Claims extracted
18
sentences that state something as happening or true
Uncertain
11%
2 of 18 hedged
("reportedly", "may", "according to")
Leaning
not political
takes no side on a contested political question
Publisher signals
66/100
CBS News's corrections and
hedging, across everything collected from it. Not a measure of accuracy.
Outlets on this story
14
Politics
Same framing elsewhere
1
articles that frame the event the way this one does
The Vatican confirmed Friday that the American-born pope submitted a mail-in ballot in ahead of November's midterm elections, citing his longstanding belief in civic participation.
asserted
pope → confirm → participation
The pope, formerly Cardinal
, "has exercised his right to vote as a United States citizen, whenever he was eligible to do so," the Holy See press office said.
asserted
office → exercise → citizen
"The Holy Father has also confirmed that, during his years of residence in Peru he exercised his right to vote whenever he was eligible to do so," the Vatican statement said.
asserted
statement → confirm → right
"The Holy Father expresses his belief in the right and the duty of citizens to participate in democratic processes."
asserted
Father → express → processes
Leo's vote was first reported by the Chicago Sun-Times, which quoted the chief of staff at the Will County clerk's office as saying the pope, registered at a New Lenox address, requested a mail-in ballot on Oct. 3.
asserted
pope → report → Oct.
The pope is recovering from
for lung cancer and is moving ahead with to South America next month.
asserted
pope → recover → America
The pope's brother, John Prevost, was in Rome this week accompanying parishioners from St. Jude's, an Augustinian-run parish in New Lenox, Illinois.
asserted
brother → accompany → Lenox
He attends Mass there, and Leo gave a talk at the parish in 2024 while still a cardinal.
asserted
Leo → attend → 2024
Earlier this month, Leo told a general audience at the Vatican that the faithful should leave behind "all passivity and indifference" toward current events.
asserted
faithful → tell → events
"We cannot remain as unengaged spectators; rather, we must listen with our hearts, allow ourselves to be challenged, and become involved," the pope said on Sept. 2 in St. Peter's Square, according to the Catholic News Service.
uncertain
pope → remain → Service
"With Christ and sustained by the power of his Spirit, believers are called to take on the burdens of their brothers and sisters, especially those who are crushed by injustice, discrimination and violence.
asserted
who → sustain → injustice
Since 2000, he has voted in five primary elections, requesting Democratic ballots twice and Republican ballots three times, according to records held by the Illinois State Board of Elections.
uncertain
he → vote → Elections
The records do not show which candidates he supported.
asserted
he → show → candidates
Illinois voters must declare a party preference to receive a ballot in a primary, when parties choose their nominees for the general election.
asserted
parties → declare → election
No such declaration is required in general elections.
asserted
declaration → require → elections
While registered in heavily Democratic Cook County, Prevost requested Democratic primary ballots in 2008 and 2010.
asserted
Prevost → register → 2008
After moving to the more conservative suburban Will County, he requested Republican primary ballots in 2012, 2014 and 2016.
asserted
he → move → 2012
The records also show that he submitted ballots in every general election since 2000 except those in 2020 and 2022.
asserted
he → show → 2020
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