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The Guardian - UK
The Guardian - UK
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Michael Savage Media editor

‘Immediate red flags’: questions raised over ‘expert’ much quoted in UK press

Daily Mirror, Express and Star mastheads
Reach, which owns the Mirror, Express and Star, is among the news outlets removing Barbara Santini from its coverage, Photograph: Yui Mok/PA

Over the past couple of years, the Oxford-educated psychologist Barbara Santini has been widely quoted as an expert. She has contributed thoughts on everything from the psychological impact of the Covid pandemic to the importance of vitamin D and how playing darts can improve your health.

However, her pronouncements have begun to disappear from articles after concerns that Santini may not be all that she appears. Major news outlets have removed entire articles featuring Santini, or comments made by her, after a series of questions were raised over her qualifications – and even whether her entire identity could be an elaborate hoax.

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