Deutsche Welle (English)

Where the score comes from

Each check on its own, out of 10. Tap one to see the sentences that scored.

• Misleading headlineDoes the headline editorialise, hide agency, leave out deaths the article itself reports, or claim more than the article shows?6.9n=5
• Labels the dead as militantsAre the Lebanese dead, or the institution they belonged to, filed under a militant affiliation in the outlet's own voice, with no equivalent label on the other party?6.0n=5
• Takes army claims on trustAre military claims that the dead were Hezbollah members or legitimate targets carried without the verification caveat applied to Lebanese sources?5.0n=3
• Calls Hezbollah an Iranian proxyIs Hezbollah reduced to an 'Iranian proxy', or treated as a Lebanese political actor with proper context?5.0n=3
• Who it blames for the ceasefireWho is blamed for breaching the ceasefire, and are Hezbollah violations foregrounded while Israeli ones are downplayed?3.3n=5
• Hides who attackedIs it clear who carried out strikes and killings, or does passive voice hide the actor?1.4n=5
• How it labels HezbollahHow the journalist's own voice labels Hezbollah, from delegitimising 'terrorists' to legitimising 'resistance'.0.0n=5
• Leaves out the lawHow the article treats sovereignty, international law, war crimes and the UN Charter.0.0n=5
• Calls everyone a militantDoes casualty reporting separate civilians from fighters, or lump everyone together as 'militants'?0.0n=5
• Gives one side the spaceDo Israeli and Lebanese voices get materially unequal column inches?0.0n=5
• Turns the dead into numbersAre Lebanese deaths reported as human lives, with names and stories, or as abstract numbers?Not yetn=0
• Doubts one side’s death tollAre Lebanese deaths attributed and tagged while Israeli deaths are stated as fact, in the same article?Not yetn=0

Its most framed articles

From the last 90 days. Open one to read it with every flagged sentence marked.

1. 3.9UNIFIL exit raises fears of a security vacuum across southern Lebanon The headline editorialises, the ceasefire blame is one-sided, and the dead are labelled, the other side is not.
2. 3.8Israel releases first of 5 Lebanese prisonersThe headline editorialises, the ceasefire blame is one-sided, and the dead are labelled, the other side is not.
3. 3.8Lebanon says 11 killed in Israeli airstrikesThe headline editorialises, passive voice hides who attacked, and the dead are labelled, the other side is not.
4. 3.5Lebanon's pilot zone plan: Can it work?The headline editorialises, and the dead are labelled, the other side is not.