Killeen Daily Herald

The Killeen Daily Herald covers local news in Central Texas. The article discusses a successful dengue control program in Niteroi and mentions an ongoing outbreak of dengue fever in Rio de Janeiro.

46%

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

Bias

75%

Examples:

  • The article has a bias towards the city of Niteroi and its successful dengue control program. The author also mentions that Rio de Janeiro is experiencing an outbreak of dengue fever but does not provide any details about it.

Conflicts of Interest

0%

Examples:

No current examples available.

Contradictions

85%

Examples:

  • The article contradicts itself by stating that Niteroi has had just 403 suspected cases of dengue so far this year with an incidence rate per capita being one of the lowest in the state and then mentioning that daily hundreds of city health workers are sent to survey neighborhoods looking for standing water where mosquitoes could lay their eggs.

Deceptions

50%

Examples:

  • The article does not provide any data or statistics to back up its claim that Niteroi has had just 403 suspected cases of dengue so far this year and its incidence rate per capita is one of the lowest in the state.

Recent Articles

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  • India Abstains from UN Vote on Israel-Palestine Conflict Due to Lack of Mention of Hamas Attacks

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