Claims extracted
13
sentences that state something as happening or true
Uncertain
8%
1 of 13 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
Other
Same framing elsewhere
1
articles that frame the event the way this one does
A Texas hiker was found dead three days after going missing in Tennessee’s Great Smoky Mountains – and his family fears he drowned in a waterfall.
asserted
he → find → waterfall
Sahil Jilani, 24, went missing in the national park last Monday – leaving his anguished mom with an “overwhelming feeling that something was terribly wrong,” a GoFundMe page revealed.
asserted
page → go → feeling
Jilani, from Houston, had gone “hours without checking in” with his family and his location sharing “had stopped in an area without cellular service,” sparking huge concern.
asserted
sharing → go → concern
His car was found at the Abrams Falls parking lot on Wednesday, while his cell phone, keys and clothes were found near the waterfall.
asserted
phone → find → waterfall
His body was found Thursday in the waterfall, which is around 20 to 25 feet deep.
asserted
which → find → waterfall
His cause of death hasn’t been revealed yet, but his family suspects he drowned “after becoming caught in powerful hydraulic currents.”
asserted
he → reveal → currents
“What many don’t realize [is that] Abrams Falls drops approximately 25 feet into a deep pool of water, the hydraulic currents can pull a person underwater and trap them in recirculating water, making escape extremely difficult, even for experienced swimmers,” they added.
asserted
they → realize → swimmers
Jilani was a “pure, kind, generous soul” and he wanted to help his mom retire and his dad with “dental procedures” before his life was cut short, his sister, Asma Jilani Bustamente, a former entertainment journalist, told WVLT.
asserted
sister → want → WVLT
His mom has since been hospitalized “after losing her precious son,” his devastated sibling revealed, adding his death has left an “irreplaceable void.”
Jilani died after recently becoming an uncle to his niece and he “couldn’t wait to spoil [her] and teach her martial arts,” Bustamente added.
asserted
Bustamente → hospitalize → arts
Ten people died in the Great Smoky Mountains last year, according to the National Park Service.
uncertain
people → die → Service
Officials warn that the park’s “narrow mountain roads, blind curves, [and] steep drop-offs” make routes challenging for drivers, but they also highlight the risks of climbing waterfalls.
asserted
they → warn → waterfalls
Hikers in the Great Smoky Mountains are urged to not only research their routes but also carry an alternative communication device such as a locator beacon because cell phone service is “extremely limited.”
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service → urge → beacon
Explorers are warned to never walk near the edge of waterfalls because they can be “extremely slippery.”
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they → warn → waterfalls
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