Claims extracted
17
sentences that state something as happening or true
Uncertain
24%
4 of 17 hedged
("reportedly", "may", "according to")
Leaning
not political
takes no side on a contested political question
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
7
Environment
Same framing elsewhere
1
articles that frame the event the way this one does
Strong crashing waves from the violent nor’easter uncovered a 19th-century shipwreck buried under Nantucket sand as the storm battered the East Coast with heavy rain, gale-force winds and coastal flooding.
asserted
storm → crash → rain
A pallet of waterlogged timber held together by rusted nails and strands of seaweed was discovered on a beach on the south shore of the famed Massachusetts Island Saturday, according to video shared by the Nantucket Current on Saturday.
uncertain
pallet → hold → Saturday
The wooden segment is believed to be from the Warren Sawyer, a New Orleans-bound schooner that crashed on nearby Miacomet Beach in 1884.
asserted
that → believe → 1884
The ship, carrying cargo consisting of cotton and scrap iron, was struck by gale-force winds and veered off course and crashed onto Nantucket around 11 p.m. on Dec. 22, 1884, according to the outlet.
uncertain
ship → carry → outlet
Additional pieces of the shipwreck had already been uncovered in the area in December 2022.
asserted
pieces → uncover → December
Scientists determined the pieces most likely belonged to the Warren Sawyer after months of research.
“As with most historical archaeological research, exploring the available literature, archival, photographic, and archaeological evidence we collectively assembled for the site to try to arrive at a conclusive determination as to whether or not the wreckage is from the tern, Warren Sawyer, was a bit like pulling a thread on a sweater,” Massachusetts Archeologist David Robinson told the Nantucket Current.
asserted
Robinson → determine → Current
“The more interesting information I looked at, the more that I found.”
asserted
I → look → more
Scientists at the time couldn’t definitively declare the shipwreck was the Warren Sawyer because of an inconsistency between the fastening hardware found and records for the ship.
asserted
shipwreck → declare → ship
Outside of uncovering the shipwreck, the storm caused notable erosion to beaches on the island, according to the outlet.
uncertain
storm → uncover → outlet
The rare September nor’easter in Nantucket left a trail of destruction as it washed over a large portion of the eastern seaboard stretching from Massachusetts down across Long Island, New York City, New Jersey and Delaware.
asserted
it → leave → Island
Hundreds of thousands were left without power across several states.
asserted
thousands → leave → states
Over 27,600 customers in New York were in the dark as of 2 a.m. Sunday, according to tracker Poweroutage.us.
uncertain
customers → accord → Poweroutage.us
Massachusetts reported 11,500 without power.
asserted
Massachusetts → report → power
The storm turned deadly Saturday afternoon when New York City Housing Authority worker Leighton Brown, 56, was killed when he was struck by a fallen tree in Brooklyn’s Cypress Hills Houses, NYC Mayor Mamdani announced.
asserted
Mamdani → turn → Houses
Brown, 56, was rushed to a hospital but pronounced dead shortly after 5 p.m. after sustaining “trauma throughout his body.”
asserted
Brown → rush → body
New York State Police also reported an unidentified missing swimmer had disappeared while in the waters off of Long Island’s Robert Moses State Park.
asserted
swimmer → report → Park
“On Saturday, September 26, 2026, at approximately 2:30 p.m., a white male wearing dark colored shorts was seen in the ocean water when he disappeared from view and was not seen exiting the water,” troopers said.
asserted
troopers → wear → water
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