Claims extracted
18
sentences that state something as happening or true
Uncertain
11%
2 of 18 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.
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Technology
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articles that frame the event the way this one does
A TikTok creator named GuessNotLost has gone viral for his uncanny ability to pinpoint a person’s location based on the most obscure social media photos.
asserted
creator → name → photos
In a recent clip with 17.6 million views on TikTok, the social media sleuth used his uncanny geolocation skills to track down the secret spot where an X user bought a corndog.
asserted
user → use → corndog
“I found the best corndog and I’m not telling anyone where it is,” read the post, which included a shot of the person’s hand holding the meat popsicle in the middle of a busy but unremarkable walkway.
asserted
which → find → walkway
The flesh-and-blood GPS took up the challenge — and was unfazed by the generic imagery.
“You don’t have to tell us, because I already found it,” he declared, pinpointing the mystery corndog was most likely in Prague, the ancient capital city of the Czech Republic.
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corndog → take → Republic
The social media spy said he was able to triangulate their location based on several seemingly imperceptible clues, from the style of sidewalk to the outfits of the pedestrians.
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he → say → pedestrians
He initially focused on a man in a red-and-black uniform toting a package, deducing that he was a courier with DHL.
“Maybe there’s a DHL express point nearby,” the TikTok whiz said.
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whiz → focus → DHL
After a subsequent search for an office came up empty, he decided to pound the virtual pavement, which he noticed was paved with cobblestones and bore a distinctive cross pattern.
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he → come → pattern
By doing a grid across the Czech urban center, our Sher-Tok Holmes was able to rule out all the sidewalk squares that didn’t match the corndog’s surroundings.
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that → do → surroundings
Eventually, he found a corresponding patch of concrete with the same “trashcan and kiosk as the picture.”
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he → find → picture
“Funny enough, just a few steps behind that spot, there’s this place that sells corndogs,” GuessNotLost declared.
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GuessNotLost → ’ → corndogs
The digital bloodhound then flashed a Google Maps Street View screen showing a food stand and even a menu.
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bloodhound → flash → stand
He circled the poster’s order in red.
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He → circle → red
“You got the original with mozzarella in it, which comes out to 130 Czech Koruna,” said the Geospotter.
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Geospotter → get → Koruna
(That’s a little over $6 in US dollars.)
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That → ’ → dollars
Viewers were blown away by GuessNotLost’s talent for triangulation with one exclaiming, “You might be FBI.”
uncertain
You → blow → triangulation
“If I ever go missing, please call this guy instead of the police,” quipped another.
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another → go → police
Other TikTok jokesters inquired if GuessNotLost could find them a “job” or a “husband.”
uncertain
GuessNotLost → inquire → job
Some even challenged him to pinpoint their location based on a blurry photograph.
asserted
Some → challenge → photograph
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