Claims extracted
18
sentences that state something as happening or true
Uncertain
6%
1 of 18 hedged
("reportedly", "may", "according to")
Leaning
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no quote in the article backed the model's score
Publisher signals
69/100
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Jake Altman, a former executive board member of the Democratic Socialists of America (DSA) in Boston, is sounding the alarm about the organization’s efforts to "force their agenda down other people's throats.
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Altman → sound → throats
"I had been involved in my local union and met some people who were far, far to the left, in like, a frightening way.
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who → involve → way
I was looking for a more pragmatic and thoughtful option on the left that was focused on economic policy," Altman told Fox News Digital.
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Altman → look → Digital
"One of the concerns I had very quickly was that [the] DSA was beginning to sound more and more like those extreme groups on the left that I, you know, certainly didn't want anything to do with," he continued.
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he → have → anything
Altman went on to recall an incident in 2017 that raised his concerns, when the DSA elected longtime Austin, Texas, activist Danny Fetonte to its National Political Committee.
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DSA → go → Committee
A few weeks after his election, Fetonte "abruptly resigned from his position at DSA, and encouraged others to question their membership with the group."
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Fetonte → resign → group
His departure from the organization came after the DSA found that Fetonte had worked for the Combined Law Enforcement Associations of Texas (CLEAT) — a police union — and a reality that Altman called "troubling."
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Altman → come → that
The former DSA leader recalled voicing concern in 2019 after the DSA issued a statement that he characterized as "defending or apologizing for the Maduro regime."
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he → recall → regime
"I raised a concern about that … and I said, DSA should be denouncing Maduro …
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DSA → raise → Maduro
the Democratic socialists and social Democrats in Venezuela are in the opposition — there should be free and fair elections," he continued.
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he → continue → opposition
"The person disagreed with me and defended, you know, essentially defended the Maduro regime," Altman revealed.
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Altman → disagree → regime
"Flash forward to today … you have DSA members saying, Bernie Sanders, AOC, they're not socialists," Altman relayed.
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Altman → flash → today
"They're willing to fall over themselves apologizing for any regime that opposes the United States, simply because it opposes the United States," he added.
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he → fall → States
"In [the] DSA right now, you've seen a marriage between more traditional Marxist utopianism and what you might call third worldism … boiling it down [it’s] this view that America is a unique evil in the world and that its enemies have a point," he said.
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he → see → point
"I personally think that just given the organization and the structure inside, that a lot of dissident voices have been silenced.
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lot → think → voices
A lot of dissident voices have left the organization.
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lot → leave → organization
My advice would be [to] leave," Altman said.
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Altman → leave → ?
Fox News Digital reached out to the DSA for comment but did not immediately receive a response.
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Digital → reach → response