Victoria Allen

Victoria Allen is a health reporter for the Daily Mail. She specializes in writing about medical research and public health issues. Her work is known for its detailed analysis and clear presentation of complex scientific topics.

97%

The overall score is a weighted number that takes into account conflict of interest, bias, deception and other practices that undermines the credibility of the source. It is calculated as:
Analysis.OverallConflictOfInterestScore * 0.3F + Analysis.OverallBiasScore * 0.3F + Analysis.DeceptivenessScore * 0.3F + Analysis.ReadabilityScore * 0.1F

A score that takes into consideration the content for flow, interruptions with ads, and overt search engine optimization techniques that makes the content hard to understand

The Daily's Verdict

This author is known for its high journalistic standards. The author strives to maintain neutrality and transparency in its reporting, and avoids conflicts of interest. The author has a reputation for accuracy and rarely gets contradicted on major discrepancies in its reporting.

Bias

90%

Examples:

No current examples available.

Conflicts of Interest

100%

Examples:

No current examples available.

Contradictions

60%

Examples:

  • In the article 'Cause of Long Covid could be virus remnants in gut and lack of good hormone', there is a contradiction with other sources suggesting that long COVID is caused by a decrease in serotonin levels, not remnants of the virus in the gut.

Deceptions

No current examples available.

Recent Articles

Serotonin Reduction Linked to Long COVID Symptoms, Suggests Penn Study

Broke On: Monday, 16 October 2023 A study by the University of Pennsylvania suggests that a reduction in serotonin could be the cause of Long COVID symptoms. The SARS-CoV-2 virus can remain in the gut for an extended period, disrupting the production of serotonin.