Claims extracted
26
sentences that state something as happening or true
Uncertain
8%
2 of 26 hedged
("reportedly", "may", "according to")
Leaning
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no quote in the article backed the model's score
Publisher signals
68/100
BBC News's corrections and
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Economy Minister Dr Caoimhe Archibald has questioned whether the secretary of state is "mischief making" after a social media exchange around energy payments.
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secretary → publish → payments
The Sinn Féin MLA posted on X, external about a new one-off electricity bill reduction announced on Thursday, which Sir Chris Bryant, reposted, external saying: "I'm really glad that the UK government is funding this."
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government → post → this
Archibald said she was "bemused and surprised" at his "intervention on social media".
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she → say → media
A UK government spokesperson said the funding for the Household Electricity Discount Scheme was provided through the prime minister's "commitment to remove VAT and some levies from electricity bills".
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funding → say → bills
"As I have set out, the British government initially didn't intend that this support would apply here, we had to make the case for that, we then had to design a scheme," Archibald told BBC Radio Ulster's Talkback programme.
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Archibald → set → programme
She described what Sir Chris said as "a little bit condescending".
"Frankly I'm not sure what the secretary of state was up to, mischief making?
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secretary → describe → state
I don't know.
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I → know → ?
But I think that question would be better posed to him."
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question → think → him
The minister said she has not been in touch with the secretary of state personally since the online exchange, but said she will continue to focus on finding a way forward in budget negotiations.
Allow X content?
This article contains content provided by X.
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article → say → content
We ask for your permission before anything is loaded, as they may be using cookies and other technologies.
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they → ask → cookies
You may want to read X’s cookie policy, external and privacy policy, external before accepting.
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You → want → policy
Households across Northern Ireland will get the one-off £63 reduction in electricity bills from next month and it will be applied automatically without the need for an application.
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it → get → application
The schemes are being funded by the UK government.
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schemes → fund → government
Bank payment customers will have their bills automatically reduced while pay-as-you-go customers will receive £63 in credit when they top up their meter.
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they → have → meter
The only complication for pay-as-you-go customers is they should not buy more than £112 of credit if they want to get the discount all in one go.
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they → pay → go
That is because meters are set up to take a maximum payment of £175.
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meters → set → 175
Top ups over this value means the £63 payment will be split over a subsequent top up.
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payment → mean → up
In announcing the scheme, Archibald said the money would "provide some help for families as winter kicks in and energy bills rise".
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bills → announce → families
She said the money would "provide some help for families as winter kicks in and energy bills rise".
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bills → say → families
Her department agreed the NI scheme with the government and will deliver it to consumers.
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department → agree → consumers
A UK government spokesperson added that the scheme will "provide families in Northern Ireland with some breathing room on bills this winter".
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scheme → add → bills
Speaking to Talkback on Friday, Archibald said: "People here rightly would expect that if support is being put in place for people in respect of their bills in Britain that it absolutely should be put in place for people here also.
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it → speak → people
We have made the case, we have delivered the scheme.
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we → make → scheme
It is tax payers from here that are contributing to that and I think if there are going to be interventions in cost of living support then it has to apply here.
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it → contribute → support
"Ultimately the British government are the ones with the levers with the ability to make the interventions that we really need to see in terms of cost of living.
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we → make → living
"Ultimately I'm not sure the tone of the engagement from the secretary of state was particularly helpful," Archibald said.
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Archibald → say → state
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