Claims extracted
28
sentences that state something as happening or true
Uncertain
18%
5 of 28 hedged
("reportedly", "may", "according to")
Leaning
not political
takes no side on a contested political question
Publisher signals
66/100
New York Post's corrections and
hedging, across everything collected from it. Not a measure of accuracy.
Outlets on this story
1
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Same framing elsewhere
1
articles that frame the event the way this one does
They have two young children, one of whom is autistic.
asserted
one → have → whom
We have five children, so we understand the daily challenges of parenting.
asserted
we → have → parenting
I met Mara soon after she and Matt started dating.
asserted
she → meet → Mara
When it comes time for birthday and Christmas gifts, Mara and I always ask each other what our kids would like for a gift.
asserted
kids → come → gift
Besides the usual toys, books, etc., Mara always asks for expensive sensory items for her autistic son.
asserted
Mara → ask → son
I adore her son, but I roll my eyes every time she sends me a link for a $90 memory foam chair.
asserted
she → adore → chair
My husband doesn’t see a problem.
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husband → see → problem
We just buy more things for their other child so they are treated equally.
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they → buy → child
My problem is that within a few months, I see Mara has listed my gift for sale online.
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Mara → see → sale
It hasn’t happened just once, but multiple times — pajamas with the tags still on, a $50 plastic climbing dome and an expensive race car track that Mara specifically asked me for.
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Mara → happen → me
When I brought it up to my husband, he was a little peeved at first.
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he → bring → husband
After it happened again, he brushed it off, saying that maybe Mara had asked multiple people for the same gift and ended up with two of the same thing.
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Mara → happen → thing
I could understand if she had used the gifts for a while and then her kids weren’t interested anymore, but the fact that her ad says these items were brand-new and never used seems like a slap in the face.
uncertain
items → understand → face
Do I have a right to be upset?
asserted
I → have → right
Should I just stick to gift cards from now on?
asserted
I → stick → cards
Could Mara be doing this because she needs the money?
uncertain
she → do → money
Of course you have a right to be upset about the wasted effort that went into purchasing these gifts.
asserted
that → have → gifts
You might feel less peeved if you were to give her gift cards to spend on her children, but there’s no guarantee that’s how they’d be used.
uncertain
they → feel → children
At a recent wake service, I hugged the wife of the deceased and told her how sorry I was for her loss.
asserted
I → hug → loss
She thanked me for coming, and I responded, “I wouldn’t have missed this.”
asserted
I → thank → this
Later, I wondered if that sounded flip, like putting my attendance on the same plane as not missing a concert or sports event.
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that → wonder → concert
What might have been a better response to her thanking me?
uncertain
her → thank → me
We’re all prone to minor gaffes and other social awkwardness under such circumstances.
asserted
We → ’re → circumstances
I’m sure the widow understands you meant no disrespect.
asserted
you → ’m → disrespect
In the future, you might phrase that sentiment more like this: “It was important to me to be here for you.”
uncertain
It → phrase → you
You can also never go wrong by paying a simple, heartfelt compliment to the deceased.
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You → go → deceased
Dear Abby is written by Abigail Van Buren.
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Abby → write → Buren
For nearly four decades, Jeanne Phillips penned this column, which was founded in 1956 by her mother, Pauline Phillips.
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which → pen → mother
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