Claims extracted
21
sentences that state something as happening or true
Uncertain
10%
2 of 21 hedged
("reportedly", "may", "according to")
Leaning
not political
takes no side on a contested political question
Publisher signals
68/100
BBC News's corrections and
hedging, across everything collected from it. Not a measure of accuracy.
Outlets on this story
1
Entertainment
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articles that frame the event the way this one does
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A 78-year-old Scottish grandmother has been named the world's oldest female Fortnite streamer by Guinness World Records.
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grandmother → publish → Records
Cath Bowie, who is originally from Moray but now lives in Inverurie, began playing the online shooter in 2017 and now has an audience of more than 24,000 followers.
She was introduced to the game by her grandson, who was 17 at the time, and says no-one is "ever too old to start gaming".
Known on Fortnite her username grumpygran1948, Cath features in the Guinness World Records Gamer's Edition 2027.
Fortnite is one of the most popular video games in the world, putting up to 100 players against each other in a fight to be the last one standing.
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Fortnite → live → fight
Cath had tried video games before, but none fully sparked her interest until she discovered Fortnite.
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she → try → Fortnite
"I was immediately hooked," she said.
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she → say → ?
She then bought her own console, but her grandson doubted she would grow a following as a streamer.
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she → buy → streamer
She said: "As a young guy, he just couldn't believe that his grandma would do such a thing and suggested that nobody would join me or watch me.
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nobody → say → me
Saying that was like a red rag to a bull to me.
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that → say → me
I would show him that I could do it.
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I → show → it
"Twenty four thousand followers later and he doesn't mention it.
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he → mention → it
I wonder why?"
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I → wonder → ?
Cath said she loves the challenge the game gives her and plays it every day.
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game → say → it
She told the BBC's Radio Scotland Breakfast programme: "It's a lovely, lovely game.
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It → tell → programme
The one I play is Battle Royale Last Man Standing and you go into it either as a solo, duo or squad.
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you → play → solo
You're trying to get the better of your opponents and eliminate them.
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You → try → them
But there's no blood on the scene - you just shoot somebody and they either crawl about until they die or they're just obliterated with the one shot.
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they → be → shot
Cath said the community of people playing the game was more important than the game itself.
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community → say → game
"I play with some wonderful folk - from the UK, quite a few from the USA, from Canada, New Zealand and Australia," she said.
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she → play → Canada
It's super meeting all these folk.
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It → meet → folk
The chat we have, it's lovely - I've had folk with me for quite a few years now."
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I → have → years
Alice Bell, editor of Guinness World Records Gamer's Edition 2027, said: "At Guinness World Records we believe gaming is for everyone.
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gaming → say → everyone
This edition showcases gamers of different generations and cultures from around the world.
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edition → showcase → world
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