Peggy Gallek
Peggy Gallek joined the Fox 8 News team in September 2012 as an I-Team Reporter. In October 2014, I got married!! I now live in Summit County with my husband and two cats, Cupcake and Felix. Before coming to Cleveland, Peggy was a reporter at WKBN in Youngstown and began working as a newspaper reporter with the Hubbard News, a weekly publication, in 1989. In 1990, Peggy started with the Vindicator in Youngstown. She worked there until 2005 when she went to broadcast, at WYTV 33. In 2007, the station was bought by WKBN and Peggy worked for both WYTV, WKBN. Peggy has won several state awards, including two regional Edward R. Murrow awards. She was born and raised in Youngstown, Ohio.
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The Daily's Verdict
This author has a mixed reputation for journalistic standards. It is advisable to fact-check, scrutinize for bias, and check for conflicts of interest before relying on the author's reporting.
Bias
85%
Examples:
- The article portrays Warren police in a negative light by suggesting that they handcuffed Brittany without probable cause and questioned her repeatedly despite her insistence that she did not see the baby
- The author uses emotional language such as 'local woman' and 'a mother' to appeal to the reader's sympathy for Brittany Watts
- The author uses language such as 'abuse of corpse' to make it seem like Brittany committed a serious crime, even though the fetus was found dead in the womb
Conflicts of Interest
50%
Examples:
- The author does not have any personal or professional ties with Brittany Watts that could be seen as a potential conflict of interest.
- There is no clear evidence of conflict of interest in this article.
Contradictions
85%
Examples:
- Brittany Watts was charged with abuse of corpse for flushing the toilet.
- The author claims that Brittany Watts took a deep breath and leaned back in her chair before speaking when she was actually sitting next to her attorney.
- The author quotes Watts as saying 'I never thought they would call the police' but later states that Warren police were sent to the hospital after a nurse called 911 stating that Watts had given birth without the baby and came with remains in a bucket in her backyard. This contradicts what Watts said earlier, making it deceptive.
Deceptions
50%
Examples:
- The author claims that Brittany Watts took a deep breath and leaned back in her chair before speaking when she was actually sitting next to her attorney.
- The author quotes Watts as saying 'I never thought they would call the police' but later states that Warren police were sent to the hospital after a nurse called 911 stating that Watts had given birth without the baby and came with remains in a bucket in her backyard. This contradicts what Watts said earlier, making it deceptive.
Recent Articles
Ohio Woman Charged with Felony for Miscarriage, Fetus Flushed Down Toilet
Broke On: Wednesday, 31 January 2024Brittany Watts miscarried at home in Warren, Ohio and was charged with a felony for abuse of corpse after attempting to flush the fetus down the toilet. The charges were later dismissed by an Ohio grand jury.