Paul Gallagher

Paul Gallagher is health correspondent at the i paper. He was previously a reporter for the Independent and Independent on Sunday. He has also worked as a reporter for the Observer, Daily Mirror and European Voice in Brussels, where he began his career in 2002 after editing the Leeds Student newspaper. News Vaping will still be promoted as stop smoking tool despite link to heart failure US study is the most conclusive evidence yet that vaping may cause heart failure — an incurable condition when the heart is unable to pump blood around the body properly

72%

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 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 presents a biased view of vaping by ignoring the evidence that links it to heart failure and downplaying its risks.

Conflicts of Interest

50%

Examples:

  • The article does not explicitly state any conflicts of interest but it may be influenced by the UK Government's policies on vaping that are mentioned in one of the biases. The article also relies on a US study that may have different implications for the NHS and public health.

Contradictions

100%

Examples:

  • The article contradicts itself by claiming that vaping is less harmful than smoking while also reporting a study that shows the opposite. It also contradicts other sources of information by dismissing the link between e-cigarettes and heart failure.

Deceptions

80%

Examples:

  • The article is deceptive by presenting only one side of the story and ignoring or dismissing evidence that contradicts its main point. It also uses emotional language like 'incurable' to manipulate the reader's feelings.

Recent Articles

Vaping Increases Heart Failure Risk by Nearly 20%: Study

Vaping Increases Heart Failure Risk by Nearly 20%: Study

Broke On: Tuesday, 02 April 2024 A new study found that vaping increases the risk of heart failure by nearly 20%. The research analyzed data from over 175,667 participants in the US and found that those who used e-cigarettes were almost a fifth more likely to develop heart failure compared with people who had never used them. Heart failure is a debilitating condition affecting more than 1 million UK adults and around 6.5million in the US, where it causes symptoms such as shortness of breath, fatigue, and swelling in the ankles or legs.