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Ministers vow online safety action after teen sextortion victim took own life

1 source1 article First seen 12 hours ago Updated 12 hours ago United Kingdom Truth score 46

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Summary

Cai Davies died after he had sent messages to a woman he believed had a romantic interest in him.

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Who is covering this

BBC News Center Factuality: Very high GB 12 hours ago
Ministers vow online safety action after teen sextortion victim took own life
Cai Davies died after he had sent messages to a woman he believed had a romantic interest in him.

Truth score

46/100Limited corroboration

Independent outlets: 1
Source reliability: 90/100
Sides of the spectrum covering it: 1/3
Propaganda risk: 0/100

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Coverage by lean

Centre 100%100%

Left: 0
Centre: 1
Right: 0
Not rated: 0

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Source quality

Average reliability: 90/100 (Very high)
Low-credibility outlets: 0%
State media: 0%
Opinion pieces: 0%

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