Graeme Baker

Graeme Baker is an experienced paramedic who was first on the scene of the Edgware Road bombing on 7 July 2005. He helped to save the life of the most seriously injured survivor of the attacks, Danny Biddle. Graeme was frustrated by the slow response and lack of resources provided by London Ambulance Service at the scene, despite there being enough resources to deal with the number of casualties. He also expressed concerns about a lack of communication equipment, strong painkillers and correct fluids for trauma patients. Graeme Baker now works as a reporter for BBC News, where he covers various news stories and events.

Biography:  https://www.bbc.com/news/uk-11813439

88%

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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

90%

Examples:

  • Graeme Baker grew up in a very interesting family situation, and he feels family is good. And I don’t think there’s anything wrong in saying that.
  • Mr Vance, who has three children, said he was not criticising people who do not have children. ‘This is about criticising the Democratic Party for becoming anti-family and anti-children.’
  • The entire future of the Democrats is controlled by people without children
  • The senator from Ohio said the country was being run ‘by a bunch of childless cat ladies who are miserable at their own lives and the choices that they’ve made and so they want to make the rest of the country miserable too'

Conflicts of Interest

100%

Examples:

  • Donald Trump on Monday defended his running mate’s claims that ‘childless cat ladies’ had destroyed American values
  • The entire future of the Democrats is controlled by people without children

Contradictions

85%

Examples:

  • Kaspersky will generally no longer be able to sell its software within the United States or provide updates.
  • Russia's influence over Kaspersky poses a significant risk to US infrastructure and services.

Deceptions

75%

Examples:

  • Mr Vance defended his roundly criticised remarks, saying that it was ‘obviously… a sarcastic comment.

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