👤 Barry Yeoman

4 articles tracked

About this journalist

Articles
4
2026-09-24 – 2026-10-28
Claims per article
60
242 extracted in total
Hedged claims
6%
corpus average 9%
Typical length
8,521
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
75%
Economy/Business
25%
Most-tagged topics
Guardian7-ElevenCircle KDollar GeneralFTCAmericansCongressDollar General’s

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 -0.35 (leans left).

More from this journalist

Ordered by how many newsrooms covered the same event.
2026-10-26 · The Guardian · Politics
FTC and 20 states sue Dollar General, accusing bargain chain of overcharging customers
2 outlets covered this event · leans left
2026-10-28 · The Guardian · Politics
US lawmakers demand action on overcharging at 7-Eleven, Dollar General and other chains
no other outlet in the corpus covered this · leans left
2026-10-03 · The Guardian · Politics
‘It’s enraging’: lawmakers call for action after Guardian investigation into convenience store overcharges
no other outlet in the corpus covered this
2026-09-24 · The Guardian · Economy/Business
Amid soaring living costs, America’s biggest convenience-store chains quietly overcharge consumers
no other outlet in the corpus covered this

What they said would happen

2026-09-24 · The Guardian
Amid soaring living costs, America’s biggest convenience-store chains quietly overcharge consumers
🔮 David Friedman, a legal scholar at Oregon’s Willamette University who has written extensively about deceptive pricing in the American marketplace, says major merchants have no excuse for charging customers more than the prices they promise on shelves and gasoline signs, especially given how advanced their inventory management tools have become. assertive
2026-10-03 · The Guardian
‘It’s enraging’: lawmakers call for action after Guardian investigation into convenience store overcharges
🔮 Others include New York’s mayor, Zohran Mamdani; the Texas Democratic US Senate candidate James Talarico; and Rick Fazio, a Republican state legislator who is running for governor in Connecticut. assertive
2026-10-28 · The Guardian
US lawmakers demand action on overcharging at 7-Eleven, Dollar General and other chains
🔮 A Dollar General or 7-Eleven might be the closest place for them to buy food. assertive
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