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
Science
55%
Politics
27%
Health
18%
Most-tagged topics
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Leaning
Not enough articles to place this byline.
1 scored article;
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 -0.32
(leans left).
More from this journalist
Ordered by how many newsrooms covered the same event.
🔮 Prof Jim Al-Khalili, who will be giving this year’s Royal Institution Christmas lectures on the topic of time, has said people expending their energy on trying to live for ever may be missing out on the here and now. assertive
🔮 Drones could help cut the time it takes to get a defibrillator to people experiencing cardiac arrests when not in hospital, researchers have suggested. mixed
🔮 But such woes could soon be a thing of the past, with gene-edited bananas that keep their freshly peeled colour now one step closer to reaching British shoppers. mixed
🔮 Court officials and craftspeople serving early Egyptian kings may have been sacrificed when their ruler died, according to research that found fractures in several ancient skulls. mixed
🔮 Livestreaming an execution could cause post-traumatic stress disorder in the viewing public, mental health experts have said after the US confirmed plans to broadcast the death by firing squad of a man who shot dead 13 unarmed soldiers. assertive
🔮 Cartmill said the preference could be rooted in the sound of laughter putting the orangutans in a more positive emotional state when they learned to associate the substance with food. mixed
🔮 However “a level below 50 might be a pointer of iron deficiency,” said Sue Pavord, professor of practice in medical haematology at Oxford University hospitals. assertive
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