By Smitha

Silk Smitha was the ultimate sex siren of south Indian cinema in the 1980s. The Dirty Picture, one of this year's most-talked-about Bollywood films and based on her life, opens on Friday. Sudha G Tilak recounts the phenomenon of Silk Smitha.

Biography:  https://www.bbc.com/news/world-asia-india-15979380

64%

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The Daily's Verdict

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Bias

88%

Examples:

  • Some countries have aggressive marketing campaigns promoting unhealthy foods while the cost and availability of healthier food can be more problematic.
  • The author uses language that dehumanizes people who are obese

Conflicts of Interest

50%

Examples:

Contradictions

88%

Examples:

  • The article implies that obesity is solely responsible for an increase in serious health conditions when it has been linked to many other lifestyle choices and environmental factors as well.
  • The article only mentions countries where women or men have high rates of obesity without providing any context on why these countries are experiencing such high rates.

Deceptions

50%

Examples:

  • The article implies that obesity is solely responsible for an increase in serious health conditions when it has been linked to many other lifestyle choices and environmental factors as well.
  • The article only mentions countries where women or men have high rates of obesity without providing any context on why these countries are experiencing such high rates.

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