Laura Kayali

Laura Kayali Defense Correspondent LauKaya [email protected] Laura Kayali is a defense correspondent for POLITICO Europe, based in Paris. Before that, she covered tech policy for eight years, focusing on platforms, privacy and competition, among other topics. She spent five years in Brussels, including three at POLITICO. Prior to joining POLITICO, she covered EU tech legislation for Contexte. She wrote about the copyright reform, transatlantic data flows and platform regulation. Laura graduated from the EM Lyon business school and holds a Master’s degree in political communications from the Celsa-Sorbonne University.

Biography:  https://www.politico.eu/staff/laura-kayali/

78%

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Analysis.OverallConflictOfInterestScore * 0.3F + Analysis.OverallBiasScore * 0.3F + Analysis.DeceptivenessScore * 0.3F + Analysis.ReadabilityScore * 0.1F

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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 implies that the Russian government is responsible for using Havana Syndrome as a weapon against foreign diplomats without presenting any proof or details of this allegation.
  • The article suggests that Havana Syndrome is linked to Russia and its military intelligence agency GRU without providing any evidence or sources.

Conflicts of Interest

100%

Examples:

  • The article also reveals a possible conflict of interest by not providing the context or details of the French foreign minister's comments during his visit to China, which could be related to Havana Syndrome.
  • The article shows a clear conflict of interest by presenting unsubstantiated claims about Havana Syndrome being linked to Russia and its military intelligence agency GRU without disclosing any potential bias or motive for making such accusations.

Contradictions

85%

Examples:

  • The article also contains a contradiction by stating that Joy ran out of the laundry room on the second floor of her house and into the bathroom adjoining the master bedroom, without explaining how this is related to Havana Syndrome.
  • The article contradicts itself by claiming that both White House staff, CIA officers, FBI agents and military officers were among those who believe they were wounded by a secret weapon firing a high-energy beam of microwaves or ultrasound.

Deceptions

50%

Examples:

  • The article also employs deception by not giving any information about the sources, evidence or methodology behind the investigation that links Havana Syndrome to Russia.
  • The article is deceptive in its use of vague and sensational language such as 'secret weapon', 'high-energy beam of microwaves or ultrasound' and 'wounded by a secret weapon'.

Recent Articles

New Evidence Links Havana Syndrome to Russia's GRU Unit 29155

New Evidence Links Havana Syndrome to Russia's GRU Unit 29155

Broke On: Monday, 01 April 2024 A joint investigation by CBS News, The Insider and Der Spiegel has linked Havana Syndrome to Russia's GRU Unit 29155. White House staff, CIA officers, FBI agents, military officers and their families have reported being wounded by a secret weapon firing high-energy beams of microwaves or ultrasound. The investigation was led by Greg Edgreen who believes U.S officials are being attacked by Russia and that the official threshold to prove it was set impossibly high.