Kayvan Hosseini

Kayvan Hosseini is an Afghan-born American author who focuses on issues of identity and family in his work. He was born in Kabul and later sought asylum in the United States with his family. After working as a doctor, he became a best-selling writer with his first novel, The Kite Runner, which spent over hundred weeks on the New York Times bestseller list. Hosseini's subsequent books also present individual stories set against the recent brutal history of Afghanistan. His work often explores themes of roots and identity as central to personal narratives.

Biography:  https://www.bbc.com/culture/article/20140110-hosseini-roots-are-everything

95%

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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

85%

Examples:

  • The author criticizes the former president's policies of moving the country closer to Russia and China while favoring negotiations with the West to resolve economic crises.
  • The author has a clear preference for reformist political views in Iran but does not present a balanced view of different perspectives.

Conflicts of Interest

100%

Examples:

  • The author does not have any known conflicts of interest.

Contradictions

80%

Examples:

  • The article states that Masoud Pezeshkian is a reformist but not in the liberal-minded sense, had a friendly phone call with Turkish President Erdogan resulting in the closure of the Turkish Airlines office in Tehran, and wants to free up internet access.
  • There seems to be contradictory information regarding Pezeshkian's stance on ideology and his desire for more moderate versions of the regime's beliefs.

Deceptions

100%

Examples:

  • There are no instances of deception in the article.

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