Claims extracted
14
sentences that state something as happening or true
Uncertain
7%
1 of 14 hedged
("reportedly", "may", "according to")
Leaning
withheld
no quote in the article backed the model's score
Publisher signals
69/100
BBC News's corrections and
hedging, across everything collected from it. Not a measure of accuracy.
Outlets on this story
1
Crime & Law
Same framing elsewhere
1
articles that frame the event the way this one does
- Published
A convicted murderer serving a life sentence in Australia has lost his bid to overturn a ban on prisoners consuming Vegemite - the salty yeast-based spread that has become a national symbol.
asserted
that → publish → Vegemite
Andre McKechnie argued that the ban, in place since 2006, denied him the right to "enjoy his culture as an Australian".
asserted
ban → argue → Australian
Authorities in the state of Victoria say inmates may use the strong-smelling paste to disguise contraband substances or to brew alcohol behind bars.
uncertain
inmates → say → bars
And on Monday, a Supreme Court judge rejected McKechnie's appeal, saying the prisoner's "cultural rights are limited primarily by the fact he has been sentenced to a term of imprisonment".
asserted
he → reject → imprisonment
In his lawsuit against Victoria's Department of Justice and Corrections, the agency which manages the state's prisons, McKechnie, 54, said the ban on the spread breached law requiring prisons to provide food that allowed inmates to maintain their health and well-being but the judge said that had not been proven.
asserted
that → manage → health
McKechnie was handed a life sentence for stabbing a property developer to death in Queensland in the 1990s.
asserted
McKechnie → hand → 1990s
He served part of his sentence in Queensland before being transferred to Victoria.
asserted
He → serve → Victoria
During the hearing, the court heard evidence from Corrections Victoria that the smell of vegemite can distract sniffer dogs trying to detect drugs being brought into prison.
asserted
smell → hear → prison
The product is also banned in jails in Queensland, South Australia and Tasmania.
asserted
product → ban → Queensland
A much-loved breakfast spread for some, Vegemite has acquired controversial accolades since it first hit shop shelves in Australia in 1923.
asserted
it → love → 1923
The thick, brown spread was invented in the Victorian capital of Melbourne more than a century ago as an alternative to the British spread Marmite.
asserted
spread → invent → spread
It sparked an international dispute in April last year when an Australian cafe owner in Canada was told to remove jars of the condiment from his shelves as it did not comply with local health regulations.
asserted
it → spark → regulations
Australia's Prime Minister Anthony Albanese intervened in the row, saying it was "rather odd" that Canada allowed the sale of Vegemite's "rubbish" rival product Marmite.
asserted
Canada → intervene → product
The cafe owner was later allowed to continue selling the spread.
asserted
owner → allow → spread
The Aporia
