Claims extracted
24
sentences that state something as happening or true
Uncertain
21%
5 of 24 hedged
("reportedly", "may", "according to")
Leaning
not political
takes no side on a contested political question
Publisher signals
69/100
Daily Mail's corrections and
hedging, across everything collected from it. Not a measure of accuracy.
Outlets on this story
1
Crime & Law
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1
articles that frame the event the way this one does
A striking man has become the talk of Salt Lake City, Utah, after going around the community telling people tales.
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man → strike → tales
The unidentified man dons an all-black outfit, sunglasses, and a shoulder bag as he parades around the downtown area of the state's capital, according to footage shared by Salt Lake City (SLC) Scoop.
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he → don → Scoop
He has been dubbed the 'SLC Scammer Guy' because he allegedly reels people into a conversation in hopes of getting money out of them, angry residents have alleged.
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residents → dub → them
Several people have taken to social media, detailing how the unknown man tells others that he just flew in from Europe and was abandoned by his brother.
He then reportedly claims that he only has euros on him and needs cash right away so he can call a taxi, the posts read.
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posts → take → taxi
The man even talks to people in an accent, according to local J Drago, who said he's encountered the alleged scammer many times before, ABC4 reported.
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ABC4 → talk → scammer
Dylan Chavez, the co-founder of the independent digital media platform SLC Scoop, told the outlet that the mystery man is raking in cash with his alleged scheme.
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man → tell → scheme
'I mean, he's hitting people over the head for $40 a person.
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he → mean → 40
And so yeah, like that his spiel like, "I'm just this kid, this student that came back from Europe and I have no cash to take home",' Chavez said.
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Chavez → come → cash
A mystery man is going around Salt Lake City, Utah, asking people for cash after telling them an elaborate story, according to frustrated locals
Drago said that the man has been so excessive with people that local businesses have had to ban him.
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businesses → go → him
'We've had issues with him bothering a lot of bar patrons, bar staff, service workers,' he told the local station.
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he → have → station
At one point, Drago said he witnessed the man get money from someone and then go buy a slice of pizza.
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man → say → pizza
'And they really can't do anything because he's a paying customer.
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he → do → anything
The problem is that we all know what he's paying with is ill-gotten gains,' the frustrated local added.
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local → know → what
Over time, many people have gracefully handed him money, including someone that Sam Stillman had gone on a first date with.
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Stillman → hand → date
Initially, she was a bit charmed that her date handed the man $40, but then she uncovered what he was really about.
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he → hand → what
After seeing posts about him online, Stillman decided to confront the 'SLC Scammer Guy' herself.
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Stillman → see → Guy
Like I have videos of my freind.
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I → have → freind
Like, you've done it to everybody.
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you → do → everybody
There are multiple witness accounts of this happening,' she explained.
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she → be → happening
The man, who dresses in all-black, has been interacting with people in downtown Salt Lake City, locals said.
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locals → dress → City
Still, Stillman said that she continues to run into him on the streets and is under the impression that he likes the attention he has attracted.
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he → say → attention
'He knows he's going viral about it, and he doesn't even care,' she continued.
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she → know → it
The Salt Lake City Police Department told the outlet that they are aware of the man, but no victims have come forward.
He has not been accused of a crime.
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He → tell → crime
The Daily Mail contacted the Salt Lake City Police Department for comment.
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Mail → contact → comment
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