Claims extracted
26
sentences that state something as happening or true
Uncertain
23%
6 of 26 hedged
("reportedly", "may", "according to")
Leaning
not political
takes no side on a contested political question
Publisher signals
66/100
The Guardian's corrections and
hedging, across everything collected from it. Not a measure of accuracy.
Outlets on this story
4
Environment
Same framing elsewhere
1
articles that frame the event the way this one does
One Los Angeles neighborhood has been at war over a wild coyote, and over the weekend it all came to a head.
asserted
it → come → head
For months, the animal had been roaming the trendy Atwater Village, showing up in broad daylight, sleeping in back yards and approaching residents.
asserted
animal → roam → residents
At least one person had reportedly fed the coyote and others affectionately nicknamed it Wiley.
uncertain
others → feed → it
But some residents feared the creature had become dangerously too cozy.
asserted
creature → fear → ?
On Friday evening, the coyote entered a family’s back yard and attacked a 16-month-old boy.
asserted
coyote → enter → boy
When the boy and his mother fled to their house, the animal followed them inside and was reluctant to leave, according to local news station KTLA.
uncertain
animal → flee → KTLA
The child was treated at a hospital and discharged.
asserted
child → treat → hospital
“A coyote was seen at the location where the incident occurred, and it was euthanized,” the California department of fish and wildlife told KTLA, adding that DNA samples were collected from both the boy and the coyote.
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samples → see → boy
“The samples will be analyzed to determine if the coyote that was taken is the offending animal.
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that → analyze → ?
If it was the same coyote, this wasn’t its first time showing aggressive behavior.
asserted
this → show → behavior
Apparently, the animal had a track record of stalking people in the neighborhood.
asserted
animal → have → neighborhood
Door-camera videos showed footage of residents screaming when the coyote approached and the animal chasing a cat up a tree, according to KTLA.
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animal → show → KTLA
When a local public radio station posted a story on Instagram in August titled “Is Wiley welcome in your neighborhood?”, commenters were torn.
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commenters → post → neighborhood
One person wrote: “I live here; I say he stays.
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he → write → ?
It’s as much his home as anyone else’s.”
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It → ’ → anyone
While another cautioned: “We gotta stay vigilant tho lmfao.
asserted
We → caution → ?
Homie be casually prowling in the driveway.”
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Homie → prowl → driveway
Rebecca Dmytryk, who lives in Atwater Village and is the CEO of Humane Wildlife Control, told the Los Angeles Times that she filed a complaint in July to fish and wildlife asking that the agency speak with the man who was reportedly feeding the coyote, but she didn’t hear back.
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she → live → coyote
“Single coyote reported loitering and hanging out in the person’s backyard sleeping on top of vehicle
asserted
coyote → loiter → vehicle
,” read Dmytryk’s complaint, according to the Los Angeles Times.
uncertain
complaint → read → Times
“Coyote reportedly following people as they will do when they are human conditioned, associating humans with handouts.
uncertain
they → follow → handouts
Other residents also filed complaints with the city and state, but say no action was taken.
asserted
action → file → city
A spokesperson for fish and wildlife told the Los Angeles Times that the agency followed up on tips it received and is investigating the allegations of feeding the coyote.
asserted
it → tell → coyote
“This situation required intervention long before a child was injured,” Dmytryk told the newspaper.
asserted
Dmytryk → require → newspaper
“Now a child has been hurt, and a coyote is dead.”
asserted
coyote → hurt → ?
The California department of fish and wildlife did not immediately return a request for comment.
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department → return → comment
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