Claims extracted
16
sentences that state something as happening or true
Uncertain
12%
2 of 16 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
4
Politics
Same framing elsewhere
1
articles that frame the event the way this one does
- Published
A war of words has broken out between Lib Dem MP Caroline Voaden and Reform UK leader Nigel Farage over an alleged physical altercation in the House of Commons.
asserted
war → publish → Commons
The row was triggered when Farage, explaining why he had not attended Wednesday's Budget, said he had been involved in a "physical altercation" with another MP at the State Opening of Parliament in May and had wanted to avoid a similar incident.
uncertain
he → trigger → incident
Voaden revealed herself to be the MP Farage had been referring to, writing on social media that she had been left "shocked and bloody angry" by the confrontation.
asserted
she → reveal → confrontation
The Lib Dems have claimed that Farage "attempted to shove" their South Devon MP but a Reform source accused the party of "lying".
asserted
source → claim → party
The Reform insider added: "The Lib Dems were claiming Nigel shoved her and that she was shaken, the video disproves that clearly."
asserted
video → add → that
Footage unearthed by the Daily Telegraph shows the pair leaving the chamber together at the state opening of Parliament but there is no visible evidence of a major altercation.
asserted
pair → unearth → altercation
However, Lib Dem MP Max Wilkinson said the incident between Farage and Voaden occurred before the footage.
asserted
incident → say → footage
Voaden said Farage had been ordered to apologise to her after she complained to Commons authorities.
asserted
she → say → authorities
The House of Commons would not comment on this.
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House → comment → this
Asked about the incident on Sky News, Lib Dem deputy leader Daisy Cooper said: "My understanding - I didn't see it, I wasn't there – but my understanding is that he physically shoved one of our female MPs out of the way, and that one of our male MPs then challenged him on that."
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one → ask → that
Reform MP Robert Jenrick told Sky: "I am sick to death of these pathetic Westminster debates."
asserted
I → tell → debates
The issue has only now emerged, nearly six months after the alleged incident, because Farage was pressed on why he had not been in the House of Commons chamber for the Budget on Wednesday.
asserted
he → emerge → Wednesday
In response he said: "At the State Opening of Parliament, I got involved…
asserted
I → say → Parliament
I didn't want to… but I got involved in a physical altercation with an MP in the chamber.
asserted
I → want → chamber
"I didn't make a fuss about it, I didn't complain, but I could see given that my prayer card had been removed, I was heading towards another physical altercation.
uncertain
I → make → altercation
A spokesperson for the House of Commons said that a prayer card for Farage - the way in which MPs reserve seats in the Commons - did not "display a valid date stamp" and therefore "was removed in line with the usual Chamber protocol".
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MPs → say → protocol
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