👤 Maroosha Muzaffar

26 articles tracked

About this journalist

Articles
26
2026-08-18 – 2026-10-30
Claims per article
39
1,013 extracted in total
Hedged claims
14%
corpus average 9%
Typical length
6,506
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

Politics
65%
Crime & Law
27%
World
8%
Most-tagged topics
RussiaIranRussianIndependentUkraineUkrainianAustraliaIranian

Leaning

Not enough articles to place this byline.
5 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 -0.19 (centre).

More from this journalist

Ordered by how many newsrooms covered the same event.
2026-09-17 · The Independent · Politics
Iran-US war latest: Trump says conflict ‘hopefully’ nearing end and claims to be in direct talks with Tehran
31 outlets covered this event · leans right
2026-10-21 · The Independent · Politics
France protests latest: Suspect arrested over city hall fire as French PM says curfews are working
29 outlets covered this event
2026-09-29 · The Independent · Politics
Iran-US war latest: Trump denies offering Tehran sanctions relief to rein in its nuclear programme
29 outlets covered this event · leans right
2026-09-28 · The Independent · Politics
Iran-US war latest: Tehran warns it is ready for ‘doomsday’ war as Trump rejects roadmap to end conflict
29 outlets covered this event
2026-10-09 · The Independent · Politics
Iran-US war latest: Plane damaged and flights suspended after Houthi strike on major international airport
27 outlets covered this event
2026-10-06 · The Independent · Politics
Iran-US war latest: Trump says Tehran may have targeted UK with drone attack and vows to make it ‘suffer’
24 outlets covered this event

What they said would happen

2026-08-18 · The Independent
Indian-origin woman detained by ICE with ‘no warning’ after 27 years in US
🔮 The immigration case against her was dismissed by an immigration judge on 19 May this year after DHS allegedly failed to meet a court deadline to submit evidence supporting its case. assertive
2026-08-19 · The Independent
Erin Patterson appeal latest: Mushroom killer’s lawyers say ‘catastrophic’ hotel mistake led to mistrial
🔮 Edney said the appeal court could still intervene despite no application to discharge the jury at trial, citing the Greg Lynn case. assertive
2026-08-20 · The Independent
Family of missing teen hiker mistakenly told she’d been ‘found alive’ after eight-day search uncovered her body
🔮 “If we are able to provide them more detailed information on that first report, I can tell you that would have been the case.” assertive
2026-09-11 · The Independent
Iran-US war latest: Crucial Saudi oil pipeline ‘on fire’ as Houthis capture island near key shipping route
🔮 The price of oil touched $108 a barrel on Friday for the first time since May after the Houthis captured Yemen’s strategic port city of Mokha. mixed
2026-09-17 · The Independent
Iran-US war latest: Trump says conflict ‘hopefully’ nearing end and claims to be in direct talks with Tehran
🔮 He also repeated his claim that Tehran was seeking a deal, despite Iranian officials declaring only hours earlier that peace talks will not resume until all of their conditions are met. assertive
2026-09-22 · The Independent
Australia investigates after F-35 fighter jet parts bound for US land up in Hong Kong
🔮 Australia has confirmed that F-35 fighter jet components shipped from the country were diverted to Hong Kong, prompting a security investigation into how the parts ended up there and whether sensitive military technology could have been exposed. mixed
2026-09-23 · The Independent
Ukraine-Russia war latest: Zelensky says Trump gave no ‘concrete answer’ on key weapon export
🔮 Volodymyr Zelensky says Ukraine has not received a “concrete answer” from the US on whether it will receive more Patriot missile interceptors, which are vital for defending against Russia’s now daily aerial attacks. assertive
2026-09-24 · The Independent
Two North Korean soldiers captured by Ukraine sent to South Korea, Zelensky says
🔮 South Korea has previously said it would accept North Korean prisoners who wished to resettle in the South, according to a previous Kyiv Independent report. assertive
2026-09-25 · The Independent
Ukraine-Russia war latest: Putin could launch a fresh military attack against a Nato country, warns Danish intelligence
🔮 There is "a low but growing risk" that Russia would launch a limited military attack against one or several NATO countries that border it, Denmark intelligence has warned Such attacks could include isolated strikes with long-range weapons like drones or missiles on infrastructure supporting Ukraine, or false-flag operations using Ukrainian-made drones, intelligence service chief Thomas Ahrenkiel said at a press conference. mixed
2026-09-28 · The Independent
Iran-US war latest: Tehran warns it is ready for ‘doomsday’ war as Trump rejects roadmap to end conflict
🔮 Trump expects talks with Iran to resume this week Donald Trump has said he expects talks with Iran will resume this week as “they want to make a deal”. assertive
2026-09-29 · The Independent
Iran-US war latest: Trump denies offering Tehran sanctions relief to rein in its nuclear programme
🔮 Trump did confirm on Monday that US officials had spoken with mediators in New York, as he insisted the US will win its war in Iran “very soon”. assertive
2026-09-30 · The Independent
Eiffel Tower chief steps down after female staff sidelined for Hindu delegation’s visit
🔮 The head of the company operating the Eiffel Tower will leave at the end of the year following a controversy over the removal of female employees during a visit by a Hindu religious group. assertive
2026-10-01 · The Independent
Ukraine-Russia war latest: Nato responds to Putin’s nuclear weapon threat against member nations
🔮 The letter said Russia "will be ready to use the entire arsenal of forces and capabilities at its disposal, including nuclear weapons, in order to defend its territory". assertive
2026-10-02 · The Independent
Ukraine-Russia war latest: Row breaks out between Kyiv and key ally over captured North Korean soldiers
🔮 Ukraine has sought to play down the row as a “diplomatic misunderstanding”, but on Friday South Korean president Lee Jae Myung said his country would take “further action” if Kyiv does not apologise and continues to deny the existence of a confidentiality agreement related to the POWs. assertive
2026-10-06 · The Independent
Iran-US war latest: Trump says Tehran may have targeted UK with drone attack and vows to make it ‘suffer’
🔮 “I cannot confirm whether Iran launched a drone to Britain, and if it did so, it will suffer devastating losses.” mixed
2026-10-06 · The Independent
Backpacker serial killer linked to 30 more cases in Australia
🔮 The notorious serial killer Ivan Milat may have been responsible for as many as 31 more murders and disappearances than he has been blamed for, a New South Wales parliamentary inquiry has heard. assertive
2026-10-07 · The Independent
Australian bishop becomes one of world’s most senior Catholic leaders to be jailed for sexual abuse
🔮 I couldn’t tell anybody I was ashamed of myself. assertive
2026-10-07 · The Independent
Notorious serial killer linked to 30 more cases: ‘Wherever he went, men and women ended up dead’
🔮 The notorious serial killer Ivan Milat may have been responsible for as many as 31 more murders and disappearances than he has been blamed for, a New South Wales parliamentary inquiry has heard. assertive
2026-10-08 · The Independent
Iran-US war latest: Trump says he doesn’t ‘really want’ peace deal as US prepares to resume strikes
🔮 Donald Trump has said his Middle East envoy Steve Witkoff was making progress in negotiations with Iran, but suggested that reaching a deal was not his preferred outcome. He said: “I think the deal isn’t really something that I want to do, but they’re willing to offer us anything to stop,” Trump told supporters at a campaign rally in San Antonio. NBC News reported that Trump and his national security team have discussed the possibility of restarting large-scale US military operations in Iran in the coming weeks, including potential strikes ahead of next month’s midterm elections. Meanwhile, three people were killed and more than 30 were injured in strikes on airports across Saudi Arabia, the country’s civil aviation authorities said on Wednesday, amid a flare up in clashes with the Yemeni Houthi rebels. assertive
2026-10-09 · The Independent
Iran-US war latest: Plane damaged and flights suspended after Houthi strike on major international airport
🔮 Earlier, Donald Trump said the US will not attack Iran for almost a month as claimed “productive” discussions were taking place over ending the conflict. mixed
2026-10-21 · The Independent
France protests latest: Suspect arrested over city hall fire as French PM says curfews are working
🔮 France is set to deploy military forces during further protests planned for this coming Saturday, interior minister Laurent Nunez has said. assertive
2026-10-22 · The Independent
Ukraine-Russia war latest: Trump’s envoy sparks outrage by calling Putin ‘humanitarian’ as missiles pound Kyiv
🔮 Donald Trump declined to endorse or reject the envoy’s description, saying “I wouldn’t say anything one way or the other.” Meanwhile, Russian ballistic missile attacks have struck several parts of Kyiv overnight on Thursday, injuring six people and damaging residential buildings, a car service station, a medical facility and a restaurant. assertive
2026-10-24 · The Independent
Ukraine-Russia war latest: Explosions rock Russian petrochemical plant hit by drone strike
🔮 Togloatti mayor Ilya Sukhikh said several industrial facilities were damaged in the attack. mixed
2026-10-25 · The Independent
Ukraine-Russia war latest: Drone strikes kill three in Belgorod and injure five at Russian industrial plant
🔮 Reports of explosions, fires and air defence operations circulated on social media, but The Kyiv Independent said it could not independently verify them. assertive
2026-10-29 · The Independent
Israel election results live: Trump suggests he could interfere in coalition talks as Arab bloc hits out at ‘racism’
🔮 Donald Trump has not ruled out getting involved in Israel’s efforts to form a coalition government after the election, saying he would “take a look” at the matter. assertive
2026-10-30 · The Independent
Mushroom killer Erin Patterson loses appeal as top court says she will die in prison for ‘shocking’ crimes
🔮 He said a second appeal could also be possible if “fresh and compelling” evidence emerged that exonerated her, but such cases are rare. assertive
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