Claims extracted
22
sentences that state something as happening or true
Uncertain
23%
5 of 22 hedged
("reportedly", "may", "according to")
Leaning
withheld
no quote in the article backed the model's score
Publisher signals
59/100
Times of India's corrections and
hedging, across everything collected from it. Not a measure of accuracy.
Outlets on this story
2
Entertainment
Same framing elsewhere
1
articles that frame the event the way this one does
A celebrity whose name has been kept under wraps has approached the High Court in London against news organizations attempting to publish sexual misconduct allegations against him.
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organizations → keep → him
His lawyers recently told the court that he denied the allegations of abusing his power and position as a celebrity to "contact and forge relationships with young women and teenagers to try to have sex with them".
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he → tell → them
They said the celebrity is "highly likely" to attempt suicide.
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celebrity → say → suicide
The lawyers sought an injunction against Guardian News and Media and ITN.
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lawyers → seek → News
The news organizations backed their rights to publish their articles, arguing that there was no legitimate basis to "restrain the publication of public interest journalism".
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organizations → back → journalism
They said the celebrity's "suicide risk" could be lowered through treatment.
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risk → say → treatment
The news outlets told the court that the allegations against the celebrity, referred to as PPT, involved more than 30 sources with first-hand accounts.
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allegations → tell → accounts
Very little has come to the public so far.
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little → come → public
The celebrity is male and is being represented by Sara Mansoori KC.
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celebrity → represent → KC
She told the court that her client had first attempted to kill himself in May when the Guardian and ITN contacted him to give him the chance to respond to the allegations.
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Guardian → tell → allegations
On that very afternoon, he was admitted to hospital.
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he → admit → hospital
PPT made a second attempt in July, Mansoori told the court.
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Mansoori → make → court
"They (the media outlets) say they have a duty to publish because it's substantially in the public interest, but their assessment of the public interest is wrong.
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assessment → say → interest
A newspaper does not have the right to publish information at the cost of an individual being killed or maimed," Mansoori argued.
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Mansoori → have → individual
"The only way (publication) wouldn't be fatal is if the claimant is locked up and prevented from taking his own life," she added.
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she → lock → life
PPT's lawyers said that publication of the claims would breach his right to life and subject him to inhumane or degrading treatment under Articles 2 and 3 of the European Convention on Human Rights.
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publication → say → Rights
Gavin Millar KC, who is representing the media outlets, described the claims as "unprecedented".
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who → represent → claims
"'His contention is that if the allegations are published he will commit suicide, and the state's duty requires this court to restrain (the outlets) from publishing them.
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duty → publish → them
Insofar as the state owes a duty to PPT, it is discharged by NHS mental health services and practitioners.
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it → owe → services
There is a strong public interest in publishing these allegations which are credible and which (the outlets) believe to be true," Miller argued.
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Miller → be → allegations
As the hearing continues, the judge asked the public to refrain from speculating who the celebrity could be.
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celebrity → continue → public
(If you or someone you know is having thoughts of suicide or self-harm, a global list of helplines is available at blog.opencounseling.com/suicide-hotlines/)
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list → know → blog.opencounseling.com/suicide-hotlines/
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