Claims extracted
19
sentences that state something as happening or true
Uncertain
5%
1 of 19 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
2
articles that frame the event the way this one does
70-year-old poet busted for backhanding Turning Point Action teen at the polls in viral footage
By
asserted
poet → bust → footage
New Hampshire police have arrested a 70-year-old poet after he allegedly slapped a Turning Point Action member in the face outside a Laconia elementary school where voters were casting ballots Tuesday.
uncertain
voters → arrest → ballots
The Laconia Police Department said officers arrested the suspect, identified as Stephen Redic, around 8 a.m. Wednesday on charges of simple assault, a misdemeanor, and disorderly conduct, a violation.
asserted
officers → say → assault
“We’re not familiar with him, meaning we’ve had no prior contacts,” Laconia Police Chief Matthew Canfield told Fox News Digital Wednesday.
asserted
Canfield → mean → contacts
In a press release, Laconia police said Redic approached the Turning Point tent as he was leaving and wanted “to read a poem about rich people.”
asserted
he → say → people
The poem isn’t included in viral video of the incident, which shows the victim attempting to debate as Redic raises his voice and grows increasingly angry.
asserted
Redic → include → voice
Video of the incident shows the increasingly agitated older man shouting at the victim before giving him the middle finger, slapping him across the face and walking away.
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man → show → face
“You sit there and dare to look me in the face and say I don’t know anything?” the man identified as Redic says, his voice growing hoarse before he shoves his finger in the victim’s face.
asserted
he → sit → face
“That’s what I know,” he says, before backhanding him.
asserted
he → ’s → him
A few moments later, he adds, “f–k that s–t,” as he storms away.
asserted
he → add → t
People off-camera discussed calling the police.
asserted
People → discuss → police
Turning Point described the victim as an 18-year-old.
asserted
Point → describe → old
Redic published a book of poems in 2023, “Tying My Shoes.”
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Redic → publish → Shoes
In it, he boasted of meeting every US president since Dwight D. Eisenhower.
asserted
he → boast → Eisenhower
He’s due in court on Dec. 10 for an arraignment.
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He → ’ → arraignment
It was not immediately clear whether he’d retained a lawyer as of Wednesday afternoon.
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he → retain → afternoon
He did not immediately respond to an attempt to reach him.
asserted
He → respond → him
The slap comes 14 months after Charlie Kirk was assassinated at Utah Valley University under a similar tent.
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Kirk → come → tent
He founded both Turning Point USA and its affiliate, Turning Point Action.
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He → found → USA
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