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What Happened to Gabby Petito? An Unsettling New Netflix Documentary Attempts to Answer.

70% Informative
Gabby Petito 's disappearance sparked an online frenzy.
The 22-year-old vlogger's boyfriend Brian Laundrie strangled her and then killed himself weeks later .
Netflix 's new true-crime documentary examines the role of the media in the case.
The series’ viewpoint is shaped by Petito ’s family.
Social media helped locate Gabby Petito 's remains, but it may have also contributed to her winding up in a Wyoming riverbed.
The couple's extravagant smooching and cuddling always gives way to sidelong glances at the camera.
As is often the case with social media, we see so much, yet end up understanding so little.
VR Score
58
Informative language
49
Neutral language
56
Article tone
informal
Language
English
Language complexity
64
Offensive language
possibly offensive
Hate speech
not hateful
Attention-grabbing headline
not detected
Known propaganda techniques
not detected
Time-value
short-lived
External references
4
Source diversity
4
Affiliate links
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