The Aporia · Gene Johnson

Articles

11

2026-09-23 – 2026-10-28

Claims per article

20

216 extracted in total

Hedged claims

12%

corpus average 9%

Typical length

2,707

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.

Politics

55%

Crime & Law

36%

Entertainment

9%

Most-tagged topics

CaliforniaIndependentU.S.WashingtonCongressNorth CarolinaRaleighSEATTLE

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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).

Ordered by how many newsrooms covered the same event.

2026-10-17 · Toronto Star · Crime & Law

How a driver, a dad and a teacher tried to stop the Oregon school shooter

24 outlets covered this event

2026-09-29 · Toronto Star · Crime & Law

Police arrest a California couple in the public shooting death of their son-in-law

13 outlets covered this event

2026-10-28 · The Independent · Entertainment

South Carolina police close investigation into Hayden Panettiere's death after coroner's ruling

10 outlets covered this event

2026-10-12 · The Independent · Politics

Judge orders Trump to pull $20M taxpayer-funded ads after legal challenge

10 outlets covered this event · leans left

2026-09-25 · Toronto Star · Politics

Man who was shot during 2024 Trump campaign rally in Butler, Pennsylvania, has died

10 outlets covered this event

2026-10-27 · The Independent · Politics

Trump administration targets hundreds of Washington voters as state questions timing of election intervention

7 outlets covered this event

2026-09-23 · Toronto Star

Texas investigators seek evidence of manslaughter, other crimes in 27 flood deaths at Camp Mystic

🔮 Camp Mystic faces a criminal investigation that could include manslaughter or negligent homicide charges in the deaths of 27 girls amid devastating flooding in Texas last year, court documents show. speculative

2026-10-03 · Toronto Star

A $28B hemp THC industry is fighting to save itself from a looming federal ban

🔮 It’s a business he might soon have to give up. assertive

2026-10-03 · The Independent

America's $28B hemp THC industry is under threat from a looming ban

🔮 He could soon be forced to close the operation. assertive

2026-10-12 · The Independent

Judge orders Trump to pull $20M taxpayer-funded ads after legal challenge

🔮 Asked for comment, the White House referred to an Oct. 5 social media post from Trump in which he defended the taxpayer-funded ads as "rather standard" while stating, amid public backlash, that he would cover them using political fundraising. assertive

2026-10-17 · Toronto Star

How a driver, a dad and a teacher tried to stop the Oregon school shooter

🔮 It was driven by the first of at least three people who would risk their own lives to try to stop him, according to accounts from police and school officials. assertive

2026-10-27 · The Independent

Trump administration targets hundreds of Washington voters as state questions timing of election intervention

🔮 The request is the administration's latest effort to raise doubts about election integrity and voting outcomes in key states that will help determine control of both the U.S. Senate and the House of Representatives. assertive

2026-10-29 · The Independent

South Carolina police close investigation into Hayden Panettiere's death after coroner's ruling

🔮 It remains unclear whether federal authorities may still be examining the case separately. mixed

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