👤 Rich Booth

31 articles tracked

About this journalist

Articles
31
2026-08-18 – 2026-10-29
Claims per article
22
671 extracted in total
Hedged claims
6%
corpus average 9%
Typical length
3,141
characters
Writes for The Independent.
Hedged claims are ones written with attribution or uncertainty (“reportedly”, “according to”). A higher rate is not a fault: it is often careful sourcing. How these are measured.

What they cover

Crime & Law
35%
Politics
26%
Environment
10%
World
10%
Entertainment
6%
Health
6%
Most-tagged topics
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6 scored articles; a leaning average needs at least 8 before it says more about the writer than about which stories they happened to be assigned. Their outlet averages -0.20 (leans left).

More from this journalist

Ordered by how many newsrooms covered the same event.
2026-10-03 · The Independent · Crime & Law
Prison chief to resign after shock botched execution of Christa Pike
31 outlets covered this event
2026-10-01 · The Independent · Crime & Law
Christa Pike's failed lethal injection attempt: What is pentobarbital and why did Biden ban it?
31 outlets covered this event · leans left
2026-10-12 · The Independent · Politics
Top executives dropped from world oil event schedule after Riyadh airport attacks
27 outlets covered this event
2026-10-28 · The Independent · Politics
Flávio Bolsonaro lands in Miami after Brazil election defeat and corruption investigation
26 outlets covered this event
2026-10-28 · The Independent · Politics
Flavio Bolsonaro 'arrives in US' after Trump grants visa in wake of Brazil election defeat
26 outlets covered this event
2026-10-27 · The Independent · Politics
What to know about Oleshky as Russia and Ukraine begin Melania Trump-brokered ceasefire
22 outlets covered this event

What they said would happen

2026-10-01 · The Independent
Christa Pike's failed lethal injection attempt: What is pentobarbital and why did Biden ban it?
🔮 She had been scheduled for execution at 10 a.m. Wednesday for the killing she committed at age 18 and would have been the first woman executed in Tennessee in more than 200 years. assertive
2026-10-01 · The Independent
Ex-fraternity leader jailed after pledge died of vodka alcohol poisoning
🔮 Coconino County Attorney Ammon Barker stated no sentence could undo the harm to Martinez's family. assertive
2026-10-03 · The Independent
Prison chief to resign after shock botched execution of Christa Pike
🔮 Lee said that Department of Correction Commissioner Frank Strada will step down this month. assertive
2026-10-03 · The Independent
Famed Hawaii tourist attraction collapses into the sea amid unstable cliff warning
🔮 The exact time of the collapse is unknown and could have occurred when the park was temporarily closed during Tropical Storm Nolo. assertive
2026-10-03 · The Independent
Dolly Parton's nephew calls for more time after estate grants restraining order against him
🔮 Parton was a widely beloved country music giant, philanthropist and cultural icon who wrote hundreds of songs, including classics like “Jolene,” “Coat of Many Colors” and “I Will Always Love You,” that earned a total of more than 100 million worldwide sales and more than 1 billion online streams. assertive
2026-10-03 · The Independent
Scientists rush to solve mystery of dead baby whales washing up on shore of Argentina
🔮 Residents have reported hundreds of them, but researchers declined to give a death toll, saying that would become clear after the season ends around late November. assertive
2026-10-04 · The Independent
Dolly Parton’s nephew calls for more time after estate grants restraining order against him
🔮 Parton was a widely beloved country music giant, philanthropist and cultural icon who wrote hundreds of songs, including classics like “Jolene,” “Coat of Many Colors” and “I Will Always Love You,” that earned a total of more than 100 million worldwide sales and more than 1 billion online streams. assertive
2026-10-04 · The Independent
Hundreds of schools to remain closed in France as violent student protests continue
🔮 The student protest movement that has spread across France is now "out of control", the Paris police chief has said as up to 500 schools are set to remain closed on Monday. assertive
2026-10-04 · The Independent
Dozens arrested at Moscow Communist Party rally amid anger over Ukraine drone strikes
🔮 "They strike bridges — do they really think we will not respond? assertive
2026-10-08 · The Independent
America carries out first execution since Christa Pike's failed lethal injection
🔮 The state told the court that Howard's lawyers did not present evidence that would show he meets the requirements for a claim of intellectual disability. assertive
2026-10-12 · The Independent
Top executives dropped from world oil event schedule after Riyadh airport attacks
🔮 The chief executives of ExxonMobil, TotalEnergies, Shell, Chevron and BP had all been expected to attend. assertive
2026-10-13 · The Independent
Irish police open murder investigation after four killed in ‘deeply disturbing’ Waterford arson attack
🔮 “I would also like to pay tribute to the emergency services personnel who have been attending what can only be described as a horrific scene.” assertive
2026-10-15 · The Independent
Deadly flooding hits Europe as deaths reported in Greece and Turkey
🔮 Meanwhile in Turkey, schools in Istanbul will remain closed on Thursday after heavy rain brought flooding to the city, the Istanbul governor's office has said. assertive
2026-10-18 · The Independent
Man found on Dublin footpath dies after late night assault
🔮 “The coroner and the office of the State Pathologist have been notified and a post-mortem examination will be arranged in due course.” assertive
2026-10-18 · The Independent
Alberta: Four service members killed and dozens injured in Canada military base fire
🔮 Flags would fly at half-staff on federal buildings across the country in honor of those affected by the tragedy, he said. assertive
2026-10-19 · The Independent
Australian MP hit by car outside office as driver arrested
🔮 He will be interviewed in relation to the incident. assertive
2026-10-22 · The Independent
Coroner moved to tears at inquest of Australian child denied insulin as family prayed
🔮 "Having Elizabeth in our lives is something we would have loved," Jayde said. assertive
2026-10-23 · The Independent
Terror investigation underway after person killed in suspected Islamophobic shooting near Paris
🔮 A gunman firing from a vehicle in a Paris suburb killed one person and wounded several others, including a 12-year-old girl, in what French authorities suspect may have been a racially motivated attack. assertive
2026-10-26 · The Independent
Trump in bizarre sweary rant against Norway after Nobel Peace Prize snub
🔮 Attributing recent unrest in France to immigration, Trump said he would welcome immigrants from some countries but not from Norway "because I didn't get the Nobel Prize ... mixed
2026-10-27 · The Independent
What to know about Oleshky as Russia and Ukraine begin Melania Trump-brokered ceasefire
🔮 Reuters could not immediately independently verify the reports. assertive
2026-10-28 · The Independent
Flavio Bolsonaro 'arrives in US' after Trump grants visa in wake of Brazil election defeat
🔮 "The State Department will issue visas to Flavio Bolsonaro and his family and allow them entry into the United States," a senior State Department official said. assertive
2026-10-28 · The Independent
Knife attacker shot dead outside Israel's embassy in Serbia
🔮 Dacic added that he had raised Serbia's security threat level to red, the highest, and that there would be an increased police presence at key locations. assertive
2026-10-28 · The Independent
Flávio Bolsonaro lands in Miami after Brazil election defeat and corruption investigation
🔮 On Monday, the U.S. announced it would grant visas to the longtime Trump ally and his family. assertive
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