👤 Safiyah Riddle

14 articles tracked

About this journalist

Articles
14
2026-08-20 – 2026-10-24
Claims per article
22
301 extracted in total
Hedged claims
11%
corpus average 9%
Typical length
3,238
characters
Writes for The Independent, Toronto Star.
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
50%
Politics
43%
Sports
7%
Most-tagged topics
CaliforniaU.S.BENDFBIIndependentLOS ANGELESLos AngelesLos Angeles County

Leaning

Not enough articles to place this byline.
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 -0.23 (leans left).

More from this journalist

Ordered by how many newsrooms covered the same event.
2026-10-03 · The Independent · Crime & Law
Two failed executions in Tennessee have left experts questioning the death penalty
31 outlets covered this event · leans left
2026-10-03 · Toronto Star · Crime & Law
Tennessee's handling of the death penalty is again questioned after failed execution
31 outlets covered this event · leans left
2026-10-17 · Toronto Star · Crime & Law
As an Oregon community mourns 4 killed in school shooting, 2 wounded survivors remain hospitalized
24 outlets covered this event
2026-10-17 · Toronto Star · Crime & Law
How a driver, a dad and a teacher tried to stop the Oregon school shooter
24 outlets covered this event
2026-10-24 · Toronto Star · Politics
California election officials frustrated, rattled by DOJ demand to sequester 'noncitizen' ballots
21 outlets covered this event
2026-10-24 · Toronto Star · Politics
DOJ orders some California counties to verify ballots in 48 hours
21 outlets covered this event · leans left

What they said would happen

2026-08-20 · The Independent
Trump officials worked with Iran on deportation lists as tensions exploded, emails reveal
🔮 An ICE employee warned that removals would be difficult during the fighting because Iran was not providing necessary travel documents and its airspace was closed. assertive
2026-09-06 · The Independent
Parents of San Diego mosque gunman allege mental health facility ignored FBI warning
🔮 The FBI called Vazquez’s mother on the evening of May 14, and she said she immediately left a message with the treatment facility to notify its staff, according to the lawsuit, filed in a San Diego court on August 31. mixed
2026-10-03 · Toronto Star
Tennessee's handling of the death penalty is again questioned after failed execution
🔮 Earlier this year, Tennessee stopped the execution of Tony Carruthers after medical workers placed an IV into his right arm but couldn’t get a secondary IV line, proceeding to attempt to place one into his other arm, his left hand and his left foot, then finally failing to establish a central line. assertive
2026-10-03 · The Independent
Two failed executions in Tennessee have left experts questioning the death penalty
🔮 Across the nation, Lain identified only roughly ten licensed medical physicians willing to assist authorities with executions. assertive
2026-10-14 · Toronto Star
Fixer in lucrative NCAA basketball betting scheme sentenced to 6 years in prison
🔮 Bettors would then wager against the players’ teams in those games, defrauding sportsbooks and other gamblers, authorities said. assertive
2026-10-17 · Toronto Star
How a driver, a dad and a teacher tried to stop the Oregon school shooter
🔮 It was driven by the first of at least three people who would risk their own lives to try to stop him, according to accounts from police and school officials. assertive
2026-10-18 · Toronto Star
As an Oregon community mourns 4 killed in school shooting, 2 wounded survivors remain hospitalized
🔮 Patton said she has struggled to explain what happened to her daughter, who asked her, “Mommy, why would someone want to take a gun and kill us at school?” assertive
2026-10-19 · The Independent
Justice Department arrests more than 2 dozen in California sweep targeting alleged noncitizen voters
🔮 The arrests were the latest in a flurry of activity that has unfolded in heavily Democratic California, which is not typically regarded as a key battleground state but does have a handful of competitive congressional races that could help determine which party controls the U.S. House for the final two years of President Donald Trump’s term. assertive
2026-10-24 · Toronto Star
DOJ orders some California counties to verify ballots in 48 hours
🔮 Federal prosecutors sent letters to county registrars across California on Friday demanding that local officials set aside and verify ballots that the Department of Justice said may belong to noncitizens, according to the Los Angeles County registrar and a letter obtained by The Associated Press. mixed
2026-10-24 · Toronto Star
California election officials frustrated, rattled by DOJ demand to sequester 'noncitizen' ballots
🔮 The federal government set a 48-hour deadline to provide information, and it warned that legal action could be taken against any official who knowingly counted a noncitizen’s vote. mixed
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