Claims extracted
18
sentences that state something as happening or true
Uncertain
33%
6 of 18 hedged
("reportedly", "may", "according to")
Leaning
withheld
no quote in the article backed the model's score
Publisher signals
66/100
BBC News's corrections and
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Economy/Business
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articles that frame the event the way this one does
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Charities and businesses across the North East have said they are struggling with the rising cost of diesel.
asserted
they → publish → diesel
The average price of diesel has risen above £2 a litre in the UK for the first time, according to the RAC motoring group.
uncertain
price → rise → group
Over the past seven months, the Iran war has severely disrupted the production and transportation of wholesale oil and refined products from the region, causing prices to surge worldwide.
asserted
prices → disrupt → region
The North East cancer charity Daft as a Brush said it could no longer afford to upgrade its diesel vehicles to electric as they grappled with filling them up, whilst Teesside Minibus Hire said soaring prices were "not sustainable".
uncertain
prices → say → them
Daft as a Brush, which provides cancer patients with transport to their hospital appointments, said it was shelling out £15,000 a month on diesel - £5,000 more than last year.
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it → provide → year
The Newcastle-based charity - which drives 600,000 miles every year in its 30 vans - said it had planned on replacing them with electric vehicles, but now could not afford to because the money was being swallowed up at the pump.
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money → base → pump
Volunteer driver Davey Hall said: "Before the big hikes, we used to maybe fill up and it would take £40-45.
"
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it → say → 40
Last week, it was £94 to fill the tank from half full."
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it → fill → full
Head of income generation Scott Jobson said the money was being taken from funds raised by donations, and they were not eligible for any kind of discount.
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they → say → discount
"At the pump, what you see is what we pay," he said.
"It stunts our growth and development."
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It → see → growth
In Middlesbrough, Teesside Minibus Hire director Billy Johnson said they often signed contracts with schools and businesses which could span multiple years - and were based on the cost of fuel when they were written.
uncertain
they → say → fuel
"We're not running at a loss yet, but we're running close it to it not being worthwhile or sustainable," he said.
asserted
he → run → loss
Johnson said they were having to pass the cost on to customers using services such as day hires, but because those customers were struggling with inflation themselves, they were not always prepared to pay the increased price.
asserted
they → say → price
Instead, people were turning towards cheaper, unlicensed hire services which did not pay the same overheads, he said.
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he → turn → overheads
Asked whether the business could survive if fuel prices did not drop, he said: "Long term, probably not."
uncertain
he → ask → ?
In May, the government announced it would extend a fuel duty (tax) freeze until the end of the year.
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it → announce → year
It caps the tax at 5p per litre for petrol and diesel, and was introduced by the previous Conservative government after Russia's full-scale invasion of Ukraine pushed prices up in 2022.
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invasion → cap → 2022
The government has stressed that there is no cause for concern about potential diesel shortages over the Iran War and has said the country has a "diverse and resilient supply".
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country → stress → supply
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