Claims extracted
21
sentences that state something as happening or true
Uncertain
5%
1 of 21 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
Entertainment
Same framing elsewhere
1
articles that frame the event the way this one does
For Brian Richardson of MacMasters Beach, “A topical celebrity encounter (C8) occurred about 10 years ago, when I was selling copies of Big League magazine for Rotary at Penrith Stadium.
asserted
I → occur → Stadium
Andrew ‘Joey’ Johns approached, and I expected either a sale or some words of wisdom on the game.
asserted
I → approach → game
Alas, all he said was ‘Where are the toilets, mate?’”
asserted
toilets → say → ?
Bart Fielden of Avoca Beach attended his sister’s 21st at “the trendiest restaurant in Kings Cross” and “was talking over my shoulder and walked straight into a gentleman, making him trip and fall flat on his arse.
asserted
him → attend → arse
As I apologised and started to help him up, I felt I recognised him from somewhere.
asserted
I → apologise → him
The penny dropped when I saw his tall red-haired date.
asserted
I → drop → date
As I helped Tom Cruise up, he was staring daggers at me.
asserted
he → help → me
Thankfully Nicole thought it was hilarious, and as the security detail swooped in, she waved them off, saying ‘Don’t worry, he’s just a kid.’
asserted
he → think → them
I’m not sure if I’d have survived if she wasn’t there.”
asserted
she → ’m → ?
″Jo Rainbow, I’m not sure if Eine Kleine Nachtmusik would deter bogong moths (C8), but it would certainly deter me,” thinks Greg Oehm of Western Creek (Tas).
asserted
Oehm → ’m → Creek
“I can’t stand the dreadful thing.
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I → stand → thing
I’m just grateful bogong moths are a problem we don’t have here in Tasmania!”
asserted
we → ’m → Tasmania
Warren Menteith of Bali isn’t sure about music deterring pests but can guarantee that “playing Barry Manilow at shopping centres deters teenagers from hanging out”.
asserted
playing → deter → teenagers
“I have an EV and don’t need to buy anything from a servo,” informs Manbir Singh Kohli of Pemulwuy.
asserted
Kohli → have → Pemulwuy
“However, I still need to pump up my tyres, a courtesy service that servos provide for their customers.
asserted
servos → need → customers
I feel like I am stealing something when I use their air service for free.
asserted
I → feel → service
What’s the protocol?”
asserted
protocol → ’ → ?
Ron Polglaze of Hazelbrook writes: “Having seen the running of the Golden Spurtle Championships on the weekend, I had the horrible realisation this morning that my ‘couthability’ is sorely lacking.
asserted
couthability → write → realisation
Having been taught that soup is eaten from the opposite side of the bowl and dessert from the nearer edge, each with the appropriate spoon, how should I eat my porridge, and with which spoon?
asserted
I → teach → porridge
I fear that this is beyond the ken of a mere mortal like Modern Guru or I.
asserted
this → fear → Guru
Could we perhaps draw on the spirit of June Dally-Watkins or our own Pearly Spurtle champions to save me from social opprobrium?
uncertain
we → draw → opprobrium
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