Claims extracted
15
sentences that state something as happening or true
Uncertain
13%
2 of 15 hedged
("reportedly", "may", "according to")
Leaning
withheld
no quote in the article backed the model's score
Publisher signals
66/100
The Guardian's corrections and
hedging, across everything collected from it. Not a measure of accuracy.
Outlets on this story
3
Politics
Same framing elsewhere
1
articles that frame the event the way this one does
The United Arab Emirates have reportedly warned the government it could cancel big investments in the UK after Manchester City were found guilty by an independent commission.
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City → warn → commission
Emirati officials said “the Premier League’s actions” would “have an influence on the bilateral state relationship”, according to Bloomberg.
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actions → say → Bloomberg
Elsewhere, the Telegraph said the UAE is threatening to withdraw a multi-billion pound investment into a Silicon Valley-style Oxbridge tech hub.
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UAE → say → hub
The Premier League brought 115 charges against Man City for breaches of financial rules between 2009 and 2018.
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League → bring → 2009
Of those charges, 114 were upheld by an independent commission in September, which described City’s activities as a “sham” multiple times, adding that their witnesses used at the hearing were “dishonest.”
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witnesses → uphold → hearing
The Telegraph also reports that Man City chair Khaldoon Al Mubarak met Jonathan Reynolds, the business secretary, in Downing Street two weeks before the Premier League announced its decision.
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League → report → decision
On Thursday, Downing Street said the guilty verdict against City was “serious”, after Andy Burnham was accused of making a “frankly extraordinary” intervention in support of the football club’s owners.
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Burnham → say → owners
A No 10 spokesperson issued the statement after the prime minister said he would be “really concerned” to see the current owners sell up.
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owners → issue → statement
Conservative shadow sport minister Louie French had accused the prime minister of “publicly backing the owners” amid an investigation into the club’s funding over recent years, describing his comments as “frankly extraordinary”.
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French → accuse → comments
Asked by the BBC earlier this week if he was worried about the current owners selling the club, Mr Burnham said: “I would be really concerned to lose them.
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I → ask → them
Asked also if his dealings with the club would stand up to scrutiny, he said: “I do actually thank the City Football Group and the wider ownership for the money that they didn’t just put into the Etihad and the campus around it but also into the city – but yes, of course.”
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they → ask → course
The Premier League said an independent commission found City arranged “sham” commercial deals with a number of its sponsors during the period, which were part of a disguised funding scheme, whereby those companies were required to pay only a portion of the relevant sponsorship fees.
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companies → say → fees
The commission found that the remainder was funded by Abu Dhabi United Group Investment + Development Ltd (ADUG), which owned the club.
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which → find → club
City lodged an appeal along with a short statement, saying the commission’s ruling contained “clear material errors of law, principle and fact, and is unsafe”.
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ruling → lodge → principle
Insisting on its innocence, the club reiterated it had filed “a comprehensive body of irrefutable evidence [that] exists in support of all of its positions” on Thursday evening.
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that → insist → evening
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