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The author is a news source focused on providing information about wildfires and other emergencies in California. The content covers news updates, videos, resources for residential burn permits, CAL FIRE Spotlight videos, information on joining CAL FIRE, wildfire prevention tips, fuels reduction efforts by CAL FIRE, and an overview of CAL FIRE's mission and responsibilities. The primary topics covered in the articles include wildfires, evacuations, investigations into fire causes, and efforts to prevent future wildfires.

Biography:  https://www.fire.ca.gov/

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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

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  • About 13,000 people were ordered to evacuate from Butte County on Tuesday night due to the spreading wildfire.
  • A wildfire named Thompson, which began in Butte County, California on Tuesday morning, has burned over 3000 acres and threatened the residents of Oroville.
  • No fatalities have been reported as of Wednesday morning.
  • The cause of the Thompson fire is under investigation by Cal Fire.

Deceptions

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Recent Articles

Thousands Evacuated in Butte County as Thompson Fire Burns: 3,000 Acres, Zero Percent Contained

Thousands Evacuated in Butte County as Thompson Fire Burns: 3,000 Acres, Zero Percent Contained

Broke On: Wednesday, 03 July 2024 Mandatory evacuation orders affect over 28,000 residents in Butte County, California due to the Thompson Fire. The zero percent contained blaze has burned over 3,000 acres and injured four firefighters. Evacuation shelters have been set up at Oroville Church of the Nazarene and Gridley/Butte Co Fairgrounds. Governor Gavin Newsom declared a state of emergency as red flag warnings coincide with an 'exceptionally dangerous and lethal' heat wave.