WBIR

WBIR is a news source that provides local news, weather, and sports for the Knoxville, TN area.

96%

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 is known for its high journalistic standards. It strives to maintain neutrality and transparency in its reporting, and avoids conflicts of interest. It has a reputation for accuracy and rarely gets contradicted on major discrepancies in its reporting.

Bias

90%

Examples:

  • In the article 'Nashville mayor's office investigating after images leaked claiming to be part of Covenant School shooter's writings', there is a potential political bias as the leaked documents were posted by a Conservative talk show host.

Conflicts of Interest

100%

Examples:

No current examples available.

Contradictions

100%

Examples:

No current examples available.

Deceptions

100%

Examples:

No current examples available.

Recent Articles

  • Investigation Underway into Unauthorized Release of Covenant School Shooter's Writings

    Broke On: Monday, 06 November 2023 The city of Nashville is investigating the unauthorized release of writings allegedly belonging to the Covenant School shooter. The Metro Nashville Police Department has confirmed that the leaked images were not from their crime scene. Parents of students at Covenant School have expressed outrage over the leaked writings, suspecting a member of the Metro Nashville Police Department is responsible for the leak. The writings have been the subject of an ongoing court case, with right-wing activists and media figures pushing for their public release.