Erie News Now

Erie News Now is a news source that covers local and regional news in the Erie, Pennsylvania area. The site features articles on topics such as politics, health, crime, education and sports. The reporting is generally factual with a focus on community issues and events. However, there are some instances of contradictions in the content.

99%

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

100%

Examples:

No current examples available.

Conflicts of Interest

100%

Examples:

No current examples available.

Contradictions

99%

Examples:

  • The horses were all fully-grown stallions aged over four years old.

Deceptions

100%

Examples:

No current examples available.

Recent Articles

  • Mystery of the Medieval Horse Burial Site: 26 Horses Discovered in France, Researchers Puzzled by Uniform Burial and Possible Sacrifice

    Mystery of the Medieval Horse Burial Site: 26 Horses Discovered in France, Researchers Puzzled by Uniform Burial and Possible Sacrifice

    Broke On: Tuesday, 28 May 2024 In Villedieu-sur-Indre, France, archaeologists discovered a medieval site with over 28 horses and two dogs buried in precise pits. The horses lived between 100 BC to 100 AD and were carefully placed on their right sides with heads directed south. Researchers are unsure if they died in battle or were sacrificed.

  • US Life Expectancy Increases in 2022, Yet Remains Below Pre-Pandemic Levels

    Broke On: Wednesday, 29 November 2023 Life expectancy in the US increased by 1.1 years in 2022, primarily due to a decrease in COVID-19 related mortality. The number of U.S. suicides reached an all-time high last year, and drug overdose deaths also saw a slight increase. Racial and ethnic disparities in life expectancy persisted, with American Indian and Alaska Native individuals having a life expectancy of 67.9 years, more than 16 years less than Asian Americans and roughly a decade less than white Americans.

  • Potential HIV and Hepatitis Exposure at Massachusetts Hospital

    Broke On: Thursday, 16 November 2023 Nearly 450 patients at Salem Hospital in Massachusetts may have been exposed to HIV and hepatitis over a period of roughly two years. The exposure risk was associated with endoscopic procedures like colonoscopies, which were not conducted in line with best practices. No evidence of infection has been found so far. The hospital has provided free screenings and set up a clinician-staffed hotline to answer questions. The Massachusetts Department of Public Health is aware of the potential exposure and also concluded the risk of possible infection to be very low.