Claims extracted
21
sentences that state something as happening or true
Uncertain
5%
1 of 21 hedged
("reportedly", "may", "according to")
Leaning
not political
takes no side on a contested political question
Publisher signals
66/100
New York Post's corrections and
hedging, across everything collected from it. Not a measure of accuracy.
Outlets on this story
5
Crime & Law
Same framing elsewhere
1
articles that frame the event the way this one does
The Washtenaw County Prosecutor’s Office in Ann Arbor, Mich., authorized charges against Temulun Togochog, a University of Michigan student who appeared to be captured on film assaulting a Jewish woman during a free speech event on campus on Sunday.
asserted
who → authorize → Sunday
Alyssa Fountain, administrative assistant at the prosecutor’s office, told JNS that the case was submitted to the office on Monday.
asserted
case → tell → Monday
“We thoroughly reviewed the evidence that was submitted to us,” she said.
asserted
she → review → us
Fountain told JNS that Togochog will be charged with a count of assaulting, resisting or obstructing an officer and two counts of assault or assault and battery.
asserted
Togochog → tell → assault
(JNS sought comment from the University of Michigan.)
asserted
JNS → seek → Michigan
“There is no court date at this time, but a felony warrant for these charges will be issued by the court and a court date set once she has been arraigned on the charges,” she said.
asserted
she → be → charges
On Sunday, Liz Benichou, who is Jewish, took part in an event at the University of Michigan campus in Ann Arbor alongside fellow conservative commentators Cam Higby and Joe Redden.
asserted
who → take → commentators
In video footage that circulated online, someone alleged to be Togochog approaches a table, at which Redden and Higby are seated, and debates Redden about Islam.
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Redden → circulate → Islam
The person uses her phone to slap Redden in the face.
asserted
person → use → face
The person quickly denies slapping Redden and calls the commentators “anti-Muslim.”
asserted
person → deny → commentators
In the video, the person then appears to approach Benichou, who says that if she “walked around like this in Iran, what would happen to her?”
asserted
what → appear → her
When University of Michigan campus police arrived, the person appeared to resist arrest and, after being handcuffed, shouts “I should have f***ing killed you when I f***ing had the chance” and “I’ve already been to a mental hospital, and I’ll go again if it means killing her.”
asserted
it → arrive → her
The police department at the public school told JNS on Sunday that Togochog was processed and released.
asserted
Togochog → tell → JNS
It is unclear if she remains on campus.
uncertain
she → remain → campus
The university contacted Reawaken USA, the faith-based group that organized the campus event, to ask for the video to be removed from social media to protect Togochog from “negative blowback,” Higby stated.
asserted
Higby → contact → blowback
“Our events are intended to create a space for peaceful conversations surrounding faith, ideas and differing belief systems,” Reawaken USA stated.
asserted
USA → intend → faith
“We firmly believe that disagreement is a fundamental part of free expression, but it never justifies violence.”
asserted
it → believe → violence
“Political violence has no place on our college campuses or anywhere in America,” it said.
asserted
it → have → America
The university stated on Monday that “physical violence has no place on our campus.”
asserted
violence → state → campus
“The university is firmly committed to protecting freedom of speech and expression, and actions that threaten the safety of others or interfere with their right to express their views will not be tolerated,” the public school said.
asserted
school → commit → views
“Due to federal privacy laws, the university cannot comment on specific student conduct matters.”
asserted
university → comment → matters
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