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
59/100
The Independent's corrections and
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Outlets on this story
1
Crime & Law
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1
articles that frame the event the way this one does
The suspected founder of the Spanish ‘Blocus’ chapter has been arrested, police in Madrid said.
asserted
police → suspect → Madrid
The man, whose name has not been released, was allegedly using the social media app Telegram to coordinate teams of protesters, and he is accused of disseminating a video featuring an individual in a hood claiming to be the Blocus movement’s leader.
uncertain
he → release → hood
The Interior Ministry confirmed that six other people connected to Blocus have been arrested in Spain.
asserted
people → confirm → Spain
Blocus has, in recent days, been accused of using social media to exploit student protests, and using legitimate demonstrations as a cover for violence and looting.
asserted
Blocus → accuse → violence
Anti-establishment protests have been organised via online channels with the slogan "Instituts Indignats" (Indignant High Schools), in what is believed to be solidarity with the recent ’Lycées Indignés’ student movement in France.
asserted
what → organise → France
Blocus-affiliated Telegram groups have been shut down for violating the messaging platform's terms of service.
asserted
groups → affiliate → service
Messages posted in the groups encouraged participants to wear black clothing and Halloween masks on October 31 and, in some cases, promoted looting and vandalism.
asserted
Messages → post → looting
The investigation is linked to unrest in Barcelona on October 24 in which around 500 people took part, according to the Civil Guard police force.
uncertain
people → link → force
Violence during the protests led to the arrest of 132 people, including 83 minors and 49 adults, Catalan police said.
asserted
police → lead → minors
Police said they were still investigating while preparing security deployments for further demonstrations planned for Saturday, mirroring similar calls for action seen in France, as they sought to identify and close channels used to coordinate the unrest.
asserted
they → say → unrest
Investigators are also examining the spread of false alarm messages on social media.
asserted
Investigators → examine → media
Madrid's Metro operator said on Thursday that reports circulating online of a bomb threat were a hoax.
asserted
reports → say → threat
It comes after weeks of protests in France spilt over into violence and damage to property.
asserted
weeks → come → property
The Lycée Ingignes protests started with pupils, parents and teachers at one school in the Paris suburbs going on strike to highlight staff shortages.
asserted
pupils → start → shortages
The protests were picked up by other high schools across France and quickly snowballed into mass anti-government marches.
asserted
protests → pick → marches
French authorities have responded with tight curfews in affected areas, as well as mass arrests and security crackdowns.
asserted
authorities → respond → areas