Denis Flierl

Denis Flierl is an experienced auto industry professional with over 30 years of experience. He has been a senior writer at Torque News for 12 years, focusing primarily on the Subaru brand. Flierl provides readers with up-to-date Subaru news, reviews, and information through various platforms such as The Dirty Subaru website, Dirty Subaru blog, SubaruReport, AllSubaru and WRX STI News X social media channels. His articles cover topics like recent studies on the brand's appeal and performance in different categories.

Biography:  https://www.torquenews.com/users/denis-flierl

66%

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

75%

Examples:

  • Denis Flierl frequently reports on Subaru's rankings and scores in various studies, often highlighting their lower positions.

Conflicts of Interest

80%

Examples:

  • Flierl has a history of focusing on the Subaru brand in his work as a senior writer at Torque News.

Contradictions

60%

Examples:

  • Flierl mentions that Subaru ranks low in the 2024 J.D. Power APEAL study but also states that no Subaru models won their segment in the latest rankings.
  • He acknowledges Mitsubishi as the only brand worse than Subaru, yet still emphasizes on Subaru's low score.

Deceptions

40%

Examples:

  • Flierl implies that it's not surprising for Subaru to score low in the J.D. Power APEAL study, suggesting an expectation of poor performance.
  • He mentions Subaru's history of low scores in the study, which could lead readers to believe this is a consistent trend.

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