Claims extracted
22
sentences that state something as happening or true
Uncertain
9%
2 of 22 hedged
("reportedly", "may", "according to")
Leaning
not political
takes no side on a contested political question
Publisher signals
60/100
National Post's corrections and
hedging, across everything collected from it. Not a measure of accuracy.
Outlets on this story
56
Crime & Law
Same framing elsewhere
1
articles that frame the event the way this one does
Two people, including a police officer, were wounded in a shooting incident outside a Belleville, Ont., synagogue Sunday night as worshippers gathered to mark Yom Kippur.
asserted
worshippers → include → Kippur
No one inside the shul was hurt, according to a social media statement by the Sons of Jacob Congregation.
uncertain
one → hurt → Congregation
There were multiple unconfirmed reports the alleged shooter was in critical condition.
uncertain
shooter → be → condition
Belleville Police said on social media one of their officers “encountered an individual in the area at about 7:10 p.m.” and “the officer and the individual sustained injuries and were transported to hospital.”
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officer → say → hospital
It said there was no further threat to public safety but did not elaborate further; the synagogue is a two-storey brick building in a residential neighbourhood near Belleville’s downtown.
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synagogue → say → downtown
Another unidentified congregant told the Sun’s Kinsella: “We had an officer there before we started and they started shooting at him.
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they → tell → him
They never breached the building, but shots came through.”
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shots → breach → building
“Thanks to the police officer who got injured.
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who → injure → officer
We pray for his speedy recovery.”
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We → pray → recovery
Premier Doug Ford said he expected all responsible to be prosecuted to the full extent of the law.
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all → say → law
“I’m disgusted by the shooting that took place outside the Sons of Jacob Synagogue in Belleville earlier this evening as Jewish community members gathered to mark Yom Kippur.
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members → disgust → Kippur
My thoughts are with the Jewish community in Belleville and across Ontario, who have every right to gather and worship safely and without fear,” he said on social media.
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he → have → media
“My thoughts are also with the police officer who was shot, along with their family and loved ones.
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who → shoot → family
We owe an immense debt of gratitude to this brave officer and to all the first responders who acted so quickly to keep the community safe.”
asserted
who → owe → community
John Fraser, a Liberal MPP in Ottawa, called it “a horrific act of antisemitic violence.”
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Fraser → call → violence
“Families were gathered in community and prayer when shots came pouring through the stained glass window of their local synagogue,” he said in a statement.
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he → gather → statement
The Jewish community is on high alert as they mark the holiest day of the year.
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they → mark → year
Police forces had announced security plans for the Jewish holidays amid a wave of antisemitism.
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forces → announce → antisemitism
“For years we have seen a growing number of Jewish centres targeted by gunfire,” said Fraser.
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Fraser → see → gunfire
“It was only a matter of time before someone was brazen enough to do something like this.”
asserted
someone → do → this
Police in York Region north of Toronto, about 180 kilometres away, said it understood the Belleville incident would cause concern in its jurisdiction, and they remain in contact with their “faith partners.”
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they → say → partners
“Our officers will continue to be visible in the areas where people gather to worship,” it said in a statement.
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it → continue → statement
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