Claims extracted
17
sentences that state something as happening or true
Uncertain
35%
6 of 17 hedged
("reportedly", "may", "according to")
Leaning
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no quote in the article backed the model's score
Publisher signals
66/100
New York Post's corrections and
hedging, across everything collected from it. Not a measure of accuracy.
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Crime & Law
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A lunatic with 18 prior arrests somehow waltzed into a Bronx courtroom Monday with a loaded handgun hidden in his underwear — and then threatened officers to “come see me outside,” according to a criminal complaint.
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lunatic → waltz → complaint
The incredible security snafu happened when Jamal Frett, 26, snuck a black Ruger pistol locked and loaded with five rounds into the Bronx County Hall of Justice around 11:10 a.m. on Sept. 21,the complaint said.
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complaint → happen → Sept.
Frett then made his way up to Justice Guy Mitchell’s courtroom, where officers said he began to act disorderly, according to the complaint and sources.
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he → make → complaint
A court officer noticed the serial crook using his phone and speaking loudly — a violation of courtroom rules — and deemed he was interrupting the proceedings, the complaint said.
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complaint → notice → proceedings
Frett began screaming “don’t f–king touch me, come see me outside you want some,” and tried to prevent officers from cuffing him, court papers said.
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papers → begin → him
While officers were subduing him they discovered the handgun he had hidden in his waistband.
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he → subdue → waistband
Officers arrested Frett and prosecutors hit him with a bevy of charges, including several criminal possession of a weapon charges.
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prosecutors → arrest → charges
He was then remanded.
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He → remand → ?
The Bronx District Attorney’s Office directed The Post’s questions about court security to the state Office of Court Administration.
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Office → direct → Administration
Meanwhile, the Unified Court System is already conducting an internal review, according to OCA spokesperson Al Baker, to figure out how a gun could have made its way into the secure facility.
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gun → conduct → facility
Baker told The Post security camera footage showed Frett — a parolee from state prison who had been released in March — had walked through metal detectors before entering the building an hour before the gun was shockingly discovered.
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gun → tell → building
Frett told officers he wore an ankle monitor on his leg, and was patted down after he set off a magnetometer, security camera footage also showed, according to Baker.
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footage → tell → Baker
“Officers, using a handheld scanner, patted Mr. Frett down and discovered no immediate presence of a weapon,” the spokesperson said.
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spokesperson → use → weapon
When they later discovered the gun, the NYPD and New York State Parole Bureau were immediately notified, he added.
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he → discover → gun
Sources said it was unclear why Frett was in the Bronx courthouse on Monday, but it’s not his first brush with the law.
The repeat offender has a staggering 18 prior arrests, including 12 for felonies, according to sources.
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offender → say → sources
He was last in court on Sept. 8 for a pending case where he and other brutes allegedly slashed a woman on the head while she was walking to the supermarket on April 30, sources said.
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sources → pende → April
It was not immediately available whether Frett had an attorney.
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Frett → have → attorney