Claims extracted
28
sentences that state something as happening or true
Uncertain
11%
3 of 28 hedged
("reportedly", "may", "according to")
Leaning
not political
takes no side on a contested political question
Publisher signals
66/100
New York Post's corrections and
hedging, across everything collected from it. Not a measure of accuracy.
Outlets on this story
1
Politics
Same framing elsewhere
1
articles that frame the event the way this one does
I went out to run errands, and when I returned home, I found a political sign in our front yard.
asserted
I → go → yard
It seems a candidate asked my husband for a pledge of support, and he agreed to place the sign in our front yard without consulting me.
asserted
he → seem → me
Because of my job, I have always stayed neutral and never publicly endorsed any candidate for political office.
asserted
I → stay → office
When I expressed concern, my husband laughed at me and told our son, “Mom is worried what others will think.”
asserted
others → express → what
The issue is that I do not wish to publicly endorse any candidate, and neighbors will assume the person is someone we both endorse (which is not true at all).
asserted
which → wish → candidate
Is this a form of passive-aggression on my husband’s part, displaying his lack of respect for my privacy?
asserted
this → display → privacy
Am I wrong to believe that he has failed to respect the fact that we are a couple?
asserted
we → believe → fact
Had he discussed his desire to show support, I would have suggested he wear a button or place a bumper sticker on his personal vehicle.
uncertain
he → discuss → vehicle
Instead, he placed a sign in front of our house!
asserted
he → place → house
Your husband’s unilateral decision to allow the candidate to plant his sign on your lawn may have been made on impulse, without thinking it through.
uncertain
candidate → allow → it
However, for him to have laughed and made light of your concern in front of your son was disrespectful.
asserted
laughed → laugh → son
In the state where I live, several individuals have confided that clients had made them feel — or told them directly — that if they knew they had voted for a different candidate, they would no longer employ them.
asserted
they → live → them
Does your husband act unilaterally or belittle you in front of your son when other disagreements arise?
asserted
disagreements → act → son
If so, you may need to discuss your relationship problem with a licensed marriage and family therapist.
uncertain
you → need → therapist
My daughter is getting married soon.
asserted
daughter → marry → ?
I purchased my dress for the wedding and sent a picture of it to the groom’s mother.
asserted
I → purchase → mother
This past weekend, she went to get hers, and it’s almost the same as mine, just a different color.
asserted
it → go → mine
She didn’t send a picture of her dress to me; she sent it to my daughter.
asserted
she → send → daughter
I asked her if she had other options and thanked her for considering a different style.
asserted
she → ask → style
Should I go purchase a different dress?
asserted
I → go → dress
I’m not sure I have enough time, and I really love the dress that I already have.”
asserted
I → ’m → that
What can I do?
asserted
I → do → What
This does not have to be a problem.
asserted
This → have → ?
In fact, the “matching mothers” look is a trend that’s growing in popularity, symbolizing your harmonious dedication in support of your children’s union.
asserted
that → match → union
Remember that on her wedding day, the focus is supposed to be on your daughter, not on you or the other mother.
asserted
focus → remember → you
I doubt it was intended that way.
asserted
it → doubt → ?
Dear Abby is written by Abigail Van Buren.
asserted
Abby → write → Buren
For nearly four decades, Jeanne Phillips penned this column, which was founded in 1956 by her mother, Pauline Phillips.
asserted
which → pen → mother
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