He lied about being sober while promoting a memoir and was verbally abusive towards friends and family, including allegedly assaulting women on multiple occasions.
Matthew Perry died in October 2021 at the age of 54.
Perry struggled with addiction for many years before his death.
Matthew Perry, the beloved actor who played Chandler Bing on Friends, died in October 2021 at the age of 54. Despite his fame and success, he struggled with addiction for many years before his death. In recent months leading up to his passing, there were reports that he had been lying about being sober while promoting a memoir.
According to sources close to Perry's friends and family, the actor was reportedly verbally abusive towards them in the last few years of his life. He also allegedly assaulted women on multiple occasions before his death. The medical examiner concluded that he died from acute effects of ketamine infusion therapy, despite claims in his memoir where he said he had been sober for 18 months.
Perry's behavior towards his friends and family has reportedly declined in the last few years, including being verbally, emotionally and physically abusive. In March 2022, Perry allegedly had a violent incident with his longtime best friend Morgan Moses. He was accused of persuading multiple young women to deliver drugs to his home through dating apps.
Despite these troubling reports about Matthew Perry's final years, it is important to remember that he was an incredibly talented actor who brought joy and laughter into the lives of millions.
Perry spoke negatively of his Friends co-stars due to insecurity
Perry lied about being sober while promoting his memoir in 2022.
Perry was verbally, emotionally and physically abusive.
Accuracy
No Contradictions at Time
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Deception
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The article contains multiple examples of deception. The author claims that Matthew Perry spoke negatively about his Friends co-stars due to insecurity and jealousy, but the evidence presented does not support this claim. Instead, it suggests that Perry struggled with addiction and felt inferior to his co-stars who did not struggle with these issues.
The article claims that Matthew Perry spoke negatively about his Friends co-stars due to insecurity and jealousy, but the evidence presented does not support this claim. Instead, it suggests that Perry struggled with addiction and felt inferior to his co-stars who did not struggle with these issues.
Matthew Perry's memoir states that he would show up to the set of Friends intoxicated, leaving his co-stars worried. This contradicts the author's claim that Perry spoke negatively about his co-stars due to insecurity and jealousy.
Fallacies
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None Found At Time Of
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Bias
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None Found At Time Of
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Conflicts
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Interest (50%)
Kelly Coffey-Behrens has a conflict of interest on the topics of Matthew Perry and Friends as she is reporting on negative comments made by Perry about his co-stars due to insecurity.
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The author has a conflict of interest on the topic of insecurity as they are reporting on Matthew Perry's negative comments about his co-stars. The article does not disclose this conflict.
Perry spoke openly about his lifelong struggles with addiction and claimed to be sober before his death.
Three sources tell Us Weekly that Perry lied about being sober while promoting his memoir in 2022.
The source also alleged that Perry would use the celeb dating app Raya to meet young women who would bring him drugs. He used a FaceTime thing and got to know them before inviting them over.
Accuracy
<strong>Contradiction:</strong> Matthew Perry allegedly spoke negatively of his Friends co-stars due to insecurity
<strong>Contradiction:</strong> Matthew Perry had been on a journey of opening up with the world about his struggles with fame and addiction.
Perry is accused of persuading multiple young women to deliver drugs to his home through dating apps.
Deception
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The article claims that Matthew Perry lied about his sobriety before his death. The reasoning for this score is based on the following examples of deception found in the article:
Perry's death certificate states he died from acute effects of ketamine with contributing factors listed as drowning, coronary artery disease and buprenorphine effects. However, the medical examiner noted that the amount found in Perry's system could not have been from his final infusion treatment a week and a half before his death.
Perry was undergoing frequent ketamine infusions to treat depression and drug addiction. However, sources claim he was maintaining his sobriety up until his death.
The source alleged that Perry would use Raya to meet young women who would bring him drugs. This is a lie by omission as it implies that Perry was not using drugs himself, which contradicts the autopsy report stating he died from acute effects of ketamine.
Perry claimed he was clean and sober for 19 months leading up to his death, but sources claim otherwise.
Fallacies
(80%)
The article contains several examples of logical fallacies. The author makes an appeal to authority by citing sources that claim Matthew Perry lied about his sobriety before his death. However, the author does not provide any evidence or context for these claims beyond what is stated in the sources themselves.
The source also told the outlet,
Bias
(85%)
The article reports that Matthew Perry lied about his sobriety before his death. The author cites sources who claim that Perry was not sober and had been using drugs such as ketamine for depression and addiction treatment. Additionally, the article mentions an autopsy report which states that the cause of death was acute effects of ketamine with contributing factors listed as drowning, coronary artery disease, and buprenorphine effects. The author also reports on Perry's alleged abusive behavior towards his friend Morgan Moses in March 2022. Overall, there is a clear bias towards the idea that Matthew Perry was not sober before his death.
The source told Us Weekly that’s not true.
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Conflicts
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Lauren Sarner has a conflict of interest on the topic of Matthew Perry's sobriety as she is reporting on his friends who claim he lied about it. The article also mentions that Jennifer Aniston and David Schwimmer were close to him.
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Lauren Sarner has a conflict of interest on the topics of addiction and sobriety as she is reporting on Matthew Perry's alleged lies about his sobriety. Additionally, her personal relationship with Jennifer Aniston and David Schwimmer may also affect her objectivity.
Matthew Perry had been on a journey of opening up with the world about his struggles with fame and addiction.
Perry's behavior towards his friends and family has reportedly declined in the last few years, including being verbally, emotionally and physically abusive.
In March 2022, Perry allegedly had a violent incident with his longtime best friend Morgan Moses.
Accuracy
No Contradictions at Time
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Deception
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The article is deceptive in several ways. Firstly, it states that Matthew Perry died from an overdose when his autopsy determined he died from acute effects of ketamine. This contradicts the information provided by Us Weekly and sources close to him who stated that he was verbally, emotionally and physically abusive towards his friends and family in the last few years. Secondly, it states that Perry's behavior towards his friends declined after Friends ended when in fact it is reported that he had been on a journey of opening up with the world about his struggles with fame and addiction since then. Lastly, the article uses sensationalism by stating that Perry was isolated and lived locked up which contradicts information provided by sources close to him who stated that he was financially set for life after Friends ended.
The article uses sensationalism by stating that Matthew Perry lived locked up when it is reported that he had been financially set for life after Friends ended.
The article states that Matthew Perry died from an overdose when his autopsy determined he died from acute effects of ketamine. However, Us Weekly and sources close to him state that he was verbally, emotionally and physically abusive towards his friends and family in the last few years.
Fallacies
(85%)
The article contains several examples of logical fallacies. The author uses an appeal to authority by citing sources that claim Matthew Perry was verbally and emotionally abusive towards his friends and family. This is a form of informal fallacy as the source's credibility has not been established, only their claims have been made without any evidence presented to support them. Additionally, the author uses inflammatory rhetoric by describing Perry's behavior in extreme terms such as
He threw Morgan Moses into a wall and threw something at her and shoved her onto a bed
He was living locked up and not reaching out to people.
Bias
(85%)
The article contains multiple examples of religious bias and monetary bias. The author uses language that dehumanizes Matthew Perry by describing him as a drug addict who was verbally, emotionally, and physically abusive to his friends and family. Additionally, the author implies that Perry's behavior towards his loved ones was due to his financial security after Friends ended. This is an example of monetary bias because it suggests that money can cause people to behave in negative ways.
Addicts are smart, and Matthew was brilliant
He threw [Moses] into a wall and threw something at her and shoved her onto a bed
The way he dealt with that was to isolate
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Conflicts
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The author has a conflict of interest on the topic of Matthew Perry's addiction and reportedly declined behavior towards his friends and family. The article also reports that an overdose was the cause of death which is not supported by autopsy results.
Everybody close to Matthew was saying he died from an overdose
[Friends ended]
[Perry’s behavior towards his friends and family has reportedly declined in the last few years.]
Perry allegedly lied about his addiction and assaulted multiple women in the months before his death
Perry is accused of persuading multiple young women to deliver drugs to his home through dating apps.
The medical examiner concluded that Perry's drugs couldn't have been from his last known session a week and a half before he died, despite claims in his memoir where the actor said he was sober for 18 months.
Accuracy
Perry is accused of throwing a coffee table at his ex-fiancée Molly Hurwitz after she confronted him reportedly about a gift he bought for someone he met on a dating app in 2021. He also allegedly assaulted his friend and sober companion Morgan Moses in 2022.
Deception
(90%)
The article contains multiple examples of deception. Firstly, the author claims that Matthew Perry lied about his addiction and assaulted women in the months before his death. However, this is not supported by any evidence presented in the article. Secondly, it is stated that Perry died from acute effects of ketamine but he had been on ketamine infusion therapy to treat depression for a year prior to his death. This contradicts the medical examiner's report which states that the drugs couldn't have come from his last known session a week and a half before he died. Thirdly, it is claimed that Perry was lying about his sobriety both during the promotional tour for his memoir and in the time leading up to his death. However, this claim is not supported by any evidence presented in the article either. Fourthly, it is stated that Perry was verbally, emotionally physically abusive but no specific examples of such behavior are provided. Fifthly, it is claimed that Perry met multiple young women on dating apps and would persuade them to deliver drugs to his home which contradicts the fact that he died from acute effects of ketamine. Sixthly, it is stated that Perry was high throughout this time but no evidence of such behavior is provided. Seventhly, it is claimed that Perry lied about being sober at the times of accidents and crashed his Aston Martin many times while high which contradicts the fact that he died from acute effects of ketamine. Eighthly, it is stated that Perry had so much respect for his co-stars but he lied to them about many things over the years which contradicts no evidence presented in the article. Ninthly, it is claimed that Perry was jealous of his costars because they didn't have to deal with addiction which contradicts no evidence presented in the article. Tenthly, it is stated that after his death, his former Friends co-stars shared tributes online but this does not support any claim made in the article.
The author claims that Matthew Perry lied about his addiction and assaulted women in the months before his death. However, no evidence of such behavior is provided.
Fallacies
(85%)
The article contains several fallacies. The author makes an appeal to authority by citing the autopsy report and sources close to Matthew Perry without providing any evidence of their credibility or expertise in the matter. Additionally, there are multiple instances where the author uses inflammatory rhetoric when describing Matthew Perry's behavior towards women, such as calling him a
The medical examiner concluded that drugs from his last known session couldn’t have been from his death.
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Bias
(85%)
George Shiers has provided an article that contains multiple examples of bias. The author makes a clear attempt to discredit Matthew Perry by alleging he lied about his sobriety and assaulted women in the months leading up to his death. However, these claims are not supported by any evidence presented in the article. Additionally, there is no mention of any investigation or legal proceedings related to these alleged incidents.
The author makes a clear attempt to discredit Matthew Perry by alleging he lied about his sobriety and assaulted women in the months leading up to his death.
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Conflicts
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Interest (50%)
George Shiers has multiple conflicts of interest on the topics provided in this article. He is a friend with Molly Hurwitz and Matthew Perry, which could compromise his ability to report objectively on their actions. Additionally, he reports that Perry met multiple young women on dating apps and persuaded them to deliver drugs to his home, suggesting a personal relationship or affiliation with the drug trade.
[dating app in 2021]
George Shiers is friends with Molly Hurwitz
[Molly Hurwitz]
[Perry met multiple young women on dating apps and would persuade them to deliver drugs to his home.]
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George Shiers has multiple conflicts of interest on the topics provided. He reports on Matthew Perry's alleged assault and lying about sobriety in the lead up to his death. However, he also reports on other issues related to addiction such as ketamine infusion therapy and drug delivery through dating apps.
Perry met multiple young women on dating apps and would persuade them to deliver drugs to his home.
