Sammy Westfall

Sammy Westfall is an assistant editor on The Washington Post's Foreign desk. She started at The Post as a Bradlee reporting fellow on the Foreign desk and has previously reported for Vice, the Philippine Daily Inquirer and the Toledo Blade. She also served as the editor in chief of the Yale Daily News, her college newspaper. With a background in history and political science from Yale University, Westfall's reporting focuses on international affairs and politics. She is known for her clear and concise writing style that makes complex topics accessible to readers.

Biography:  https://www.washingtonpost.com/people/sammy-westfall/

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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

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Conflicts of Interest

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Contradictions

95%

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  • Denmark's Prime Minister Mette Frederiksen had no outward signs of harm after the assault.
  • Denmark's Prime Minister Mette Frederiksen was attacked in Copenhagen on Friday, two days before the European Parliament elections.
  • The attacker was arrested following the incident.

Deceptions

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Recent Articles

Denmark's Prime Minister Mette Frederiksen Assaulted in Copenhagen: No Motive Identified Before EU Elections

Denmark's Prime Minister Mette Frederiksen Assaulted in Copenhagen: No Motive Identified Before EU Elections

Broke On: Saturday, 08 June 2024 Denmark's Prime Minister Mette Frederiksen was assaulted in Copenhagen on June 8, 2024. Witnesses reported seeing a man hit her before leaving the scene. No motive has been identified and Frederiksen, who became Denmark's youngest prime minister in 2019, had no outward signs of harm. The attack occurred just before Denmark voted in the European Union elections and came less than a month after Slovakia's Prime Minister Robert Fico was shot. European Commission chief Ursula von der Leyen and Danish Environment Minister Magnus Heunicke condemned the assault.