Claims extracted
19
sentences that state something as happening or true
Uncertain
5%
1 of 19 hedged
("reportedly", "may", "according to")
Leaning
withheld
no quote in the article backed the model's score
Publisher signals
64/100
Evening Standard's corrections and
hedging, across everything collected from it. Not a measure of accuracy.
Outlets on this story
121
Entertainment
Same framing elsewhere
1
articles that frame the event the way this one does
This week all of the support acts for the singer’s current The Loop tour announced they were dropping out of the remaining dates after Macklemore, real name Benjamin Haggerty, was removed from the line-up over comments he made about Gaza.
asserted
he → announce → Gaza
It is set to wrap up in Mexico City in December, with a total of 18 shows still scheduled across North and South America.
asserted
total → set → America
The start time for the show has also been pushed back from 5.30pm local time to 8pm, according to Ticketmaster.
uncertain
time → push → Ticketmaster
Prior to acts walking out, the show had been starting with the first support act at about 5.30pm, with doors opening at 4.30pm and Sheeran on stage at 8pm.
asserted
doors → walk → pm
Doors will open at 6pm on Saturday.
asserted
Doors → open → Saturday
Ahead of that show, local pro-Palestinian groups have also said they will be protesting outside the venue, Lincoln Financial Field.
asserted
they → say → venue
In a post shared on Instagram, The Philly Palestine Coalition and Shut Down D& shared plans to “take to the streets to return the conversation to Palestine, and return Philadelphia to action”.
asserted
Coalition → share → action
The minimum price for tickets to Sheeran’s next show in Foxborough, Massachusetts on September 25 rise to $112 (£83.83).
asserted
price → rise → 112
Although Sheeran’s two shows in Hollywood, Florida, on October 29 and 30, have the minimum ticket prices currently advertising for 339 US dollars (£254), the price drops again for his final show, in Tampa on November 7.
asserted
price → have → November
Tickets for that show are selling for a minimum of 87 US dollars (£65).
asserted
Tickets → sell → dollars
For his final show of the tour, in Mexico City, the current prices sit at a minimum of 3,550 pesos, or £154.
asserted
prices → sit → pesos
Some of the acts who have dropped out of Sheeran’s tour include Irish singer Aaron Rowe, Grammy award-winning musician Finneas, who is Billie Eilish’s brother, and Danish singer Lukas Graham.
asserted
who → drop → Rowe
On Monday, Macklemore posted on Instagram claiming Sheeran and his team had “made the decision to remove” him from the Loop Tour.
asserted
Sheeran → post → Tour
In a response on the social media platform on Tuesday, Sheeran said his departure from the tour was the promoter’s decision and not his.
asserted
departure → say → tour
He said “upcoming tour dates had communicated that they would pull the shows if he was still supporting”, and added Robert Kraft, owner of the Gillette Stadium where he was due to play, was among them.
asserted
he → say → them
Sheeran added: “I am not complicit.
“
asserted
I → add → ?
I have my personal views on this devastating conflict.
asserted
I → have → conflict
“Just because I choose not to speak publicly, it doesn’t mean I don’t have them, and it doesn’t mean I don’t care.
asserted
I → choose → them
“Nor does it mean I don’t support causes in my own personal way.”
The Shape Of You singer said he was “appalled by the conflict between Israel and Palestine”, and added he respected Macklemore “as an artist”.
Rowe defended Sheeran in a video posted to his Instagram account on Friday, and called for more attention to be paid to “the likes of Robert Kraft… the Zionist lobbies that are trying to silence the voices of people who are shouting about genocide, the genocide that is happening in Palestine right now”.
The Press Association has contacted representatives for Ed Sheeran for comment.
asserted
Association → mean → comment
The Aporia
