Claims extracted
25
sentences that state something as happening or true
Uncertain
0%
0 of 25 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.
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Technology
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articles that frame the event the way this one does
Despite costing over $1,000, the new iPhone 18 Pro is sending some shoppers into buyer’s remorse, with reports that the so-called state-of-the-art devices are beginning to fade.
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devices → cost → reports
Apple fans have taken to social media to complain that the $1,199 device, which dropped on September 18, was showing signs of discoloration around the three rear cameras.
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which → take → cameras
The color drain was particularly pronounced in Burgundy and Black models.
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drain → pronounce → models
“Hey everyone, I noticed that the area around my camera lenses looks slightly lighter/pinkish compared to the surrounding camera housing,” declared one user.
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user → notice → housing
“There is no oil, residue, or dirt on the phone, and I’ve cleaned the area carefully.
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I → be → area
I’m also not seeing any scratches, dents, or physical damage.”
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I → see → scratches
An accompanying photo showed the Burgundy phone’s triple lenses ringed with slightly pink halos.
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photo → accompany → halos
“I have the same thing on Burgundy Pro Max,” declared another.
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another → have → Max
“Everyone that’s saying you just need to wipe it off is wrong, it does not wipe off.
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it → say → it
It’s a discoloration on the unit.”
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It → ’ → unit
Others claimed their iPhones were unintentionally two-toned upon arrival, ruling out the effects of normal wear and tear or improper cleaning.
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iPhones → claim → wear
“My black iPhone 18 Pro Max came in the exact same way,” complained one bummed-out customer.
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customer → come → way
“Mine looks exactly the same,” lamented another.
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another → look → ?
I figured I would clean it off when I got home.
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I → figure → it
The stains are not going away, no matter what I’ve done.”
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I → go → what
Some said they’d already requested a full refund.
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they → say → refund
Already on its way back to Apple,” wrote one dissatisfied techhead.
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techhead → write → Apple
Coincidentally, customers who’d bought the silver or pale blue “glacier” models didn’t report any pigment problems.
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who → buy → problems
This isn’t the first time an iPhone has caused a pigment panic.
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iPhone → cause → panic
Apple customers complained that the iPhone 17 Pro‘s Cosmic Orange model had changed to pink within weeks of its debut.
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model → complain → debut
AppleInsider chalked up this defect to the colorization process.
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AppleInsider → chalk → process
Both the 17s and the iPhone 18 Pros undergo anodization, which involves submersion in an electrolytic bath to form a porous aluminum oxide layer.
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which → undergo → layer
This infuses the structure with the pigment, theoretically creating a coat that won’t come off.
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that → infuse → coat
Meanwhile, an improperly applied seal can leave Apple devices susceptible to contaminants such as water or skin oils, any of which can affect the hue.
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any → apply → hue
Some leakers claimed that Apple had failed to address the problem, suggesting that future models — such as the iPhone 18 — would be vulnerable as well.
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models → claim → iPhone
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