Claims extracted
16
sentences that state something as happening or true
Uncertain
6%
1 of 16 hedged
("reportedly", "may", "according to")
Leaning
not political
takes no side on a contested political question
Publisher signals
70/100
Daily Mail's corrections and
hedging, across everything collected from it. Not a measure of accuracy.
Outlets on this story
5
Other
Same framing elsewhere
1
articles that frame the event the way this one does
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The gunman who crashed the White House Correspondents' Dinner in April is now being charged with attempted terrorism.
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who → sign → terrorism
US Attorney for the District of Columbia Jeanine Pirro's office announced Friday that a federal grand jury handed down a terrorism charge for 31-year-old Cole Tomas Allen.
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jury → announce → Allen
Allen was previously charged with attempting to assassinate the President of the United States, as he ran past the Secret Service checkpoint and traded fire with Secret Service agents stationed outside the annual media dinner at the Washington Hilton.
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he → charge → Hilton
President Donald Trump was seated at the head table.
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Trump → seat → table
Federal prosecutors alleged that Allen 'attempted to kill the President of the United States, Donald J. Trump.
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Allen → allege → States
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Allen was also charged with assaulting an officer or employee of the United States with a deadly weapon, transporting a firearm and ammunition in interstate commerce with the intent to commit a felony and discharging a firearm during a crime of violence.
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Allen → charge → violence
Allen's assault could be heard from within the ballroom and sent journalists and their guests scurrying under tables.
The President and First Lady Melania Trump were whisked to safety.
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President → hear → safety
White House Correspondents' Dinner shooting suspect, Cole Tomas Allen, 31, seen on the floor of the Washington Hilton in the immediate aftermath of the attack, is now facing a terrorism charge, determined by a federal grand jury
President Donald Trump (right), First Lady Melania Trump (center) and now former White House press secretary Karoline Leavitt (left) are photographed at the White House Correspondents' Dinner in April before the gun attack
As was Vice President JD Vance.
Trump later held an impromptu press briefing from the White House podium that night, promising reporters that he would attend the dinner again.
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he → see → dinner
A make-up dinner was held in late July, but at a different Washington, DC, hotel.
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dinner → make → hotel
The terrorism charge means that Allen is now facing five counts.
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Allen → mean → counts
He previously pleaded not guilty to all charges.
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He → plead → charges
He pleaded not guilty to the terrorism charge on Friday.
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He → plead → Friday
NBC News reported that since there's no federal domestic terrorism statute, Allen was charged under a local DC law.
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Allen → report → law
Pirro's office is unique in that it can prosecute federal crimes as well as local crimes involving adult defendants.
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it → prosecute → defendants
A jury trial is scheduled for September 7, 2027.
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trial → schedule → September
This is a breaking news story and will be updated.
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This → break → ?
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