Darwin BondGraham

Darwin BondGraham is a journalist at Oaklandside, covering city hall and politics. He has reported on the Duong family's political contributions and their connection to California Waste Solutions. His work has also covered issues related to public safety, environmental concerns, and government accountability in the Oakland area.

Biography:  https://oaklandside.org/author/darwin-bondgraham/

97%

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

90%

Examples:

  • The Duongs have given thousands to some of California's top Democrats... Among them is Attorney General Rob Bonta, who received thousands from David and Andy Duong in 2021, but his campaign committee appears to have returned most of the money.

Conflicts of Interest

100%

Examples:

  • Combined, David and Andy Duong spent approximately $200,00 on state political campaigns.

Contradictions

85%

Examples:

  • Andy Duong has contributed $30,000 to candidates for federal office since 2o12.
  • Andy Duong has given over $2 million to federal political candidates.
  • David Duong contributed $155,000 to a Republican PAC funding GOP candidates for the House of Representatives in 2019.
  • In 2020, David Duong gave the Trump Victory political action committee over $250,000.

Deceptions

100%

Examples:

No current examples available.

Recent Articles

FBI Raids Oakland Homes of Duong Family and Mayor Sheng Thao Amid Campaign Contribution Laundering Allegations

FBI Raids Oakland Homes of Duong Family and Mayor Sheng Thao Amid Campaign Contribution Laundering Allegations

Broke On: Tuesday, 25 June 2024 Oakland Mayor Sheng Thao and two residents, David Duong and his son Andy Duong, are under investigation for a campaign contribution laundering scheme involving California Waste Solutions. The FBI raided their homes last week without notice. Andy Duong is accused of using intermediaries instead of disclosing CWS as the true source of contributions. Several city officials, including Thao, have allegedly received laundered funds totaling thousands of dollars since 2018.