A barangay water district's own newsletter reports that its new pipes cut outages by half. The figures are from this month and were checked by an engineer. Which criterion does the newsletter most likely fail?

A student paper's report on a campus flood interviews only the school engineer. It is written this week by a named reporter and every figure is checked. Which criterion does the report fail?

A 2004 provincial survey of tricycle fares is neutral, well sourced, and covers every town. A learner cites it to describe fares charged in 2026. Which criterion does the source fail here?

A neutral, recent, and complete study of rice yields in one province is used to support a claim about fish catch in another province. Which criterion does the study fail?

A blog post about a proposed mall calls the people who oppose it "noisy losers" and calls its backers "sensible." Its permit dates and cost figures are correct and current. Which criterion does the post fail?

A news feature on a new night market quotes the mayor and the town tourism officer, and nobody else. Which group's views would most improve the feature's coverage?

A fertilizer company pays for and publishes a study reporting that its own product raises yields. The measurements are recent and correctly taken. What most weakens the study's objectivity?

A source can be correct in every figure it gives and still fail the criterion of coverage.

A road-safety article gives complete and checked crash counts for 2025 but reports no figures from any earlier year. What does this omission cost the reader?

An online article on a mining permit names no author and lists no sources for its claims. Its wording is calm and even-handed and its figures are from this month. Which criterion does it fail?

A report on typhoon damage describes one of the four barangays that were hit. Its figures are current and come from a named municipal engineer. Which criterion does the report fail?

A beachfront resort owner writes to a paper arguing that a proposed sea wall is unnecessary. Which interest most likely shapes his letter?

A campaign flyer gives the correct number of classrooms built last year, then calls the governor "the only leader who truly cares." Which criterion does the flyer fail?

A neutral, clearly sourced fact-check of a jeepney fare rumor tests one of the three claims the rumor makes. Which criterion does the fact-check fail?

A fisherfolk group's press release on a fishing ban uses angry wording throughout, but its catch figures were verified by two independent laboratories. Which criterion does the release satisfy?

A survey report states that 8 in 10 students want longer breaks, but never says how many students were asked or how they were chosen. What does this omission cost the reader?

Two reports print the same correct fare figures. One prints only the fares that went down; the other prints every fare. What does the first report's choice show?

A 2026 report on school internet speed tests every public school in one city and no school in the surrounding towns. Which criterion does the report fail?

A power firm's report states its own stake in the outcome, prints the figures its critics gathered, and praises nothing. It reports on one of the firm's five plants. Which criterion does the report satisfy?

A complete and neutral 2026 study of noise from airport flights is cited to prove that airport jobs pay well. Which criterion does the study fail as it is used here?