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Top judge’s inflammatory WhatsApp message about deputy revealed amid bitter fight

1 source1 article First seen 5 hours ago Updated 5 hours ago Australia Truth score 42

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Summary

NSW Local Court Chief Judge Michael Allen and his deputy Sharon Freund have been at loggerheads for months.

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Who is covering this

The Sydney Morning Herald Leans left Factuality: High AU 5 hours ago
Top judge’s inflammatory WhatsApp message about deputy revealed amid bitter fight
NSW Local Court Chief Judge Michael Allen and his deputy Sharon Freund have been at loggerheads for months.

Truth score

42/100Limited corroboration

Independent outlets: 1
Source reliability: 78/100
Sides of the spectrum covering it: 1/3
Propaganda risk: 0/100

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Coverage by lean

L 100%

Left: 1
Centre: 0
Right: 0
Not rated: 0

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Source quality

Average reliability: 78/100 (High)
Low-credibility outlets: 0%
State media: 0%
Opinion pieces: 0%

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Where the coverage comes from

Australia1

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Local Court Chief Judge Michael Allen Sharon Freund