Modernghana.com (www.modernghana.com)

Modernghana.com is a news website that focuses on Ghanaian politics and current affairs.

71%

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

60%

Examples:

  • The article also exaggerates the impact of Musk's purchase on the layoffs, implying that it was the main reason for them.
  • The article is biased in favor of the former employees and against Twitter. It uses emotive language such as 'abrupt', 'violation' and 'claims' to portray a negative image of Twitter.

Conflicts of Interest

100%

Examples:

  • It does not disclose this information to its readers and may influence their perception of the case.
  • The article has a clear conflict of interest as it is promoting the interests of the former employees who sued Twitter for unpaid severance.

Contradictions

100%

Examples:

  • However, it also admits that this statement may be true but does not provide enough information about what happened after.
  • The article contradicts itself by stating that there is no evidence to support the claim that Twitter terminated its entire Africa team in Accra.

Deceptions

50%

Examples:

  • It also uses vague language such as 'finally pays' to imply that Twitter has settled the case without providing any evidence or context.
  • The article is deceptive in omitting important details about the layoffs and how they were carried out.

Recent Articles

  • Twitter Finally Pays Severance to Accra-Based Staff Members Laid Off Without Compensation After Elon Musk Acquisition

    Twitter Finally Pays Severance to Accra-Based Staff Members Laid Off Without Compensation After Elon Musk Acquisition

    Broke On: Monday, 19 February 2024 Twitter has finally paid severance to its former Accra-based staff members who were laid off without compensation after Elon Musk's acquisition of the company. The Accra team was terminated in November 2022 as part of widespread job cuts, and the employees claimed they were redundant without receiving any severance pay or benefits, violating Ghana's labor laws.