Claims extracted
29
sentences that state something as happening or true
Uncertain
0%
0 of 29 hedged
("reportedly", "may", "according to")
Leaning
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no quote in the article backed the model's score
Publisher signals
68/100
BBC News's corrections and
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articles that frame the event the way this one does
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As the roller shutter door opens to reveal one of Tim Rooke's potato stores, the harvest looks impressive.
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harvest → publish → stores
Seven hundred tonnes are kept in this building alone, ready to be turned into crisps.
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tonnes → keep → crisps
He plucks a large potato from the pile and in his other hand, places two much smaller ones.
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He → pluck → ones
"We've probably lost two tonnes on every fifty tonnes in here, potatoes that have just fallen through the graders because they are far too small.
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they → lose → graders
The prolonged dry spell this summer meant his crop was beginning to die.
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crop → mean → ?
He was forced to harvest early, but that meant his potatoes hadn't grown to the size his customers want.
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customers → force → size
They are a very expensive crop to grow," says Tim when the BBC visits his farm near Helmsley.
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BBC → grow → Helmsley
"There's less enthusiasm to have the expense of growing that crop when we have some sort of climate change hitting us year after year after year.
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sort → be → year
We're nearly getting to the stage where enough is enough.
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enough → get → stage
"Most potatoes require 200ml of rain or other water and this year they've had about 35ml.
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they → require → 35ml
Potatoes don't bulk up above 28°C.
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Potatoes → bulk → C
I think we've had 40 days above that."
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we → think → that
It's a similar story of falling crop yields near Selby, where farmer Richard Bramley would like the government to provide interest-free loans to farmers so they can invest.
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they → fall → farmers
"We think our potatoes will be 20 to 25% down," he says.
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he → think → ?
"We have to generate the income not just to live, but to produce the following year's crop.
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We → have → crop
That's the dilemma so many farmers find themselves in a the moment.
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farmers → find → moment
"Off the back of two, maybe three really bad years, the resilience in the farming industry is starting to break down.
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resilience → start → industry
I think we certainly have a problem, quite when it will really manifest itself I am not entirely sure."
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I → think → itself
A statement from the Department of the Environment, Food and Rural Affairs (DEFRA) confirmed the issue is on Andy Burnham's desk.
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issue → confirm → desk
"Food security is national security and one of the Prime Minister's first visits was meeting farmers hit by drought and dry weather, announcing a £65m package."
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one → meet → package
It added: "We're going further to address the risks of climate change and nature loss - including a new taskforce to strengthen climate security."
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We → add → security
Scott Walker, chief executive of growers' association GB Potatoes, said shoppers should expect fewer large varieties of potato on the shelves this year.
"The prolonged hot and dry weather placed significant pressure on the British crop and has restricted the growth of potatoes.
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weather → say → potatoes
With harvesting still under way, we will not know the full impact until the crop has been lifted, but as well as fewer potatoes there will be fewer large potatoes this year.
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crop → know → impact
"Consumers are likely to notice this most with baking potatoes, where the sizes available will be smaller than usual.
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sizes → notice → potatoes
"The supply chain is extremely good at making the best use of the crop that is available, so consumers will continue to find good quality potatoes and potato products that are good value for money."
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that → make → money
Back in Helmsley, Tim Rooke wants changes to planning laws to make it easier to build and run water storage lagoons, capturing winter rain and using it in the summer.
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it → want → summer
We need a more relaxed attitude to allow this to happen.
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this → need → attitude
The weather has certainly altered in this area.
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weather → alter → area
We have to adapt and it's time we started or we're going to end with not many potato farmers left in this country."
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farmers → have → country
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