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
68/100
BBC News's corrections and
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articles that frame the event the way this one does
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Heating oil customers who are worried about the cost are taking risks by delaying orders in the hope of a price fall, a firm has warned.
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firm → publish → fall
Marsh Fuels, which supplies heating oil in Berkshire and Hampshire, said its sales were lower than expected as colder weather approaches.
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weather → supply → Berkshire
However, the firm said customers could run out of oil or expose themselves to even higher bills by waiting.
uncertain
customers → say → bills
UK heating oil prices have risen by about 75% since the start of the Iran conflict on 28 February, according to the BoilerJuice website, external.
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prices → rise → website
Dave Marsh from the Newbury-based firm said: "We're coming into autumn and we would expect to be busier than we are.
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we → base → autumn
And so we've made the assumption that customers are hanging on, trying to eke out that little bit of oil they've still got left in the bottom of their tank, hoping for the price to dip.
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price → make → tank
If we get a cold snap and the customers are lower than they think they are, they may suddenly be urgent."
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they → get → snap
Andrew Illingworth, who buys oil on behalf of residents in Broughton, Hampshire, said he was handling fewer orders than normal for the time of year.
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he → buy → year
"A lot of them are holding off at the moment," he said.
"
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he → hold → moment
They're hoping that it's going to go back down again, but who knows at the moment."
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who → hop → moment
Chris Wheeler, from Bucklebury, Berkshire, said the price volatility, including surges and dips, was "frustrating".
"You never know what's going to happen," he said.
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he → say → surges
"Except at the moment all you can expect is that the price is going to go up.
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price → expect → moment
"So we're trying to manage our purchases so that we can buy it when it's at its cheapest."
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it → try → cheapest
Ellen Fraser, energy expert at the Baringa consultancy, said she would buy oil now.
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she → say → oil
She told the Money Box programme on BBC Radio 4: "We're expecting those prices to stay high until at least April and May, which is obviously far too late to fill the tank."
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which → tell → tank
The Fuel Distribution Association (UKIFDA) previously said customers should prepare for periods of increased demand, severe weather or unexpected delivery delays.
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customers → say → demand
Chief executive Ken Mackness said: "The events we saw earlier this year demonstrated how quickly international developments can affect wholesale energy markets."
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developments → say → markets
In March, the government announced a £50m emergency fund, external to help struggling families with heating oil costs.
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government → announce → costs
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