AzerNews.az

Azerbaijan is a news site that covers various topics related to the country and the region. It claims to provide accurate and reliable information for its readers. However, some of its articles may contain biases, contradictions, conflicts of interest or deceptive practices.

79%

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 mixed reputation for journalistic standards. It is advisable to fact-check, scrutinize for bias, and check for conflicts of interest before relying on its reporting.

Bias

85%

Examples:

  • The article implies that unknown disease X is more dangerous than Covid-19 without providing any evidence or sources.
  • The article mentions AstraZeneca as developing a vaccine against coronavirus when they have also been involved in research for Disease X vaccines. This could be seen as a conflict of interest or deceptive practice.

Conflicts of Interest

100%

Examples:

  • AstraZeneca is mentioned as developing a vaccine against Covid-19 when they have also been involved in research for Disease X vaccines.
  • This could be seen as a conflict of interest or deceptive practice.

Contradictions

85%

Examples:

  • However, the article treats it as if it already exists and has been identified.
  • The term Disease X is used by the World Health Organisation (WHO) to refer to planning for a hypothetical future international epidemic caused by a pathogen as yet unknown to cause human disease.

Deceptions

50%

Examples:

  • The article quotes a statement from the World Health Organization (WHO) without providing any context or linking it back to their official website or statements.
  • This could be seen as deceptive or misleading.

Recent Articles

  • World Leaders Meet to Discuss Potential Future Pandemic at Davos WEF Session on Disease X

    World Leaders Meet to Discuss Potential Future Pandemic at Davos WEF Session on Disease X

    Broke On: Tuesday, 16 January 2024 Disease X is a term used by the World Health Organisation (WHO) to refer to planning for future international epidemics caused by unknown pathogens. The concept was learned from Covid-19 and highlights the importance of continued surveillance and studies. In Davos, Switzerland, world leaders are discussing concerns about a potential pandemic that could cause 20 times more fatalities than Covid-19 at the World Economic Forum (WEF) on January 17th.