Simon Marks

Simon Marks is a journalist who covers African politics and leaders. His work often focuses on the complex relationships between different political figures and the impact of their decisions on their countries and the continent as a whole. In his article about Ethiopia's Prime Minister Abiy Ahmed and Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus, Marks exposes a smear campaign allegedly orchestrated by the Abiy administration against Tedros, who was facing reappointment at the World Health Organization at the time. Despite denying all allegations and not being charged with any crimes, Tedros expresses reluctance to return to Ethiopia without assurances of safety for himself and his family.

Biography:  https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2023-10-02/ethiopia-government-accused-of-smear-campaign-against-who-chief

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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 has a poor reputation for journalistic standards and is not considered a reliable news source.

Bias

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Conflicts of Interest

100%

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  • Simon Marks reports on African leaders, including Ethiopia's Prime Minister Abiy Ahmed and Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus. This creates a potential conflict of interest as he may be more likely to report favorably on these figures.

Contradictions

18%

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  • The article contains contradictions regarding the allegations against Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus. The Ethiopian government documents appear to show how the Abiy administration tried to discredit Tedros with allegations of embezzlement and sexual misconduct, but Tedros denies all allegations and hasn't been charged with any crimes.

Deceptions

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