Claims extracted
18
sentences that state something as happening or true
Uncertain
6%
1 of 18 hedged
("reportedly", "may", "according to")
Leaning
Leans strongly left
of the writing, not the subject · beta estimate
Publisher signals
66/100
The Guardian's corrections and
hedging, across everything collected from it. Not a measure of accuracy.
Outlets on this story
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Politics
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1
articles that frame the event the way this one does
Australia’s immediate neighbours are trusted more than historic allies, according to a new survey AAP reports on, which shows the United States is increasingly considered a “threat”.
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States → trust → survey
Only half of the Australians polled in a YouGov survey, commissioned by the Australia Institute, considered long-time ally the US a “friend”.
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ally → poll → Institute
Meanwhile 42% perceived America as a “threat” (defined as a nation viewed with caution or suspicion).
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% → perceive → caution
Two-thirds of One Nation voters perceive the US as a friend, with the Coalition close behind.
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thirds → perceive → friend
Labor voters are largely split and only one-quarter of Greens voters view the global superpower positively.
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quarter → split → superpower
Only 4% of young voters labelled the US a “close friend” while over half considered it a threat.
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it → label → US
Only 21% of respondents had confidence in DonaldTrump to “do the right thing” in world affairs, ahead of only Chinese president XiJinping, Russian president VladimirPutin and North Korean leader Kim Jong-un.
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% → have → un
Indonesia, a close geographic neighbour and emerging partner, has been rated a more trusted partner than the United States, leading by 14% in the friend category.
Social media a ‘business model for hate’: Chalmers
Tom McIlroy
The treasurer, Jim Chalmers, says overheated discourse on social media is in large part responsible for the toxicity in politics, including the threats and abuse being sprayed at politicians.
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discourse → emerge → politicians
Speaking at the Political Book of the Year awards in Canberra last night, Chalmers reflected on the alleged attack against Indi MP HelenHaines last week.
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Chalmers → speak → HelenHaines
He said hate had always been present in Australian society but it now has “a business model, a formula, an assembly line for mass-production.”
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it → say → production
He described a new kind of digital misogyny that follows women in public life wherever they go, making the current climate harshest for women.
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climate → describe → women
Hate is monetised and weaponised by algorithmic rage-bait.
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Hate → monetise → bait
Extremism is incentivised; nuance is penalised.
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nuance → incentivise → ?
So tonight is a little reminder of why reason and research matters, why nuance matters, what’s at risk and what’s at stake and why that matters too.
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that → matter → stake
Books inform our views without hardening them.
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Books → inform → them
Social media hardens our views without informing them.
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media → harden → them
Haines is recovering in hospital.
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Haines → recover → hospital
Police have charged a 43-year-old man over the alleged attack outside her Wangaratta electorate office.
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Police → charge → office