Claims extracted
25
sentences that state something as happening or true
Uncertain
8%
2 of 25 hedged
("reportedly", "may", "according to")
Leaning
not political
takes no side on a contested political question
Publisher signals
64/100
Evening Standard's corrections and
hedging, across everything collected from it. Not a measure of accuracy.
Outlets on this story
1
Entertainment
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1
articles that frame the event the way this one does
Adams had engaged in inappropriate behaviour, including allegedly swearing at a colleague, throwing a pen in frustration and criticising an intern’s professional abilities, the inquiry found.
uncertain
inquiry → engage → abilities
Two separate bullying complaints were not upheld.
asserted
complaints → uphold → ?
Several months on from the controversy, Adams is set to host a one-off Sunday Brunch slot on STV Radio.
asserted
Adams → set → Radio
Adams and fellow broadcaster Shereen Nanjiani will present a selection of their favourite tracks while reflecting on the personal stories behind them from 9am until 12pm on October 5.
asserted
Adams → present → October
Adams presented BBC Radio Scotland’s station's flagship morning programme Mornings With Kaye Adams for 15 years before she left the broadcaster.
asserted
she → present → broadcaster
Speaking during the hiatus, she said: “You know, I've done a lot of soul searching.
asserted
I → speak → searching
“Charlie, my eldest daughter, came down for the weekend, and so we had a nice…
asserted
we → come → nice
I'm not going to say much but it's been the most wretched five weeks, it really has.
asserted
it → go → much
“But I'm at a stage now that I think, 'Do you know what, I know I'm not the person that I was painted as.
asserted
I → think → that
I'm not perfect, never said I was, but I'm not the person I was painted as.’
asserted
I → say → ?
Adams went on: “And I thought 'I cannot allow this to drag me down and rinse me of all joy, which it certainly has done.
asserted
it → go → which
And I can't allow it to do that to my family.'
asserted
it → allow → family
After her firing, she responded to “simply untrue” claims via a statement on Instagram.
uncertain
she → respond → Instagram
Adams denied allegations that she berated an intern or used a misogynistic slur.
asserted
she → deny → slur
"I categorically deny using a misogynistic slur 14 years ago and I’m horrified at its invention more than a decade later.
asserted
I → deny → invention
It is absolutely not a word I would have used,” she wrote.
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she → use → ?
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"As for ‘berating an intern’, this is simply untrue.
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this → read → intern
Regarding the allegation that I threw a pencil while alone in an empty studio, words fail me.
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words → regard → me
"I am heartbroken that 15 years of hard work and dedication to BBC Scotland is being reduced to this.
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years → reduce → this
"
While the BBC declined to comment on the specific reasons for her exit, the network confirmed she would not return to her former role.
asserted
she → decline → role
Adams originally joined STV as a reporter back in 1988, later presenting Scotland Today and the chat show Scottish Women.
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Adams → join → Today
Speaking about her upcoming return, she said: "STV has such a special place in my heart and I’m delighted to be back for a trip down memory lane with my old pal, Shereen ‘The Screen Queen’ Nanjiani.
asserted
I → speak → pal
"This show will give her the chance to tell everyone how excruciating my accent was when I walked into STV HQ 38 years ago."
asserted
I → give → HQ
Nanjiani added: "I’m delighted to get this chance to co-host with Kaye as STV is where our lifelong friendship began and I have so many happy memories of our time there.
asserted
I → add → time
"We’ve had a lot of fun reminiscing and choosing a great playlist of our favourite songs for the show."
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We → have → show
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