Claims extracted
18
sentences that state something as happening or true
Uncertain
22%
4 of 18 hedged
("reportedly", "may", "according to")
Leaning
withheld
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.
Outlets on this story
1
Environment
Same framing elsewhere
1
articles that frame the event the way this one does
The long-awaited wildlife crossing over the 101 is behind schedule and over budget.
asserted
crossing → await → budget
Which raises the question: Can we still build anything in California?
asserted
we → raise → California
The overpass is meant to provide a way for wildlife to cross from one side of the freeway to another.
asserted
wildlife → mean → another
With mountain lions being killed on California’s roadways on a regular basis, there is considerable support for a solution.
But it’s not clear whether an overpass over the 101 will work — are the lions supposed to follow Waze to find it? — and the work seems largely unfinished, just weeks before the overpass is set to open.
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asserted
overpass → kill → California
The National Wildlife Federation insisted to The California Post that the wildlife crossing will be inaugurated on Dec. 2, as planned.
But one look at the current state of construction is enough to raise serious doubts.
asserted
look → insist → doubts
The hillside where the crossing is being constructed is steep, leaving a sheer drop between the overpass and the hillside below.
asserted
crossing → construct → overpass
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That artificial cliff will have to be blended into the hill with landscaping and stabilized before animals can use it.
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animals → download → it
And as anyone with a back yard in California knows, the ground doesn’t always stay in the place you think it should go.
asserted
it → know → place
With a strong El Niño expected to arrive in the coming weeks, heavy rains could force further delays — just as they held up construction over the past few years.
uncertain
they → expect → years
Yes, the project was originally supposed to be privately funded, but now the state of California is kicking in about 20% of the cost.
asserted
state → suppose → cost
Is this really something the taxpayers of California ought to be funding?
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taxpayers → fund → California
And if so — we deserve more oversight and accountability.
asserted
we → deserve → oversight
Before committing to such a large project, it might have been useful to ask whether an overpass was really the best answer — or whether an underpass might have been a better option.
uncertain
underpass → commit → project
Politicians naturally prefer bridges to tunnels, because they like to put their names on things people will see everyday.
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people → prefer → things
But there is evidence that mountain lions might prefer to go underground rather than climbing over a roadway.
uncertain
lions → be → roadway
It could take years to know whether the wildlife crossing even works.
uncertain
crossing → take → years
It will have to be monitored closely.
asserted
It → have → ?
And the next project needs to be on time, and under budget.
asserted
project → need → budget
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