CAL FIRE

CAL FIRE is the primary state entity responsible for protecting life and property from wildfires in California. The website provides information on ongoing wildfire incidents, safety tips, and resources for staying informed about wildfires in the state. The site's content is based on the information readily available to CAL FIRE and is subject to review and change. It includes details about specific fires, including fire behavior, evacuation orders, and updates from incident commanders.

100%

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 is known for its high journalistic standards. It strives to maintain neutrality and transparency in its reporting, and avoids conflicts of interest. It has a reputation for accuracy and rarely gets contradicted on major discrepancies in its reporting.

Bias

100%

Examples:

No current examples available.

Conflicts of Interest

100%

Examples:

No current examples available.

Contradictions

90%

Examples:

  • About 13,000 people were ordered to evacuate from Butte County on Tuesday night due to the spreading wildfire.
  • A wildfire named Thompson, which began in Butte County, California on Tuesday morning, has burned over 3000 acres and threatened the residents of Oroville.
  • No fatalities have been reported as of Wednesday morning.
  • The cause of the Thompson fire is under investigation by Cal Fire.

Deceptions

100%

Examples:

No current examples available.

Recent Articles

  • Thousands Evacuated in Butte County as Thompson Fire Burns: 3,000 Acres, Zero Percent Contained

    Thousands Evacuated in Butte County as Thompson Fire Burns: 3,000 Acres, Zero Percent Contained

    Broke On: Wednesday, 03 July 2024 Mandatory evacuation orders affect over 28,000 residents in Butte County, California due to the Thompson Fire. The zero percent contained blaze has burned over 3,000 acres and injured four firefighters. Evacuation shelters have been set up at Oroville Church of the Nazarene and Gridley/Butte Co Fairgrounds. Governor Gavin Newsom declared a state of emergency as red flag warnings coincide with an 'exceptionally dangerous and lethal' heat wave.