right now, probably nothing. But mass mobilizations are hard and require work. There’s usually a pattern that precedes them.
  • The incitement of violence and aggressive political retribution is not new on the right, but it has often been confined to the hardened fringes. Now though, ‘some of the more intense rhetoric is coming from the top.’

Recent Articles

Former President Trump Found Guilty on All 34 Counts: Historical First and Controversial Reactions

Former President Trump Found Guilty on All 34 Counts: Historical First and Controversial Reactions

Broke On: Saturday, 01 June 2024 Former President Donald Trump became the first ex-president to be a convicted felon on May 30, 2024, following his guilty verdict in the hush money trial. The political landscape reacted with calls for discourse and instances of incitement.