Claims extracted
16
sentences that state something as happening or true
Uncertain
19%
3 of 16 hedged
("reportedly", "may", "according to")
Leaning
not political
takes no side on a contested political question
Publisher signals
66/100
New York Post's corrections and
hedging, across everything collected from it. Not a measure of accuracy.
Outlets on this story
2
Crime & Law
Same framing elsewhere
1
articles that frame the event the way this one does
A Florida toddler grabbed his father’s gun and accidentally shot himself fatally in the face while in a Burger King drive-thru Thursday — as his distracted dad tried to pay for dinner, police said.
asserted
police → grab → dinner
The dad, who was carrying a pistol in his waistband, put it down in the car after his credit card was declined at the Bartow drive-thru window causing him to get distracted — and allowing his 3-year-old who was playing in the backseat to pick up the gun and mistakenly pull the trigger, according to FOX 13 Tampa Bay.
uncertain
who → carry → FOX
“We also know, at least from the initial info, that we can see where there is a bullet hole directly through the roof, and the child shot in the face,” Polk County Sheriff Grady Judd told reporters at a press conference.
asserted
Judd → know → conference
The little boy was about to turn 4 on Monday.
asserted
boy → turn → Monday
The family had recently moved to the Sunshine State from Connecticut just four months earlier, prompting the credit card company to flag the transaction.
asserted
family → move → transaction
While the dad was dealing with the credit card company on his phone, he took his Glock handgun from his waistband and put it down on the seat — and grew preoccuppied while searching for another way to pay, deputies said.
asserted
deputies → deal → way
Moments later, the boy grabbed the gun and accidentally discharged it, police said.
asserted
police → grab → it
“So, subjectively … we think dad took the gun out, laid it down … and while he’s trying to figure out how to pay for dinner on the credit card, the child obviously sees the gun, picks it up, is playing with it, and shoots himself in the face,” Judd said.
asserted
Judd → think → face
A bystander called 911 and first responders rushed the child to a local hospital, but he was pronounced dead at 7:30 p.m.
asserted
he → call → p.m.
The father holds a valid concealed carry permit — although that is not required in Florida, according to the sheriff.
uncertain
that → hold → sheriff
If a kid gets ahold of a gun and hurts someone, the parent can be charged with a third-degree felony under state culpable negligence laws, the sheriff said.
asserted
sheriff → get → laws
While prosecutors with the Florida State Attorney’s Office will ultimately decide whether to file charges against the dad, Judd indicated there is little appetite to press the matter.
asserted
Judd → decide → matter
He told reporters that “quite frankly, if the investigation concludes, according to what we see now, certainly we would not have any energy at all for suggestive criminal charges.”
uncertain
we → tell → charges
Bartow Deputy Chief Kyle Dowdy said officers were “having a tough time with this one.”
asserted
officers → say → one
“This is an absolute tragedy,” he said.
asserted
he → say → ?
“There’s going to be a mom and dad that are going to try and pick up the shambles of this horrific event, and in the end, the community itself is hurting.”
asserted
community → go → end
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