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.
-0.59
average ± 0.11·
-0.57 median·
8 scored articles
Indistinguishable from their outlet, which averages
-0.51. On this many articles the
difference between the two is inside the margin.
Leaning rates the writing, not the subject.
How it is scored.
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Ordered by how many newsrooms covered the same event.
🔮 The CENTCOM official who revealed the existence of the list threatened that this reporter could be added to it for calling the command too often. assertive
🔮 Last week, the Air Force also began looking into local firms that could fulfill a wide-ranging contract — including “mortuary services” — at Italy’s Aviano Air Base, a key hub for the war with Iran. assertive
🔮 One cautioned that this stress could lead to a “breakdown” in the military’s ability to effectively continue a war that President Donald Trump said would end in early April. assertive
🔮 A U.S. official described the threat as a “sophisticated plot to attack” Royal Air Force Fairford air base with “multiple drones” that could have turned into a military and public relations nightmare. assertive
🔮 The United States will stop providing $4 billion in annual aid to Israel starting next year, President Donald Trump claimed in an Election Day interview. assertive
Forward-looking sentences extracted from their articles, oldest first.
Nothing here checks whether any of it turned out to be right.
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