WFYI News

Wfyi.org is a news website that focuses on local news stories related to Indianapolis and its surrounding areas. The site covers topics such as politics, public affairs, health, education and more. It provides in-depth reporting on important issues affecting the community and offers various multimedia content including articles, podcasts, videos and event previews. The site also features a weekly email newsletter that keeps readers updated on the latest news stories.

47%

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

90%

Examples:

  • The reporting focuses on the alleged abuse of a 7-year-old student with disabilities in an Indianapolis Public Schools classroom and the subsequent lawsuit against the district. The teacher is accused of allowing and encouraging this abuse, as well as creating a 'fight club' style discipline where students were allowed to physically attack the child. The superintendent responded saying that the district acted immediately and appropriately to the incident.

Conflicts of Interest

0%

Examples:

  • No conflicts of interest were identified in this article.

Contradictions

0%

Examples:

  • There are conflicting accounts of who first contacted DCS and when about the video around the end of October. The boy's attorneys and a statement from the IPS spokesperson offer differing events.

Deceptions

35%

Examples:

  • The lawsuit says the boy suffered at least three beatings, including one assault in which the child was thrown to the ground, struck, slapped and hit in the head repeatedly by other students.

Recent Articles

  • Former Indianapolis Teacher Accused of Encouraging Student Fights, Including Vulnerable Child

    Former Indianapolis Teacher Accused of Encouraging Student Fights, Including Vulnerable Child

    Broke On: Wednesday, 17 April 2024 A former teacher in Indianapolis is accused of encouraging and recording fights between students, including a vulnerable 7-year-old child with disabilities. The alleged attacks occurred at George Washington Carver Montessori IPS School 87 over three months. The child is now being homeschooled due to the traumatic experience. The teacher was suspended upon learning of the incident, but no further information has been released as the matter is still under investigation.