Claims extracted
16
sentences that state something as happening or true
Uncertain
6%
1 of 16 hedged
("reportedly", "may", "according to")
Leaning
not political
takes no side on a contested political question
Publisher signals
69/100
Daily Mail's corrections and
hedging, across everything collected from it. Not a measure of accuracy.
Outlets on this story
7
Crime & Law
Same framing elsewhere
1
articles that frame the event the way this one does
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A 21-year-old woman has alleged that she was sexually assaulted at a fraternity house near the University of Chicago campus on Sunday morning.
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she → allege → morning
The unidentified woman attended a college party held by the Lambda chapter of the Alpha Epsilon Pi in the Hyde Park neighborhood on Chicago's South Side.
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woman → attend → Side
The woman reported that she was assaulted at around 1.50am, after the party started at 10.30pm the night before.
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party → report → 10.30pm
Neither the accuser nor the alleged perpetrator attends the University of Chicago.
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accuser → allege → Chicago
The alleged assailant fled the party only after a bystander intervened, according to the University of Chicago student-run newspaper The Chicago Maroon.
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bystander → allege → newspaper
The suspect was described as a South Asian male with a dark complexion and black curly hair with shaved sides.
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suspect → describe → sides
Eyewitnesses cited in an alert issued by the university said he was 5'7 and was wearing a black shirt, black joggers and white shoes.
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he → cite → shirt
Surveillance footage reviewed by the University of Chicago Police Department (UCPD) showed an individual matching the description running from the frat party, the Maroon reports.
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Maroon → review → party
The Chicago Police Department (CPD) is currently investigating the incident alongside the UCPD.
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Department → investigate → UCPD
An unidentified woman attended a college party held by the Lambda chapter of the Alpha Epsilon Pi in the Hyde Park neighborhood on Chicago's South Side
A 21-year-old woman has alleged that she was sexually assaulted at a fraternity house near the University of Chicago campus on Sunday morning
'Most importantly, all of (the fraternity) hurts for the person who was the victim in this incident,' a spokesperson for the fraternity said
Shortly after the incident, a patrolling UCPD officer was flagged down and arranged for the woman to be taken to the University of Chicago Medical Center.
Alpha Epsilon Pi's national health and safety guidelines require members and guests to follow laws regarding sexual misconduct, and mandate members maintain a safe environment for visitors, the Maroon reports.
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Maroon → attend → visitors
Although the fraternity’s national leadership notes that individual chapters will continue to manage their daily operations, it ultimately decides whether to place chapters on probation or revoke their charters for policy violations.
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it → note → violations
Surveillance footage reviewed by the University of Chicago Police Department showed an individual matching the description of the suspect running from the frat party after the alleged assault, the Chicago Maroon reports
The Chicago Police Department is leading the ongoing investigation with assistance from the University of Chicago Police Department
Jonathan Pierce, the chief communications officer at Alpha Epsilon Pi national organization, told the Maroon that the chapter is working with the university and local law enforcement.
He added that the chapter has been instructed not to hold any events or programs while the investigation is ongoing, and that chapter members receive mandatory training on sexual misconduct prevention.
'Most importantly, all of (the fraternity) hurts for the person who was the victim in this incident,' Pierce noted.
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Pierce → review → incident
'No one should attend an event on any campus - fraternity-based or otherwise - and have to fear for their safety and wellbeing.'
'In addition to the CPD’s ongoing criminal investigation, the University is using tools at its disposal to gather information and when possible will initiate disciplinary proceedings,' a university spokesperson told the Maroon.
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spokesperson → attend → Maroon
The news comes amid the fallout to a bombshell civil lawsuit in which a woman, identified only as Jane Doe, claimed she was coerced into taking drugs and sexually assaulted by seven members of the Chi Phi fraternity at Cornell University.
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she → come → University
Since the lawsuit, uproar over the case has erupted across campus and the country, with protests in Washington, DC, New York City and other places nationwide.
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uproar → erupt → Washington
The Daily Mail reached out to the Chicago Police Department, the Alpha Epsilon Pi chapter and the University of Chicago for comment.
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Mail → reach → comment