Claims extracted
25
sentences that state something as happening or true
Uncertain
24%
6 of 25 hedged
("reportedly", "may", "according to")
Leaning
not political
takes no side on a contested political question
Publisher signals
69/100
Daily Mail's corrections and
hedging, across everything collected from it. Not a measure of accuracy.
Outlets on this story
90
Crime & Law
Same framing elsewhere
1
articles that frame the event the way this one does
Filipino police are said to be 'very close' to bringing formal charges against Thomas Markle after child abuse images were found at his apartment, the force said last night.
asserted
force → say → apartment
Detectives said they had found 'explicit content' – including footage of 'male and female minors' – on digital devices which allegedly belonged to the Duchess of Sussex's father.
uncertain
which → say → father
Police were granted a warrant on Thursday to search material found in four storage boxes at the 82-year-old's flat in the city of Cebu.
asserted
Police → grant → Cebu
Officers spent the weekend looking through the devices, which included nine mobile phones, three SD cards, five hard drives, a camera and another non-digital object.
asserted
which → spend → phones
Last night, Major General Wilson Asueta, of the Philippine National Police, said: 'We were able to find that there are files consisting of CSEAM [Child Sexual Exploitative and Abuse Material].
'
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We → say → CSEAM
This will be subjected further to analysis.
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This → subject → analysis
These are videos of a male and female minors, others who are not minors doing sexual activities and of course, explicit materials.
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who → do → course
We are conducting ongoing digital forensics analysis and our field investigators are also doing their best conducting investigations... to validate the information that was provided to us.
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that → conduct → us
The investigation is going in the right direction.
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investigation → go → direction
Child abuse images have been found at Thomas Markle's apartment, Filipino police said last night.
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police → find → apartment
Markle pictured with Meghan in 2011
He said that none of the children in the videos appeared to be from the Philippines but said they looked 'Asian [or] Caucasian'.
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they → picture → Philippines
The Sun last night reported that as a result police were 'very close' to bringing formal charges against Meghan's father.
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police → report → father
The force was handed the cache of potential evidence by Markle's son Thomas Jr, 60, who lives in the Philippines.
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who → hand → Philippines
Meghan's half-brother claimed he had found 'hundreds, if not thousands' of child abuse pictures and videos – including an image that appeared to show his father having sex with an underage girl.
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father → claim → girl
Markle has denied any wrongdoing, admitting he paid for sex in the Philippines but insisting it was only with adult prostitutes.
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it → deny → prostitutes
He has described the allegations against him as 'sick lies' and suggested he was 'set up'.
Markle moved from Mexico to the Philippines in January last year before relocating to the US in May following the amputation of his lower leg.
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Markle → describe → leg
On Friday, he was reportedly moved into a care home for dementia patients in Florida.
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he → move → Florida
Experts believe it is unlikely that someone with advanced dementia could be extradited.
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someone → believe → dementia
Meanwhile, Mexican authorities confirmed they had raided a storage unit previously rented by Markle in Rosarito after the Mail discovered a stash of indecent images of children there.
asserted
Mail → confirm → children
The FBI is also thought to be investigating after Scotland Yard finally shared a letter containing allegations his late ex-wife Roslyn Loveless sent about him in January 2019.
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wife → think → January
The force has referred itself to the independent police watchdog over its failure to act on the letter, despite sharing a copy with Meghan and Prince Harry.
asserted
force → refer → Meghan
The letter reportedly said that he had moved to Asia because '12-year-olds are legal there'.
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olds → say → Asia
Police have also reportedly advised Meghan not to speak publicly about the claims.
uncertain
Police → advise → claims
She previously said she was 'deeply distressed' by the allegations.
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she → say → allegations
A source told The Sun last night that Philippines police 'are still poring over everything but serious images of child abuse have been found... so formal charges are very close.'
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charges → tell → abuse
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