Claims extracted
22
sentences that state something as happening or true
Uncertain
5%
1 of 22 hedged
("reportedly", "may", "according to")
Leaning
not political
takes no side on a contested political question
Publisher signals
65/100
Evening Standard'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
Saturday’s event was a rematch between artist Jack Carden and actor Camtholomew, who sparked social media into a frenzy when they used Lime bike rentals to spar off against each other earlier this month.
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they → spark → other
After the first duel, Lime released a statement saying “while we appreciate the medieval spirit, safety must always come first”, adding that its bikes were “not for jousting”.
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bikes → release → jousting
But organisers at the second event said they hoped the bouts encourage more people to put on such spectacles that hark back to the days of knights and public competitions.
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that → say → knights
Sonny, a steward, told The Standard: “It kind of exploded just overnight.
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It → tell → Standard
One minute nobody was really interested, the next minute everybody wanted a piece of it.
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everybody → want → it
“I think London's really needed something like this for a very long time, and nobody's ever had the funds or the courage to do it by themselves.
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nobody → think → themselves
“So for these guys to come out and do it, everybody clearly wants to see it.
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everybody → come → it
Everybody loves it.”
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Everybody → love → it
The 20-year-old added: “The message is, ‘Get involved in any way you can’, whether starting your own group or joining up with a different group.
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you → add → group
“I hope it inspires people to be more creative and do stuff, and get experimenting with stuff that they maybe haven't tried before.
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they → hope → that
“I've only been doing this a year.
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I → do → this
I saw it and I decided I wanted to give this a go.
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I → see → go
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Asked whether e-bike sparring should be classed as a valid form of jousting, Sonny replied: “The crowd speaks for itself.
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crowd → ask → itself
I love that.”
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I → love → that
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Andy Deane, captain of the Royal Armouries jousting team in Leeds, said it was a “joy” to see the bike jousting “capturing the spectacle” of the medieval sport.
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jousting → read → sport
He said it was “absolutely a legitimate form of jousting” for those who could not afford a horse.
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who → say → horse
Supporters on Saturday said the gathering was a form of escape from 21st century life.
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gathering → say → life
Kieran, a 27-year-old, told The Standard: “I think people are really seeking that kind of escapism.
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people → tell → escapism
I think it's really nice to have an event like this.
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it → think → this
It is not too often you get to see knights running at each other in the middle of a field in London.
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knights → get → London
“Jousting has always been for entertainment of the lords and the people, so I think they're doing it perfectly.”
Bella, 23, said she and fellow steward Kieran were already fans of medieval revival.
“We do fully-armoured medieval fighting,” she said.
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she → think → fighting
“Any excuse to wear some armour [and] we're happy.
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we → wear → armour
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