Claims extracted
24
sentences that state something as happening or true
Uncertain
25%
6 of 24 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.
Outlets on this story
2
Education
Same framing elsewhere
1
articles that frame the event the way this one does
A 13-year-old Long Island whiz kid with an Einstein-level IQ has been accepted to NYU’s master program — after overcoming cancer and Tourette’s syndrome, according to school officials and his mom.
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kid → accept → officials
Pint-sized prodigy Joe Petraro-Hyppolite plans to study sports medicine at the university next fall and will likely be the school’s youngest grad student ever, according to reports.
“My IQ is 168,” Joe Petraro-Hyppolite, of East Rockaway, told CBS.
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Hyppolite → plan → CBS
“Whenever I tell people, it’s like, ‘Oh, Young Sheldon, Doogie Howser.’”
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it → tell → Howser
By comparison, Albert Einstein’s IQ is believed to have been around 160, which is generally considered “genius level.”
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which → believe → 160
Petraro-Hyppolite scored a near-perfect 1590 on the SAT at age 10 and graduated high school the next year.
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Hyppolite → score → school
He is expected to complete his undergrad degree at Louisiana State University in May, despite being nearly a decade younger than some of his peers.
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He → expect → peers
“They shot like a double glance, like, ‘Wait, what?'” he said of the reaction he sometimes gets in class.
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he → shoot → class
The boy genius said he’s nervous but thrilled about hitting the books in the Big Apple.
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he → say → Apple
“I am also excited, because new doors are opening,” he said.
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he → open → ?
“My master’s is going to be sports management but other than [that] it’s also kinesiology and biology.”
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it → go → that
Petraro-Hyppolite was diagnosed with leukemia in September 2021, and reportedly had to overcome undiagnosed Tourette’s, a neurological disorder that landed him in special ed classes.
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that → diagnose → classes
Being gifted doesn’t mean life’s a breeze, he said.
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he → gift → ?
“It’s not like I was shot out the womb knowing everything I know.
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I → ’ → everything
I have to learn it once or twice.
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I → have → it
Then I’ll know,” he said.
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he → know → ?
His mom, Anne Petraro-Hyppolite, said she’s extra-proud considering all her son has overcome.
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son → say → all
“It’s just surreal.
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It → ’ → ?
When he graduated high school so young, it was surreal, but this is …
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this → graduate → school
everything he does is surreal,” she said.
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she → do → ?
“He just loves to learn.
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He → love → ?
In 2017, Chiang Ching-liang, of Taiwan, became the youngest ever student ever to be admitted to NYU’s undergrad program at age 13, according to the Taipei Times.
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liang → become → Times
There are no media reports about anyone younger than Petraro-Hyppolite ever being accepted into an NYU masters program.
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anyone → be → program
A rep for the school told The Post Friday he was looking into whether Petraro-Hyppolite will officially be NYU’s youngest ever grad student.
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Hyppolite → tell → Post
The average age of a person starting grad school in the U.S. is 33 years old — more than double Petraro-Hyppolite’s age, according to data from the Council of Graduate Schools.
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age → start → Schools
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