👤 Ione Wells

9 articles tracked

About this journalist

Articles
9
2026-09-05 – 2026-11-02
Claims per article
38
340 extracted in total
Hedged claims
8%
corpus average 9%
Typical length
5,396
characters
Writes for BBC News.
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
78%
Crime & Law
11%
Environment
11%
Most-tagged topics
BrazilBrazilianBraziliansWashingtonAFPAfrikanerAfrikanersAmerica

Leaning

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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 -0.17 (centre).

More from this journalist

Ordered by how many newsrooms covered the same event.
2026-09-25 · BBC News · Politics
US and China must act as responsible powers together, Xi says as Trump toasts friendship at state dinner
31 outlets covered this event
2026-09-05 · BBC News · Crime & Law
Mistrial declared in Lindsay Clancy murder case, after jury deadlocks
28 outlets covered this event
2026-10-28 · BBC News · Politics
Flávio Bolsonaro lands in Miami after defeat in Brazil's presidential election
26 outlets covered this event
2026-11-02 · BBC News · Politics
Trump makes fevered campaign push in final weekend before election
23 outlets covered this event · leans strongly right
2026-10-27 · BBC News · Politics
Lula's comeback in Brazil dents Trump's ambitions for Latin America
23 outlets covered this event · leans left
2026-10-24 · BBC News · Politics
Voters in Brazil to choose between Lula and Bolsonaro's son
23 outlets covered this event

What they said would happen

2026-09-05 · BBC News
Mistrial declared in Lindsay Clancy murder case, after jury deadlocks
🔮 - Published Warning: This story contains distressing details and discussion of attempted suicide A Massachusetts judge has declared a mistrial in the murder case against Lindsay Clancy after jurors conceded they would not be able to unanimously decide whether she should be held criminally liable for killing her three young children after a week of deliberating. mixed
2026-09-25 · BBC News
US and China must act as responsible powers together, Xi says as Trump toasts friendship at state dinner
🔮 In the off-the-cuff moment, he said as a "special treat" the Chinese leader and his wife could be the first to enter the ballroom, which is still a year away from completion. assertive
2026-09-26 · BBC News
South African white genocide does not exist, new ambassador to US tells BBC
🔮 Meyer said he would like to have a conversation with Trump about the reality of the situation, saying that as a "born Afrikaner", he has the "legitimacy" to speak about the subject. assertive
2026-10-17 · BBC News
Brazil sees record fall in Amazon deforestation as key election looms
🔮 On 25 October, Lula will face Bolsonaro's son Flavio in the run-off, with polls suggesting a neck-and-neck race. assertive
2026-10-24 · BBC News
How Brazil's changing working class is reshaping the presidential race
🔮 "A lot of people didn't vote, they thought it wouldn't change anything," says one supporter, Leila. assertive
2026-10-25 · BBC News
Voters in Brazil to choose between Lula and Bolsonaro's son
🔮 Bolsonaro's supporters were jubilant at his final campaign rallies, confident that he would bring change to Brazil through his promised tough crackdown on organised crime, as well as tax and public spending cuts. assertive
2026-10-27 · BBC News
Lula's comeback in Brazil dents Trump's ambitions for Latin America
🔮 - Published "Brazil will not accept being anyone's backyard," Brazil's left-wing President Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva declared in his election victory speech, a message squarely aimed at Washington. assertive
2026-10-28 · BBC News
Flávio Bolsonaro lands in Miami after defeat in Brazil's presidential election
🔮 The US has said it would grant visas to Bolsonaro and his family, who travelled with him. assertive
2026-11-02 · BBC News
Trump makes fevered campaign push in final weekend before election
🔮 Facing voter frustration over rising prices, particularly fuel, Trump sought to tamp down such concerns and shift focus on attacking Democrats, saying they would "bankrupt" families if elected. assertive
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