👤 Josh Boak

13 articles tracked

About this journalist

Articles
13
2026-09-14 – 2026-10-26
Claims per article
28
369 extracted in total
Hedged claims
8%
corpus average 9%
Typical length
3,891
characters · 1 tagged analysis
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
85%
Economy/Business
15%
Most-tagged topics
IranRepublicanU.S.WASHINGTONChinaOhioRepublicansCabinet

Leaning

Not enough articles to place this byline.
5 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.
2026-09-25 · Toronto Star · Politics
Takeaways from Trump-Xi summit: Lots of pomp and even more punting on tensions in US-China relations
31 outlets covered this event · leans right
2026-09-20 · Toronto Star · Politics
Trump used to slam China. Here's why he's now rolling out the red carpet for Xi
31 outlets covered this event
2026-09-14 · Toronto Star · Politics
Trump dismisses new AI guardrails, says there is a 'SICK conspiracy' against AI and data centers
22 outlets covered this event
2026-10-25 · Toronto Star · Politics
Who's on Air Force One? Trump's midterms entourage includes strategists, aides and aging athletes
13 outlets covered this event
2026-10-23 · Toronto Star · Politics
Trump at South Florida rally revives the idea of military intervention in Cuba after Iran
9 outlets covered this event · leans right
2026-10-25 · Toronto Star · Economy/Business
Trump announces at a Georgia campaign rally that Audi will build a new auto factory in the state
6 outlets covered this event

What they said would happen

2026-09-14 · Toronto Star
Trump dismisses new AI guardrails, says there is a 'SICK conspiracy' against AI and data centers
🔮 President Donald Trump said Monday that he would be a sufficient guardrail against rogue artificial intelligence, claiming that any efforts to limit the technology was part of a “SICK conspiracy.” assertive
2026-09-18 · Toronto Star
JD Vance returns to Iowa as Senate and governor races heat up
🔮 Vance will be the headliner Friday at a midterm rally in Council Bluffs, on the western edge of the once-Republican stronghold state, which has found itself with competitive races for the Senate and the governor’s mansion this year. assertive
2026-09-20 · Toronto Star
Trump used to slam China. Here's why he's now rolling out the red carpet for Xi
🔮 That tough talk helped Trump get to the White House a decade ago, but since then, he increasingly speaks in glowing terms about Chinese President Xi Jinping, the geopolitical rival Trump will fete on Thursday with a state dinner. assertive
2026-09-25 · Toronto Star
Takeaways from Trump-Xi summit: Lots of pomp and even more punting on tensions in US-China relations
🔮 The biggest policy announcement of the visit was modest: an agreement to extend by two months a trade truce that had been set to expire in November. assertive
2026-09-28 · The Independent
Trump heads to Ohio as crucial Senate race enters final stretch
🔮 Ohio Republican Party Chairman Alex Triantafilou recently told The Associated Press that he hoped Trump would visit his state, where he won by 11 percentage points in 2024. assertive
2026-10-03 · Toronto Star
A gut punch in Ohio: Nearly 1,400 laid off at truck factory just days before Trump rally
🔮 The outcome will be decided in places like Dayton, which once sprouted factories because it led America in patents per capita. assertive
2026-10-21 · Toronto Star
FACT FOCUS: When it comes to Trump's economy, these are the numbers that matter before Nov. 3
🔮 In his inaugural address last year, the Republican pledged: “I will direct all members of my Cabinet to marshal the vast powers at their disposal to defeat what was record inflation and rapidly bring down costs and prices.” assertive
2026-10-24 · Toronto Star
Trump at South Florida rally revives the idea of military intervention in Cuba after Iran
🔮 President Donald Trump on Friday told a rally for candidates in South Florida that U.S. warships returning from the Middle East could stop over in Cuba on their way back from the Iran war, his latest suggestion of taking an interventionist approach to the nearby country. mixed
2026-10-25 · Toronto Star
Trump announces at a Georgia campaign rally that Audi will build a new auto factory in the state
🔮 PERRY, Ga. (AP) — President Donald Trump on Saturday announced that Audi will build an automobile plant in Georgia as he tries to deliver on his promise to bolster American manufacturing in the final days before the midterm elections. assertive
2026-10-25 · Toronto Star
Who's on Air Force One? Trump's midterms entourage includes strategists, aides and aging athletes
🔮 Punching above their weight Bill Pulte has joined Trump for at least five legs of the midterm marathon so far, a sign that his status inside the administration is far higher than his title — director of the Federal Housing Finance Agency — would suggest. The scion of a homebuilding company, Pulte is a Trump pal who was for a brief period also the acting director of national intelligence and oversaw layoffs in that office. assertive
2026-10-26 · Toronto Star
Trump failed to stop inflation. Now Republicans may pay the price in the midterm elections
🔮 WASHINGTON (AP) — President Donald Trump would prefer that voters not worry about inflation. assertive
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