Misinfo Radar
Signals worth a closer look: weak sources, fact-checks, state media, copy-paste campaigns.
Middle-aged Britons are TWICE as likely as young adults to use cannabis every day - as experts warn millions may be turning to the drug to ease anxiety and pain... unaware it could make their problems worse
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Attention level: Low (1 source)
- Headline mismatch 1 of 1 confidence: low
Articles whose headline says something its own description does not.
- Daily Mail: Middle-aged Britons are TWICE as likely as young adults to use cannabis every day - as experts warn millions may be turning to the drug to ease anxiety and pain... unaware it could make their problems worse
Researchers found that around one in three people in their 40s and 50s who use the illegal Class B drug smoke it each day. This figure drops to just over one in ten among 18 to 24-year-olds.
- Daily Mail: Middle-aged Britons are TWICE as likely as young adults to use cannabis every day - as experts warn millions may be turning to the drug to ease anxiety and pain... unaware it could make their problems worse
- Thin coverage 1 confidence: medium Only one or two outlets report this, and none of them rated high for reliability.
Every outlet on this story
| Outlet | Lean | Reliability | Country | Articles |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Daily Mail | Center | 63 Mostly factual | GB | 1 |
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