Claims extracted
21
sentences that state something as happening or true
Uncertain
5%
1 of 21 hedged
("reportedly", "may", "according to")
Leaning
Leans left
of the writing, not the subject · beta estimate
Publisher signals
60/100
Al Jazeera's corrections and
hedging, across everything collected from it. Not a measure of accuracy.
Outlets on this story
7
Sports
Same framing elsewhere
1
articles that frame the event the way this one does
Outside the Parc des Princes stadium, fans queued for scarves and gathered for a drink on Tuesday ahead of one of the Champions League’s marquee fixtures.
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fans → queue → fixtures
Holders Paris Saint-Germain (PSG) host Barcelona, five-time European champions, in a league-phase match that kicked off at 9pm local time (19:00 GMT).
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that → host → pm
Across the country, however, a weeks-long student movement has brought more than half a million people onto the streets and has been met, at times, with force.
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movement → bring → force
Interior Minister Laurent Nunez said on Monday that the game would go ahead as planned, despite the unrest.
“I am so happy they haven’t cancelled it.
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they → say → it
How could we miss such a match?” Paul, a 25-year-old engineer wrapped in a PSG scarf, told Al Jazeera.
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Paul → miss → Jazeera
The protests began as a student movement demanding smaller classes, more teachers and a more equal education system.
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protests → begin → classes
The pupils’ resentment quickly spilled out of the classrooms, widening into a nationwide movement that led to violent riots over the weekend.
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that → spill → weekend
Protesters and rights groups have accused police of using excessive force.
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Protesters → accuse → force
A 14-year-old named Eden in Saint-Ouen-l’Aumone suffered a broken jaw after being hit by a tear-gas grenade.
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old → name → grenade
Another student, Mael, 16, has lost sight in the right eye after being struck by a rubber-bullet launcher, among other cases.
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student → lose → cases
The authorities have defended the police response, saying hundreds of officers have been injured during demonstrations.
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hundreds → defend → demonstrations
The police oversight body, the IGPN, has opened 34 investigations into alleged police violence as of last week.
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body → open → week
PSG’s ultras have a history of political expression.
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ultras → have → expression
On October 10, at the match against Le Mans, the Collectif Ultras Paris unfurled a banner in support of the protests, reading, “Your militia represses, our youth resists.
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youth → unfurl → protests
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The French Football Federation’s ethics body urged supporters to keep political messages out of venues.
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body → urge → venues
Stadium security ordered the banner removed, and a large part of the Auteuil stand walked out before half-time, returning for the second half.
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part → order → half
Opinion among fans on Tuesday was divided.
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Opinion → divide → Tuesday
“Everyone is free to express their opinions, and if the supporters’ club, with everything that’s going on, wants to show its support for the students, then fine,” said Frederique, 52, a bank employee.
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Frederique → express → students
Adrien Ridon, 34, who works in construction, disagreed.
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who → work → construction
“I think football and politics are two completely different things,” he said, adding that he was glad the match had not been cancelled.
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match → think → ?
“It would have made fans like us very sad not to be able to travel tonight to see the match against Barca, which is huge.”
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which → make → Barca
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