The Boar

The Boar is an award-winning student newspaper founded in 1973 at the University of Warwick. It is run by students and covers a wide range of topics including politics, culture, sports, and more. The newspaper has a reach of approximately 33,000 students and staff on campus and is printed fortnightly during term time.

94%

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

85%

Examples:

  • The article criticizes X for removing visible user likes under the guise of protecting user privacy, while also highlighting that anonymous likes won't change the tracking practices.
  • The article displays a clear left-leaning bias in its coverage of political parties and their use of social media data.

Conflicts of Interest

100%

Examples:

  • The article criticizes political parties and journalists for making extensive use of publicly available likes on X, but it doesn't disclose any potential conflicts of interest in the reporting.

Contradictions

60%

Examples:

  • It is mentioned that at least 30 Reform UK candidates subscribed to conspiracy theories about global warming, but the evidence source for this claim is not provided.
  • The article states that X described removing visible user likes as 'better protecting users privacy', but it also mentions that making likes anonymous won't change the tracking practices.

Deceptions

95%

Examples:

  • The article doesn't provide evidence for the claim that at least 30 Reform UK candidates subscribed to conspiracy theories about global warming.
  • The article uses misleading language when it says that anonymous likes won't change tracking practices, implying that user privacy will be better protected.

Recent Articles

  • X's Private Likes Exposed: A Security Breach Raises Concerns Over User Privacy

    X's Private Likes Exposed: A Security Breach Raises Concerns Over User Privacy

    Broke On: Saturday, 01 June 2024 In June 2024, X, formerly Twitter and now under Elon Musk's ownership, acknowledged a security breach that exposed private likes despite the platform's recent change to hide them. The incident raises concerns about user privacy and highlights the need for robust security measures.