Claims extracted
13
sentences that state something as happening or true
Uncertain
8%
1 of 13 hedged
("reportedly", "may", "according to")
Leaning
not political
takes no side on a contested political question
Publisher signals
68/100
BBC News's corrections and
hedging, across everything collected from it. Not a measure of accuracy.
Outlets on this story
130
Crime & Law
Same framing elsewhere
1
articles that frame the event the way this one does
- Published
A University of Cambridge scientist died in the Spanish train disaster which killed at least 69 people, a research institute has confirmed.
asserted
institute → publish → people
Dr Marta Shahbazi was travelling on one of the trains involved in the collision near Urda, south of Madrid, according to the MRC Laboratory of Molecular Biology (LMB) in the city, where she led a group of researchers.
uncertain
she → travel → researchers
The University of Cambridge lists Dr Shahbazi as an affiliate associate professor.
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University → list → professor
The Spanish CiMUS institute paid tribute to the "brilliant young researcher" in a social media post.
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institute → pay → post
The expert in cell biology, who runs the Shahbazi Laboratory at the LMB, based on the Cambridge Biomedical Campus, was announced as the winner of a Spanish Society for Developmental Biology award for her contributions to the study of early human development.
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who → run → development
She was due to be presented with the award during the society's conference in El Rompido, Andalusia, south-west Spain.
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She → present → Rompido
The LMB previously confirmed Dr Shahbazi was on one of the trains but said her whereabouts were "unknown", external.
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whereabouts → confirm → trains
In a social media post, external CiMUS, based in Santiago de Compostela said: "The CiMUS community would like to express its support and deepest sympathies to our dear PI María José Alonso, following the death of her niece, Marta Shahbazi, in the railway accident that occurred on 28 October.
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that → base → October
The institute said Dr Shahbazi's aunt worked at their centre.
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aunt → say → centre
Dr Shahbazi undertook her PhD at the Spanish National Cancer Research Centre, before joining the University of Cambridge as a post-doctoral fellow and then the LMB in 2020.
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Shahbazi → undertake → 2020
The collision happened when a state-operated Renfe high-speed train smashed into the back of a stationary train operated by the Iryo company.
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train → happen → company
Three days of national mourning were declared in the country.
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days → declare → country
Esther Padilla, spokesperson for the government of Castilla-La Mancha region, said one of the trains - managed by the Iryo company - was carrying 146 passengers plus one baby, while the Renfe-managed train had 397 passengers on board.
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train → say → board
The Aporia
