Their methodology is arbitrary to the point of being incoherent.
Now, maybe if you could find this guy's credentials it might give him a bit more credence. Oh, that's right. You can't.
Have you looked at their methodology? It wouldn't pass a basic university-level writing course.
I mean, it's a bit of both. At the end of the day, the idea of democracy isn't to flip flop between fascist regimes that imprison each other, right?
It's really not. MBFC is run by a single guy. It's methodology is basically worthless. It's basically one dude's opinion on what news sources he likes to read.
What do we know about that guy? Not much. He happens to share the same name as a very prominent lawyer/professor, which makes finding details about him very challenging.
Might be a hot take, but prosecuting the leader you elected just one election cycle ago might not be a sign of a healthy democracy?
An accident caused by a guided munition going haywire and seeking out the nearest "press" vest. An unfortunate but unavoidable accident.
Their methodology is literally "this is the number I feel like they deserve"