Claims extracted
26
sentences that state something as happening or true
Uncertain
0%
0 of 26 hedged
("reportedly", "may", "according to")
Leaning
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Publisher signals
65/100
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The American rapper, real name Benjamin Hammond Haggerty, had been supporting Sheeran, 35, on the US leg of his Loop Tour.
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rapper → support → Tour
During a show at the MetLife Stadium in New Jersey last week, Macklemore, 43, said that he wanted people in Gaza and the West Bank to know they had not been forgotten, which led to a petition demanding he be removed from the remaining dates.
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he → say → dates
Since announcing he had been fired, the rapper has received support from fellow musicians, including Irish rap trio Kneecap.
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rapper → announce → Kneecap
Commenting on his post, they wrote: “Free Palestine.
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they → comment → Palestine
They can never silence the truth.”
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They → silence → truth
They posted a photo with the rapper, which they captioned: “All love and solidarity to @macklemore.
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they → post → @macklemore
Paloma Faith said: “You are a rare and important voice … thank you for existing….
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You → say → you
Reposting a comment Macklemore referenced in his post, Bob Vylan commented: “There is no thanks for a duty.”
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Vylan → reposte → duty
Posting a lengthy statement, American rock band Garbage said Macklemore being dumped from the tour was “sheer madness”.
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dumped → post → tour
Can I remind everyone that nothing Macklemore actually said was violent or hateful or remotely radical,” they wrote.
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they → remind → everyone
“Those who exile, silence and censor others are never the good guys.
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who → exile → others
No matter what you tell yourself.
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you → tell → yourself
Just because you ignore the truth doesn’t make the truth go away or make it any less potent.
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it → ignore → truth
American singer Kehlani wrote: “A LOT of the venues / owners are rallied together this way.
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LOT → write → owners
Australian singer Tones and I – real name Toni Watson – also said: “Love you Ben!
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Tones → say → you
Greta Thunberg added: “Full solidarity and free Palestine.
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Thunberg → add → solidarity
Artists’ very active silence in the face of injustice and genocide will not be forgotten.”
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silence → forget → injustice
After posting a video of himself on stage during the concert, Macklemore said on social media that “wanting all humans to be treated equal should never be controversial”.
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humans → post → media
In the post announcing he had been let go from the tour, Macklemore also said he was not a “victim”.
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he → announce → tour
He wrote: “The victims are the Palestinian people.
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victims → write → ?
The men, women and children who have been killed, starved, displaced and forced to live through unimaginable violence.
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who → kill → violence
“More than 20,000 children have been killed in Gaza alone.
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children → kill → Gaza
People are being killed today, and people will be killed tomorrow.
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people → kill → ?
I want to make sure that as I tell this story, we don’t lose sight of that.”
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we → want → that
Earlier this year Macklemore was also among more than 1,100 artists, musicians and cultural workers who called for a boycott of the Eurovision Song Contest over the inclusion of Israel.
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who → call → Israel
The letter, co-ordinated by campaign group No Music For Genocide, was also signed by artists including Kneecap, Faith and Massive Attack.
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letter → co → Kneecap