Claims extracted
22
sentences that state something as happening or true
Uncertain
23%
5 of 22 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
Same framing elsewhere
1
articles that frame the event the way this one does
- Do you know the identity of this man?
asserted
you → know → man
- GRAPHIC WARNING CONTENT
A six-foot Atlanta man violently followed, assaulted and robbed a female Georgia State University student in broad daylight while bystanders watched.
asserted
bystanders → follow → daylight
On Saturday, a woman named Amaris was walking without realizing she was being followed from a MARTA train station, then chased around in circles by a violent man who claimed to have a gun in the city's Midtown neighborhood.
asserted
who → name → neighborhood
The man grabbed her purse and demanded that Amaris give it to him along with her phone, on a crosswalk at 10th Street and West Peachtree Street.
asserted
Amaris → grab → Street
Amaris resisted and clung to her purse, prompting a violent outburst from the mugger.
asserted
Amaris → resist → mugger
The man flung her purse, causing Amaris to tumble onto the pavement; then the two began wrestling over her belongings.
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two → fling → belongings
Items flew out of the purse as the two scavenged for Amaris's belongings; the man hovered over Amaris, then threw closed-fist punches at her multiple times.
Throughout the duration of the assault, multiple bystanders, including several men, could be seen watching the interaction in shock.
No one came to Amaris's defense until after the aggressive man fled.
A six-foot crazed Atlanta man violently followed, assaulted and robbed a Georgia State University student in broad daylight while bystanders watched
The man then grabbed her purse and demanded that the woman give it to him along with her phone, in a crosswalk at 10th Street and West Peachtree Street
A woman named Amaris was walking and being followed from a MARTA train station when she was unexpectedly chased around in circles by a violent man who claimed to have a gun in midtown Atlanta
Amaris is startled by the incident; she said she doesn't plan on using MARTA anymore.
uncertain
she → fly → MARTA
She instead plans on purchasing a car; she used to rely on the MARTA every day as a means of transportation.
asserted
she → plan → transportation
'Just the fact that you can be stalked and pinpointed like that, with all these other people on the street,' Amaris said.
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Amaris → stalk → street
'I don’t have anything to give.
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I → have → anything
I have lip gloss, that’s it.
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that → have → gloss
It’s trifling.
asserted
It → ’ → ?
That’s just the best way I can put it,' according to 11Alive.
uncertain
I → ’ → 11Alive
The assailant was able to steal Amaris's phone and driver's license; he then ran northbound on West Peachtree St.
Amaris's family is currently tracking the phone's location and reporting all movements to the Atlanta Police Department.
Bystanders reported the attack to officers; paramedics and police arrived to the scene at 1:54 p.m.
Amaris was then taken to the hospital for a physical evaluation she claims to be injured.
uncertain
she → steal → evaluation
She suffers from bruises on her back, ankle and leg, making it difficult for her to stand up and walk.
asserted
her → suffer → back
Atlanta police have not identified the crazed man; they described him as a man who wore a light-blue patterned hoodie.
With a dark-colored pants and grey sneakers with white soles, according to Fox5Atlanta.
uncertain
who → identify → Fox5Atlanta
Although Amaris herself does not fault the onlookers for not intervening, she's just happy to have 'made it out alive.'
The bystander effect is defined as 'the influence of the presence of others on a person’s willingness to help someone in need,' according to Britannica.
uncertain
effect → fault → Britannica
One user commented, ‘ The fact that no one helped her is insaneeee’
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one → comment → her
Another user said, ‘This is very disturbing, because we had 2 men that was right there, watching this happened!’
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this → say → men
One user defended the bystanders by saying, ‘They wanted to help; you can tell by their body language, but it’s so scary out here ppl just killing People just to kill ppl don’t know what to do.
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killing → defend → what
Sad but true’
Another user said, ‘Men attacking and men doing nothing… protectors and providers, you say?’
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you → say → nothing
The Daily Mail reached out to the Atlanta Police Department for comment on this incident.
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Mail → reach → incident
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