Claims extracted
17
sentences that state something as happening or true
Uncertain
6%
1 of 17 hedged
("reportedly", "may", "according to")
Leaning
not political
takes no side on a contested political question
Publisher signals
64/100
Evening Standard's corrections and
hedging, across everything collected from it. Not a measure of accuracy.
Outlets on this story
unclustered
not grouped into a story yet
Same framing elsewhere
1
articles that frame the event the way this one does
The former Britain’s Got Talent judge is accused of grooming teenage women as young as 15 for sex.
asserted
judge → accuse → sex
He has denied all the claims.
uncertain
He → deny → claims
As well as leading booksellers and shops ceasing the sale of Walliams’ novels, schools and London councils have also advised that public libraries remove the books from their offering.
asserted
libraries → lead → offering
Waterstones
A spokesperson said: "As HarperCollins ceased supply of all David Walliams’ existing books, we are in touch with them about returning the small number of copies which remain in stock in a few of our shops in due course."
asserted
which → say → course
Waterstones also operates Blackwell’s and the famous London-founded Foyles.
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Waterstones → operate → Blackwell
Amazon
A spokesperson told the Bookseller: “We have been engaging closely with HarperCollins on this matter.
asserted
We → tell → matter
In September, HarperCollins told us they will no longer be publishing David Walliams’ backlist and subsequently withdrew the digital editions from the store.
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they → tell → store
Print editions will remain available only while existing stock lasts."
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stock → remain → ?
TGJones
A spokesperson said: "We can confirm that TGJones no longer sells any of David Walliams’ books in-store or online."
asserted
TGJones → say → store
The Works
The Works - which operates around 14 stores in London and over 500 nationwide - said it would be removing books by Walliams from sale.
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it → operate → sale
A spokesperson for The Works said: "Following recent media reports, The Works has removed all David Walliams titles from sale.
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Works → say → sale
All stores have been notified and have removed all associated products from their shelves."
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stores → notify → shelves
The council said in a statement: "We are committed to making Camden a safer place for women and girls, to challenging harmful attitudes, and promoting healthy relationships.
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Camden → say → relationships
"Following these allegations, we believe the most appropriate action is to remove these books from display."
asserted
action → follow → display
Oasis Charitable Trust
Steve Chalke, founder of the Oasis Charitable Trust, which runs 59 schools across England, said the academy trust has issued guidance to headteachers to temporarily remove Wallliams books.
asserted
trust → run → books
He explained: “Our advice is, for the sake of our children and to protect our children, the right thing to do – because this will traumatise some children without doubt if they read his name or see his face – is to remove books from our libraries temporarily.”
The trust has 16 schools in London and the South East, including in Lambeth, Croydon and Enfield.
asserted
trust → explain → Lambeth
GLF Schools
Academy trust GLF Schools, which runs 43 schools, many of them in London’s commuter belt, has also decided to remove Walliams books from its school libraries.
asserted
which → run → libraries
The Aporia
