Claims extracted
58
sentences that state something as happening or true
Uncertain
5%
3 of 58 hedged
("reportedly", "may", "according to")
Leaning
not political
takes no side on a contested political question
Publisher signals
61/100
The Sydney Morning Herald's corrections and
hedging, across everything collected from it. Not a measure of accuracy.
Outlets on this story
1
Other
Same framing elsewhere
1
articles that frame the event the way this one does
Some time in the late 1970s, a Moran modular sofa was unboxed at our house in Tasmania.
asserted
sofa → unbox → Tasmania
The pieces were cubes that pulled apart and could be reconfigured into a bed for overnight guests.
uncertain
that → pull → guests
Dad and I sat on it every week to watch Dallas.
asserted
Dad → sit → Dallas
Sometimes I sat on the floor while he brushed my hair and we laughed about Lucy Ewing, who he really took against.
asserted
he → sit → who
The Moran stayed.
asserted
Moran → stay → ?
In the 1990s, Mum and Dad had it reupholstered in a sort of chintz.
asserted
it → have → chintz
When they finally bought a new couch, the Moran went to my brother’s kids’ playroom, where it was hammered.
asserted
it → buy → playroom
Play-Doh was smushed into it.
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Doh → smushe → it
Slime was made on it.
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Slime → make → it
Children used it as a jungle gym.
asserted
Children → use → gym
Every time I visited, I coveted that modular.
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I → visit → modular
Eventually, I told my brother, who swapped it no questions asked for a Freedom sofa bed.
asserted
who → tell → bed
The Moran was packed off to a Mornington upholsterer called Gerry.
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Moran → pack → Gerry
He rang in awe: “This is a unicorn.”
asserted
This → ring → awe
We had it redone in gold velvet.
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it → have → velvet
For months, I hovered over its scary perfection.
asserted
I → hover → perfection
When one of my daughter’s friends got mascara on a seat cushion, it was the end of days.
asserted
it → get → days
Now the sofa lives at the beach.
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sofa → live → beach
Wet dogs loll on it.
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dogs → loll → it
People with sandy bottoms and red wine glasses sit on it.
asserted
People → sit → it
I lie on it reading and wipe Toblerone fingers on the velvet.
asserted
I → lie → velvet
It’s nearly as old as I am and has had several serious reinventions, some more successful than others.
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some → ’ → others
It’s not precious any more.
asserted
It → ’ → ?
It’s just really good.
asserted
It → ’ → ?
Tougher than it looks.
asserted
it → look → ?
I turn 60 next week.
asserted
I → turn → ?
I’ve been thinking about this partly because people expect you to.
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you → think → this
Sixty has heft.
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Sixty → have → heft
But when I look backwards, my life doesn’t present itself as a meaningful highlights reel.
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life → look → reel
It comes in tiny flickers.
asserted
It → come → flickers
The gold bracelet watch Mum gave me for my 13th birthday that looked like something from Bruce & Walsh on Sale of the Century.
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that → give → Century
Being scared of Bon Scott on Countdown. Hearing Rock the Casbah at a Torquay New Year’s Eve disco at 17 and wanting something to happen.
asserted
something → hear → 17
Driving alone for the first time, in a ’67 Corona so idiosyncratic you could see the road through the gear stick.
uncertain
you → drive → stick
This year Dad taught me how to divide orchids.
asserted
Dad → teach → orchids
They all flowered like mad.
asserted
They → flower → ?
Nearly 30 years ago I learnt I was allergic to fake tan.
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I → learn → tan
This week I forgot, and now I’m heading to Bali for my 60th with welts on my face.
asserted
I → forgot → face
So the learning continues.
asserted
learning → continue → ?
Former Melbourne Storm star Ryan Papenhuyzen said something this week about walking away from rugby league and its millions at 28.
asserted
Papenhuyzen → say → 28
“Just because you’re good at it doesn’t mean you need to do it.
asserted
you → ’re → it
…and 18 more, not listed.
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