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.
3 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 +0.05
(centre).
More from this journalist
Ordered by how many newsrooms covered the same event.
🔮 In May 2013, Sheffield gave a speech introducing Farrakhan to a gathering of religious leaders where he praised the controversial cleric for his leadership and accused outside forces of slandering him. mixed
🔮 'It's pretty astounding that Abdul El-Sayed asks Michigan voters to ignore how much his policies would cost, what he has stated about defunding the police, and who he associates with,' longtime GOP strategist Mark Bednar told the Daily Mail. assertive
🔮 Lotusland's website says of the Guenoc Valley Project: 'With approvals in place, Lotusland will begin site preparation and infrastructure work in early 2026, followed by phased construction of hospitality and residential components. assertive
🔮 Keisha Lance Bottoms, the former mayor of Atlanta and who served as a senior adviser in the Biden administration, has been joined by New Birth Missionary Baptist Church’s senior pastor Jamal Bryant at several campaign rallies in the lead-up to Election Day. 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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