Fox 7 Austin

www.fox7austin.com is a local news platform that covers various topics such as politics, sports, crime, money and unusual events in Austin and Texas. The site focuses on providing timely information about demonstrations and protests happening in the region with a strong emphasis on the recent protest supporting Palestine at the University of Texas at Austin campus which led to multiple arrests. The platform also covers national news related to similar college demonstrations in support of Palestinians in the Israel-Hamas War. However, it has a high score for contradictions, conflict of interest and deceptiveness due to inconsistencies and misleading information found in some articles.

72%

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

75%

Examples:

  • Hundreds of students walked out of class on Wednesday, April 24 to rally for Palestine and attempt to occupy the South Lawn on campus.
  • People are so afraid about hearing the truth about what's happening in Palestine that they're willing to violently repress peaceful student protesters who want to use their campuses for learning and for expression.
  • They're getting arrested for just their support, and they're not even really doing anything in their presence, they're trying to get people afraid, but our strength, our strength is in numbers and what we're seeing right now is that everyone's grouping together for one cause.

Conflicts of Interest

100%

Examples:

  • UT Austin said that any attempt to hold the event would subject the PSC and its members to discipline, including suspension, and anyone who attended not affiliated with the University would be directed to leave campus. Refusal to comply may end in the individual being arrested.

Contradictions

75%

Examples:

  • At least 20 people were arrested at the University of Texas at Austin on April 24, 2024.
  • More than 30 people were arrested during protests on the University of Texas at Austin campus on April 24, 2024.

Deceptions

40%

Examples:

  • Hundreds of students walked out of class on Wednesday, April 24 to rally for Palestine and attempt to occupy the South Lawn on campus.
  • More than 30 people were arrested, including a FOX 7 Austin photographer, by law enforcement on the University of Texas at Austin campus on Wednesday, April 24 during protests.
  • They're getting arrested for just their support, and they're not even really doing anything in their presence, they're trying to get people afraid, but our strength, our strength is in numbers and what we're seeing right now is that everyone's grouping together for one cause.
  • UT Austin said that any attempt to hold the event would subject the PSC and its members to discipline, including suspension, and anyone who attended not affiliated with the University would be directed to leave campus. Refusal to comply may end in the individual being arrested.

Recent Articles

  • Over 100 Arrested at US College Campuses: Pro-Palestinian Protests Intensify Amidst Allegations of Antisemitism and University Silence

    Over 100 Arrested at US College Campuses: Pro-Palestinian Protests Intensify Amidst Allegations of Antisemitism and University Silence

    Broke On: Wednesday, 24 April 2024 Protests against the ongoing conflict in Gaza between Israel and Palestine have led to numerous arrests at college campuses across the US, including over 35 at USC and 20 at UT Austin. Students demand university divestment from companies involved in war efforts following Hamas attacks that resulted in thousands of deaths. Tensions escalated with arrests of over 100 protesters at Columbia University.