Danielle Stephens

Danielle Stephens is a news reporter with a focus on parenting and true crime. She has covered the boom in parenting podcasts and the story of a podcaster who may have played an integral part in a wrongful conviction. Her work has appeared in The Guardian, where she has explored topics such as cold case podcasts, the peak of parenting pods, and the Weinstein investigation. She has also covered Apple TV+ series Truth Be Told and the long-running US doc series Radiolab.

Biography:  https://www.theguardian.com/tv-and-radio/2019/dec/06/the-chilling-truth-about-the-weinstein-investigation-podcasts-of-the-week

98%

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 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

100%

Examples:

No current examples available.

Conflicts of Interest

100%

Examples:

No current examples available.

Contradictions

85%

Examples:

  • Hailey Walsh was interviewed about the 'Hawk Tuah' meme on Tim & Dee TV and Plan Bri Uncut
  • The man claiming to be Welch’s father in a viral video is fake. Her father is not a preacher and does not look like the man in the video.
  • Welch has an enormous online audience, with billions of media impressions alone.

Deceptions

100%

Examples:

No current examples available.

Recent Articles

The Viral Sensation of 'Hawk Tuah' Girl: From Anonymous Factory Worker to Internet Icon

The Viral Sensation of 'Hawk Tuah' Girl: From Anonymous Factory Worker to Internet Icon

Broke On: Friday, 05 July 2024 Hailey Welch, known as the 'Hawk Tuah' girl, gained viral fame after a graphic comment about oral sex went viral. Before her sudden notoriety, she worked at a factory in Tennessee. Now, she's experienced firsts like flying and stadium appearances and manages her newfound fame with a team.