Claims extracted
15
sentences that state something as happening or true
Uncertain
0%
0 of 15 hedged
("reportedly", "may", "according to")
Leaning
not political
takes no side on a contested political question
Publisher signals
68/100
BBC News's corrections and
hedging, across everything collected from it. Not a measure of accuracy.
Outlets on this story
2
Crime & Law
Same framing elsewhere
1
articles that frame the event the way this one does
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The family of a British man missing in Colombia have been told a body has been found in the search for him.
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body → publish → him
Anton Green from Manchester had been living in the South American country for two-and-a-half years, but stopped responding to messages in August.
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Green → live → August
Earlier, his family in Whalley Range were told that a body had been discovered, and that it was believed to be the 43-year-old.
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it → tell → Range
They told the BBC that the news - which came just hours after they had renewed their appeal for help finding him - had devastated them and that they were "trying to come to terms with what's happened".
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what → tell → terms
A Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office (FCDO) spokesman confirmed that the body of a British man had been found in Colombia.
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body → confirm → Colombia
Anton's family had told the BBC that his failure to contact his family had been out of character.
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failure → tell → character
His mother, Nylva McKie-Williams, had said his last words to her in August were "we will speak at the weekend".
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we → say → weekend
She told BBC North West Tonight he had kept in frequent touch with his family, and that it had been "so unlike him not to be in contact with us".
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it → tell → us
Last month, footballer Marcus Rashhford got behind the appeal to find him, describing him as a "family friend".
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Rashhford → get → friend
Anton's sister Sian Tuohey described her brother as a "happy, decent guy" who had been living in Colombia for three years, having settled there while travelling.
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who → describe → years
He spoke fluent Spanish and, not long before contact was lost, had moved to the Fontibon area of the capital, Bogota.
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contact → speak → capital
The news of the discovery of a body was broken to the family by police in the early hours of Thursday, the BBC understands.
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BBC → break → Thursday
His relatives said they were now waiting on more information from the Attorney General's Office in Bogota.
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they → say → Bogota
An FCDO spokesman said: "We are aware of the death of a British national in Colombia and are providing support to their family."
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We → say → Facebook
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You → send → 2230
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