Claims extracted
18
sentences that state something as happening or true
Uncertain
11%
2 of 18 hedged
("reportedly", "may", "according to")
Leaning
not political
takes no side on a contested political question
Publisher signals
66/100
CBS News's corrections and
hedging, across everything collected from it. Not a measure of accuracy.
Outlets on this story
6
Crime & Law
Same framing elsewhere
1
articles that frame the event the way this one does
South African police said Saturday that another woman's body had been found near Johannesburg, bringing the number of victims to 10 in a series of killings under investigation.
asserted
body → say → investigation
Police began investigating after the bodies of three women were found in July and August within about 4.3 miles of one another in the Ekurhuleni municipality, east of Johannesburg.
asserted
bodies → begin → Johannesburg
The discovery of six bodies in Ekurhuleni over 10 days earlier
raised fears that a serial killer or killers were responsible.
asserted
killer → raise → fears
Two women were arrested and charged last week with murder in relation to the
, discovered on Sept. 17.
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women → arrest → Sept.
The victim had been stabbed and had her throat cut, police said.
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police → stab → ?
Police did not link the two women charged to any of the other killings.
asserted
Police → link → killings
Provincial police commissioner Lt. Gen. Tommy Mthombeni told state broadcaster SABC on Saturday that investigators believed the ninth killing was an isolated case but could not rule out the possibility that some of the other cases were linked.
uncertain
some → tell → cases
Police had issued a warning for women to use caution while in the area.
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women → issue → area
Police have identified similarities in some of the killings but said they had not found conclusive evidence that the same person or people were responsible.
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person → identify → evidence
All nine of the bodies discovered before Saturday were those of women in their 20s or 30s, according to police.
uncertain
nine → discover → police
Several were naked or partially clothed and left in open areas near main roads.
asserted
Several → clothe → roads
Officers from the Investigative Psychology Unit, which specializes in complex or serial violent crimes, are part of the investigation.
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which → specialize → investigation
Police released limited details about the 10th body, which was found early Saturday, and did not immediately identify the victim.
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which → release → victim
"We can only confirm the discovery of the body," the South African Police Service said in a statement.
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Service → confirm → statement
South Africa has high rates of violent crime and violence against women.
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Africa → have → women
Three women were killed every day by an intimate partner from 2020-2021, a recent study found.
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study → kill → 2020
The country has one of the highest global
, with more than 60 a day on average.
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country → have → 60
The killings in Ekurhuleni have sparked a national outcry over women's safety.
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killings → spark → safety
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