Claims extracted
22
sentences that state something as happening or true
Uncertain
5%
1 of 22 hedged
("reportedly", "may", "according to")
Leaning
not political
takes no side on a contested political question
Publisher signals
65/100
Evening Standard's corrections and
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Outlets on this story
22
Entertainment
Same framing elsewhere
1
articles that frame the event the way this one does
The veteran actor left the Celebrity Traitors stars shocked when he blabbed in the show’s opening episode, just minutes after the first roundtable, leaving many to believe it could not possibly be true.
uncertain
it → leave → many
During a conversation in the bar shortly afterwards, Grant was asked if he was a faithful or a traitor.
asserted
he → ask → bar
Grant replied with glee: “Traitor!”
asserted
Grant → reply → Traitor
Many of his fellow contestants laughed off his declaration, thinking he was joking or bluffing.
asserted
he → laugh → declaration
Winkleman said: “He was just so happy, he just couldn’t believe it.
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asserted
he → say → it
We go into a room after I’ve interviewed them all, and they say, ‘This is what I want to be’.
asserted
I → go → them
You just couldn’t not give it to him.
asserted
You → give → him
You couldn’t not, because he wanted it so much, and he was compelling.
asserted
he → want → it
“And he’s Richard E Grant, I couldn’t believe that he was actually in the castle.
asserted
he → ’ → castle
“He was giddy and about five minutes later, he went ‘Oh!’.
asserted
he → go → ?
“The genius of the game is everybody plays it completely differently, and he took that to the next level.”
asserted
he → play → level
Comedian Ed Gamble, who hosts spin-off show Uncloaked, said: “It was absolutely incredible.
asserted
It → host → show
He was just vibrating with excitement in the turret as well.
asserted
He → vibrate → turret
“It felt like he’d just been given the lead role in a film, and he just had to tell everyone.
asserted
he → feel → everyone
Asked how she reacted when she watched the drama unfold in real time, executive producer Sarah Fay said: “It was a mixture of a little bit of sick coming up in my mouth and an air punch at the same time.
asserted
It → ask → time
“We’ve never had anything like that happen before.
asserted
anything → have → that
Within five minutes of being out of the round table, he’s already mucked up.
asserted
he → muck → table
I still can’t believe it now.
asserted
I → believe → it
“I mean, Richard E Grant, how iconic.”
asserted
I → mean → ?
She added: “Never in our wildest dreams did we think that we’d have a traitor admit they are a traitor five minutes after the round table.”
asserted
they → add → table
She continued: “It’s also just testament to the game that someone can actively say ‘I am a traitor’ and you still then doubt yourself and say ‘Oh no, surely he’s mucking around?’.
asserted
he → continue → yourself
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“He said ‘I am a traitor’ and lots of them were like ‘No, he’s just playing a game’.
asserted
he → read → game
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