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Newspaper executive and former West Virginia lawmaker Doug Skaff Jr. dies in highway accident at 48

Newspaper executive and former West Virginia lawmaker Doug Skaff Jr. dies in highway accident at 48

West Virginia newspaper executive and former House of Delegates Democratic leader Doug Skaff Jr. has died in a highway accident

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Truth Analysis

Factual Accuracy

5/5

Bias Level

5/5

Analysis Summary:

The article is factually accurate. All key claims are verified by multiple reliable sources. There is no discernible bias in the reporting.

Detailed Analysis:

Claim:** West Virginia newspaper executive and former House of Delegates Democratic leader Doug Skaff Jr. has died in a highway accident.
- Verification Source #1: Supports this claim.
- Verification Source #2: Supports this claim.
- Verification Source #3: Supports this claim.
- Verification Source #4: Supports this claim.
- Verification Source #5: Supports this claim.
Claim:** Doug Skaff Jr. was 48 years old.
- Verification Source #1: Supports this claim.
- Verification Source #2: Supports this claim.
- Verification Source #3: Supports this claim.
- Verification Source #4: Supports this claim.
- Verification Source #5: Supports this claim.

Supporting Evidence/Contradictions:

All sources agree that Doug Skaff Jr., a newspaper executive and former West Virginia lawmaker, died in a highway accident at the age of 48. `Verification Source #1`, `Verification Source #2`, `Verification Source #3`, `Verification Source #4`, `Verification Source #5`.
Verification Source #4 specifies that the accident occurred on Tuesday afternoon and mentions West Virginia 511 Central as the source of information about the accident location.
Verification Source #5 mentions that Skaff was the president of HD Media and that he died in Lewis County.

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