Claims extracted
20
sentences that state something as happening or true
Uncertain
0%
0 of 20 hedged
("reportedly", "may", "according to")
Leaning
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Publisher signals
69/100
Daily Mail's corrections and
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A group of thugs launched bricks, missiles and fireworks at police after setting fire to a building they wrongly claimed would be a HMO for asylum seekers.
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they → launch → seekers
The 'pre-arranged' disorder erupted on the Meadow Well estate in North Tyneside on Thursday evening due to the false rumour, Northumbria Police said.
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Police → erupt → rumour
Riot police were deployed to the estate after emergency services were violently attacked by large crowds shooting fireworks at the building on Bonfire Night.
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services → deploy → Night
In a bid to defuse use the unrest, police units created a barricade around the site which was set to be a supermarket and not a HMO for asylum seekers.
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which → defuse → seekers
In a post shared across its social media channels, Northumbria Police said they were responding to anti-social behaviour and violent disorder.
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they → share → behaviour
'Emergency services in the area have been subjected to violent attacks including having bricks, missiles, and fireworks thrown at them,' they said.
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they → subject → them
'We believe the disorder has been pre-arranged and relates to misinformation in the community that the completed building is going to be used as a house of multi-occupancy (HMO) – which is not accurate.
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which → believe → occupancy
The site is planned for use as a supermarket.'
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site → plan → supermarket
Riot police form a barrier around the building on the Meadow Well estate in North Shields
Thugs wrongly believed that the building would be used as a HMO to house asylum seekers
They added the thugs' behaviour was 'completely unacceptable' and officers were working 'swiftly' to identify those responsible.
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officers → form → those
We simply will not tolerate this behaviour – and it doesn’t belong within our neighbourhoods.'
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it → tolerate → neighbourhoods
In the wake of the violent disorder, North East Mayor Kim McGuinness condemned the 'minority of idiots' responsible.
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McGuinness → condemn → idiots
She said: 'These thugs apparently thought they were attacking a planned HMO, when in fact, it was destined to be a supermarket.
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it → say → fact
This dangerous misinformation and the way it spreads needs to be tackled and the stupidity has to stop - there is no excuse for it.'
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stupidity → spread → it
She added that the emergency services who fell victim to the attack 'work every day to protect us' and 'deserve better'.
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who → add → us
Meadow Well Metro station was closed for the remainder of the day due to the disorder in the area.
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station → close → area
Police have urged anyone with any information about the disorder to contact them immediately.
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Police → urge → them
This is not the first time unrest has occurred on the Meadow Well estate.
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unrest → occur → estate
Riots also took place in September 1991 after the deaths of two joyriders.
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Riots → take → joyriders
Dale Robson, 17, and Colin Atkins, 21, died after crashing a stolen Renault while being followed by police.
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Robson → die → police
Hundreds of people went on a looting rampage, setting fire to shops, buildings and cars, devastating the estate.
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YOU → go → story
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