Fox 13 News Salt Lake City

Fox 13 News Salt Lake City is a local news station that covers a wide range of topics including politics, crime, weather, entertainment and community events. They also provide information on traffic and road conditions. The reporting is generally unbiased but there have been instances of conflicting information in some articles.

82%

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

90%

Examples:

  • Fox 13 News has a slight lean towards reporting unbiased news.

Conflicts of Interest

60%

Examples:

  • There are no clear instances of conflicts of interest reported in Fox 13 News's articles.

Contradictions

85%

Examples:

  • There are instances where Fox 13 News has reported conflicting information in their articles, such as the number of homes evacuated in the Sandhurst Fire and the details of UnitedHealth Group's cyberattack.

Deceptions

95%

Examples:

  • Fox 13 News has not used any deceptive practices in their reporting.

Recent Articles

  • Utah Changes Execution Method for Taberon Honie Over Pain Concerns: Pentobarbital to Replace Controversial Three-Drug Cocktail

    Utah Changes Execution Method for Taberon Honie Over Pain Concerns: Pentobarbital to Replace Controversial Three-Drug Cocktail

    Broke On: Monday, 22 July 2024 Utah changes execution method for Taberon Honie from controversial three-drug cocktail to pentobarbital due to legal challenges and concerns over pain. Honie is scheduled for execution on August 8, 2024, for the 1998 murder of Claudia Benn. He faces a commutation hearing next week where the Utah Board of Pardons & Parole could convert his death sentence to life in prison.
  • Utah Wildfire Grows to 400 Acres, Mandatory Evacuations Ordered for Homes Near Ensign Peak

    Utah Wildfire Grows to 400 Acres, Mandatory Evacuations Ordered for Homes Near Ensign Peak

    Broke On: Saturday, 20 July 2024 A wildfire named Sandhurst Fire, human-caused and spanning 400 acres with no containment near Ensign Peak since July 20, forced mandatory and voluntary evacuations for approximately 40 homes. Structures including radio towers were threatened, while the Utah State Capitol served as a shelter. Over 585 fires burned in Utah during wildfire season, with over 421 being human-caused and exacerbated by hot, dry conditions and high winds.
  • 14-Year-Old Elizabeth Gonzalez and Two Cousins Found Safe After Uncle's Arrest in Mexico

    14-Year-Old Elizabeth Gonzalez and Two Cousins Found Safe After Uncle's Arrest in Mexico

    Broke On: Sunday, 14 July 2024 A 14-year-old Utah girl, Elizabeth Gonzalez, and her two younger cousins, Sofia Mailen Moreno (6) and Regina Moreno Zamora (4), were found safe in Mexico after their uncle and biological father, Antonio Moreno, allegedly kidnapped them. The FBI issued a federal arrest warrant for Moreno on charges related to the girls' disappearance. He is currently in Mexico and the extradition process is underway.
  • Seven Members of LDS Youth Group Hospitalized After Lightning Strike During Hike in Utah

    Seven Members of LDS Youth Group Hospitalized After Lightning Strike During Hike in Utah

    Broke On: Friday, 28 June 2024 Seven members of a Utah hiking group from the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints were struck by lightning, with two requiring helicopter transport to hospitals for serious injuries. The incident occurred during a rainstorm near Fremont Junction and Willow Springs Overlook.
  • Kevin Bacon Returns to Payson High School After 40 Years: Footloose, Essential Resource Kits, and Utah Film Commission

    Kevin Bacon Returns to Payson High School After 40 Years: Footloose, Essential Resource Kits, and Utah Film Commission

    Broke On: Saturday, 20 April 2024 Four decades after filming 'Footloose' at Payson High School, Kevin Bacon returns to Utah for a special prom night appearance. Students are assembling 5,000 essential resource kits in his honor and the visit boosts Utah's film industry anniversary.
  • Cyberattack on Change Healthcare Causes Nationwide Pharmacy Outage, Disrupting Prescription Processing and Insurance Fulfillment

    Cyberattack on Change Healthcare Causes Nationwide Pharmacy Outage, Disrupting Prescription Processing and Insurance Fulfillment

    Broke On: Friday, 23 February 2024 A cyberattack on Change Healthcare, a subsidiary of UnitedHealth Group Inc., caused a nationwide outage in pharmacy orders and disrupted prescription processing. As a result, patients were unable to fulfill prescriptions through their insurance due to the attack.