Aaron Bycoffe,

Aaron Bycoffe is a journalist who covers politics and the media. He currently works for FiveThirtyEight, an online publication that is part of The New York Times Company. In his writing, he focuses on analyzing data and providing insights into political events and trends. Bycoffe has also contributed to other publications such as The Washington Post and Politico.

Biography:  https://projects.fivethirtyeight.com/republican-debate-august-poll/

58%

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

50%

Examples:

  • The article presents the results of a poll conducted by Ipsos for FiveThirtyEight and The Washington Post, which could be seen as having a liberal leaning.

Conflicts of Interest

55%

Examples:

  • The author is a journalist working for FiveThirtyEight, an online publication that is part of The New York Times Company.

Contradictions

75%

Examples:

  • Democrats labeled Biden’s debate performance as ‘disaster’ and ‘trainwreck'
  • Sixty percent of likely voters who watched the debate said Trump performed best, while only 21 percent said Biden did.

Deceptions

60%

Examples:

  • Biden turned in the worst debate performance of the cycle (worse than any of the Republican presidential candidates do in any primary debates)
  • Many pundits reacting in real time thought Biden had a dismal performance
  • Sixty percent said that Trump performed best, while only 21 percent said Biden performed best

Recent Articles

Asheville Residents Divided: Biden's Debate Performance Sparks Controversy

Asheville Residents Divided: Biden's Debate Performance Sparks Controversy

Broke On: Friday, 28 June 2024 June 28, 2024 - The first presidential debate between Donald Trump and Joe Biden left voters in Asheville divided. While some praised Biden's rebuttals and believed he was the better choice, others criticized his performance as a 'disaster' or 'trainwreck'. Despite these criticisms, Biden plans to continue his campaign. According to polling data, Trump slightly outperformed expectations while Biden underperformed.