{"publisher":{"name":"MediaBias News","url":"https://mediabias.news","methodology":"https://mediabias.news/methodology","editorialPrinciples":"https://mediabias.news/editorial-principles","corrections":"https://mediabias.news/corrections"},"scoreGuide":{"trust":"How well corroborated and evidenced the source reporting is. 0-100, higher is better.","critic":"Craft quality of the source journalism: context, balance, fact vs comment. 0-100, higher is better.","hype":"How far the source presentation runs ahead of substance. 0-100, LOWER IS BETTER.","scope":"Scores assess the original reporting this article was written from, not the truth of the underlying event and not the quality of this write-up."},"assessmentGuide":{"type":"coverage-and-source-reporting-analysis","factCheck":{"status":"not-performed","note":"Media Bias News compares coverage and scores the source reporting. 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This projection follows the signing of 61 agreements, including a bilateral accord with the United States that involves plans to drill 250 rigs and covers 17 oilfields."},{"type":"paragraph","text":"Rodriguez also reported an increase in oil production in the Zulia state, where output has risen from approximately 70,000 barrels per day to around 370,000 barrels per day. She projected that total oil output for the country could reach 400,000 barrels per day by the end of the current year."},{"type":"heading","text":"Coverage comparison"},{"type":"heading","text":"What the coverage left out"},{"type":"paragraph","text":"None of the centre or right-rated reports mention the specific details of the 61 agreements beyond the US bilateral accord, nor do they detail the exact timeline for the production increase in Zulia state. 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