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
100%
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BrazilBrazilianthe United StatesAgência PúblicaAmericanRepublicanSenateSouth Carolina
Leaning
-0.31
average ± 0.34·
-0.50 median·
8 scored articles
Indistinguishable from their outlet, which averages
-0.41. On this many articles the
difference between the two is inside the margin.
Leaning rates the writing, not the subject.
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🔮 In May, now-presidential candidate Flávio Bolsonaro, the eldest son of former Brazilian far-right President Jair Bolsonaro, shared on his social media a “leaked” trailer for an upcoming biopic about his father. assertive
🔮 For several days this spring, trapped inside a Texas immigration detention center, Luis made frantic phone calls, one after the other, to everyone he could think of. assertive
🔮 Eduardo is more than a cheerleader for his would-be presidential sibling; he is poised to become the next foreign minister of Brazil in a potential Flávio Bolsonaro government. assertive
🔮 The symbolic image—apparently welcoming a US intervention in the country—may have shocked supporters of President Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva or Brazilians who value the country’s sovereignty. assertive
🔮 After Flávio’s defeat, I got back in touch with him to ask about how Lula was able to turn the election around in three weeks, what lessons can be learned from the success of his digital campaign, and whether his victory might indicate anything regarding the midterms. assertive
🔮 “We were led to believe that she was just a placeholder for that seat and South Carolinians would have the opportunity to vote for whomever they thought would be the best,” said George Culpepper Jr., who identifies as a conservative Republican and picked US Rep. Ralph Norman in the primary. assertive
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