👤 Julie Carr Smyth

15 articles tracked

About this journalist

Articles
15
2026-08-21 – 2026-11-04
Claims per article
17
262 extracted in total
Hedged claims
5%
corpus average 9%
Typical length
2,640
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

Politics
73%
Crime & Law
20%
Environment
7%
Most-tagged topics
OhioRepublicanCOLUMBUSDemocraticIndependentRepublicansSenateActon

Leaning

Not enough articles to place this byline.
4 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.
2026-10-09 · The Independent · Politics
JD Vance says he won’t watch Pete Hegseth’s planned Fort Hood shooter execution livestream
32 outlets covered this event
2026-10-29 · Toronto Star · Politics
Controversial attack ad featuring Democrat’s estranged mother has run its course in Ohio
19 outlets covered this event
2026-10-22 · Toronto Star · Politics
Trump backs Ramaswamy on ad featuring Amy Acton's estranged mother
19 outlets covered this event
2026-10-21 · Toronto Star · Politics
Vance says he’s ‘disgusted’ by GOP pushback to Ramaswamy ad featuring Amy Acton's estranged mother
19 outlets covered this event
2026-10-21 · The Independent · Politics
Ramaswamy campaign admits it made shocking attack ad — then doubles down with $4 million pledge
19 outlets covered this event
2026-11-04 · The Independent · Politics
Amy Acton rides reviled Vivek Ramaswamy attack ad to stunning Ohio gov victory
14 outlets covered this event · leans left

What they said would happen

2026-08-21 · The Independent
JD Vance returns to ‘Hillbilly Elegy’ steel plant as Republicans sweat crucial Ohio races
🔮 Vice President JD Vance will return to his Ohio hometown Friday to campaign for Republicans at the steel plant where his grandfather worked for nearly four decades, as the GOP fights to hold key offices in a state that has shifted firmly to the right. assertive
2026-09-23 · Toronto Star
Billionaire's political contributions make the Epstein files a focus of Ohio's US Senate race
🔮 That relationship and Wexner’s history of political donations has figured prominently in Ohio’s U.S. Senate race, which could end up as the most expensive in the country this year. assertive
2026-10-05 · The Independent
Former ‘American Idol’ singer Caleb Flynn awaits sentencing for wife's murder
🔮 A former Ohio music pastor who once appeared on “American Idol” was set to be sentenced Monday after a jury convicted him of murdering his wife while he was having an affair. assertive
2026-10-05 · The Independent
American Idol alum Caleb Flynn sobs in court after handed life sentence for wife’s murder
🔮 Actions will come tomorrow," prosecutors said. assertive
2026-10-09 · The Independent
JD Vance says he won’t watch Pete Hegseth’s planned Fort Hood shooter execution livestream
🔮 Vice President JD Vance expressed skepticism on Friday regarding whether the Pentagon will move forward with plans to broadcast the December execution of Fort Hood gunman Nidal Malik Hasan, noting that even if it occurs, "I’m not going to be watching it." When questioned about the broad public broadcast confirmed by Pete Hegseth a day earlier, the vice president stated, "I don’t know that that’s actually going to happen." assertive
2026-10-21 · The Independent
Ramaswamy campaign admits it made shocking attack ad — then doubles down with $4 million pledge
🔮 Questions surrounding the spot are expected to shadow Ramaswamy—a biotech billionaire who previously sought the Republican presidential nomination but has never held public office—as the campaign enters its final fortnight, with more than 676,000 ballots already cast. assertive
2026-10-22 · Toronto Star
Trump backs Ramaswamy on ad featuring Amy Acton's estranged mother
🔮 “He probably wants a Dumocrat to win, and certainly doesn’t want someone who will do a much better job than he is capable of doing. assertive
2026-10-30 · Toronto Star
Controversial attack ad featuring Democrat’s estranged mother has run its course in Ohio
🔮 COLUMBUS, Ohio (AP) — Ohio governor candidate Vivek Ramaswamy’s controversial attack ad featuring the estranged mother of his Democratic opponent, Dr. Amy Acton, is off the air after the Republican spent about a quarter of what his campaign initially said it would invest to run it. assertive
2026-11-03 · Toronto Star
Veteran politicians Sherrod Brown, Jon Husted compete for Ohio Senate seat once held by Vance
🔮 The winner will serve the final two years of the six-year Senate term Vance won in 2022. assertive
2026-11-04 · The Independent
Amy Acton rides reviled Vivek Ramaswamy attack ad to stunning Ohio gov victory
🔮 She enters office without elective experience, contrasting with her 79-year-old former boss, who faces term limits and is expected to retire from elective politics after 50 years. assertive
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