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A local news site that covers various topics in the Roaring Fork Valley area. It seems to have a bias towards promoting certain medical services without disclosing any potential conflicts of interest or providing clear sources for its information.

33%

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

15%

Examples:

  • The article uses religious language in a context that is not relevant to heart health.
  • The title of the article implies that February is Heart Month when it's actually not.

Conflicts of Interest

30%

Examples:

  • The article seems to be promoting a specific medical service without disclosing any potential conflicts of interest.
  • There is no clear attribution for the sources of information in the article.

Contradictions

80%

Examples:

  • Dr Laws claims that catheterization and looking at coronary vessels are what takes place in the Cath Lab which contradicts information provided later on about how they conduct all those procedures sequentially or simultaneously.
  • Oflinn says everything is kept within the Cath Lab but Jenson says there's no need to go ask another department for medicine or supplies.

Deceptions

45%

Examples:

  • The article does not provide any evidence or citations to support its claims about cholesterol and heart health.
  • The title of the article suggests that February is Heart Month when in fact it's not a specific month for heart health awareness.

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