Claims extracted
20
sentences that state something as happening or true
Uncertain
25%
5 of 20 hedged
("reportedly", "may", "according to")
Leaning
not political
takes no side on a contested political question
Publisher signals
65/100
CBS News's corrections and
hedging, across everything collected from it. Not a measure of accuracy.
Outlets on this story
6
Crime & Law
Same framing elsewhere
1
articles that frame the event the way this one does
Brazilian police said Friday they had captured a suspected serial killer linked to at least 16 deaths since May, who was arrested while disguised as a woman and carrying a baby.
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who → say → baby
He claims to have killed more than four times that number.
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He → claim → number
The suspect was arrested Sunday after a 30-hour police manhunt in a forested area of Paraiba state in northeastern Brazil.
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suspect → arrest → Brazil
He was wearing a dress and long black wig, which police described as a disguise to evade capture.
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police → wear → capture
In a statement, they said he had been carrying a baby in his arms.
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he → say → arms
Images and video published by local media, including O Globo, showed the suspect with painted nails wearing a striped dress, a dark wig, women's sandals and sunglasses.
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suspect → publish → dress
Police said the child he was carrying was not related to him.
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he → say → him
Police did not release details on the baby's condition.
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Police → release → condition
"Although the suspect claimed involvement in 80 homicides, civil police have confirmed his participation in 16 killings in the region, 11 of which he confessed to during questioning," police told AFP.
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police → claim → AFP
The 16 homicides all took place since May.
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homicides → take → May
The identities of the victims and details of the killings have not been made public.
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identities → make → killings
The suspect was identified by authorities as 33-year-old Jorlan Lopes da Silva, Record R7 reported.
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R7 → identify → Silva
The suspect evaded an earlier attempt to arrest him a few weeks ago after a confrontation with security forces, who consider him a member of an "ultra-violent" criminal group.
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him → evade → group
In a video of his interrogation obtained by AFP, the man said he acted alone and denied having ties to organized crime.
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he → obtain → crime
Instead, he claimed all his victims were "linked to the criminal world" and he was taking justice into his own hands in response to threats against himself and his family.
"I never acted against any family man, mother or working person," he said, denying being a "psychopath."
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he → claim → man
He said he had committed his first homicide at the age of 13.
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he → say → 13
After the earlier attempt to arrest the suspect, police seized bulletproof vests, the stock of a submachine gun and over 100 rounds of ammunition, which the man acknowledged were his during questioning.
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man → arrest → questioning
Two other men were arrested during the operation on suspicion of involvement in the crime, according to iG Último Segundo.
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men → arrest → Segundo
Under Brazilian law, he faces a maximum sentence of 40 years in prison, according to Record R7.
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he → face → R7
The region of Mulungu, where the killings took place, lies 1,553 miles north of Rio de Janeiro.
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killings → take → Janeiro
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