👤 Anna Betts

17 articles tracked

About this journalist

Articles
17
2026-08-21 – 2026-11-02
Claims per article
37
632 extracted in total
Hedged claims
11%
corpus average 9%
Typical length
6,236
characters
Writes for The Guardian.
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
47%
Crime & Law
29%
Health
12%
Environment
6%
Science
6%
Most-tagged topics
New Yorkthe United StatesGuardianCDCCaliforniaCongressHouseManhattan

Leaning

Not enough articles to place this byline.
2 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 -0.32 (leans left).

More from this journalist

Ordered by how many newsrooms covered the same event.
2026-10-08 · The Guardian · Environment
Hurricane Isaias forecast to bring dangerous storm surge, with millions under warnings in US
22 outlets covered this event
2026-10-30 · The Guardian · Crime & Law
British student pilot among three dead after two helicopters collide in Oregon
10 outlets covered this event
2026-09-16 · The Guardian · Crime & Law
TV reporter and pilot who died in Los Angeles helicopter crash were covering a story
9 outlets covered this event
2026-08-25 · The Guardian · Politics
Gavin Newsom says California will sue Trump administration again to block ‘Orwellian rules’ meant to curb mail-in voting – as it happened
9 outlets covered this event
2026-09-17 · The Guardian · Politics
Trump administration denies entry visas to Palestinian officials ahead of UN general assembly
7 outlets covered this event
2026-11-02 · The Guardian · Health
Washington state resident dies from ‘severe illness’ after contracting bird flu
6 outlets covered this event

What they said would happen

2026-08-21 · The Guardian
Website behind widely shared fake election polls run by 21-year-old
🔮 In an unsigned statement, it described a “short-term social experiment” to examine how fake polling “could enter and spread through the political information ecosystem without independent verification”. mixed
2026-08-25 · The Guardian
Gavin Newsom says California will sue Trump administration again to block ‘Orwellian rules’ meant to curb mail-in voting – as it happened
🔮 California plans to sue again to stop Trump from restricting mail voting and could make blocking delivery a felony assertive
2026-08-28 · The Guardian
Trump official faces inquiry over claims he diverted wildfire resources to his own property
🔮 Six current and former forest service officials described the response to the fire to the Post as greater than would typically be expected for a fire of that size, which posed no significant threat to life or property. assertive
2026-09-16 · The Guardian
TV reporter and pilot who died in Los Angeles helicopter crash were covering a story
🔮 The helicopter was reporting for NBC4, the local NBC affiliate, the station announced on Tuesday evening. During a later broadcast, Coleen Williams, an NBC4 Los Angeles news anchor, confirmed live on-air that two of the station’s colleagues were aboard the helicopter and were killed in the crash. assertive
2026-09-16 · The Guardian
Epstein survivors praise House committee for recommending Leon Black be held in contempt
🔮 He also argued that the subpoenas would “expose women who value their privacy, who have no known or public connection to Epstein”. assertive
2026-09-16 · The Guardian
House votes to hold Leon Black in contempt over Epstein subpoenas refusal
🔮 The Department of Justice will now decide whether to take action on the resolution, though it is not required to. assertive
2026-09-17 · The Guardian
Trump administration denies entry visas to Palestinian officials ahead of UN general assembly
🔮 “As a consequence of their failure to reform, contrary to their commitments to the United States, and their ongoing activities that undermine the prospects for peace, the United States will extend sanctions that deny visas to PLO members and PA officials,” the department said. mixed
2026-09-17 · The Guardian
New lawsuit alleges Epstein possessed ‘child sexual abuse material of countless children’
🔮 They want a judge to order that a program be set up to identify and notify all individuals whose “unlawful sexualized images” might have been in Epstein’s collection, and are also seeking monetary damages. assertive
2026-09-26 · The Guardian
Pennsylvania measles outbreak spreads, with 55 new cases reported since Wednesday
🔮 The update about the measles outbreak on Friday from Pennsylvania came after the Trump administration’s health secretary, Robert F Kennedy Jr – a longtime vaccine skeptic – has sought to cast doubt on deaths related to the disease in the state, writing on social media that they “may even have been altogether fabricated” for political reasons. mixed
2026-10-03 · The Guardian
‘It’s been hard'’: families await the return of the USS Abraham Lincoln
🔮 When the Lincoln left San Diego last November, its deployment was expected to be relatively routine. assertive
2026-10-08 · The Guardian
Hurricane Isaias forecast to bring dangerous storm surge, with millions under warnings in US
🔮 Millions of people from Louisiana to Florida are under hurricane warnings on Thursday as Hurricane Isaias looked set to head towards the US Gulf coast with weather officials warning of dangerous storm surge, hurricane-force winds, heavy rainfall, and flooding. assertive
2026-10-21 · The Guardian
Kagan says supreme court conservatives have made US political system ‘a nightmare’
🔮 In June, the court also struck down campaign finance restrictions limiting how much political parties may spend on candidates. assertive
2026-10-21 · The Guardian
Epstein’s attorney and accountant accused of ‘facilitating and concealing’ his crimes in lawsuit
🔮 The case is ongoing and the DoJ recently filed a motion to dismiss, arguing that “decisions about law-enforcement information sharing are committed to the agency’s discretion” and that turning over unredacted files would violate victims’ privacy. assertive
2026-10-27 · The Guardian
Rare Nanotyrannus skeleton sells for $47.3m at New York auction
🔮 Sotheby’s initially estimated that the skeleton would sell for $6m to $9m. assertive
2026-10-30 · The Guardian
British student pilot among three dead after two helicopters collide in Oregon
🔮 Elliott said that the crash site had since been “turned over to the Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) and the National Transportation Safety Board (NSTB)”, which will investigate the collision. assertive
2026-11-02 · The Guardian
Washington state resident dies from ‘severe illness’ after contracting bird flu
🔮 Officials said they are working with public health partners to identify and contact any individuals “who may have been in close contact with the person to monitor for symptoms”. mixed
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