Claims extracted
20
sentences that state something as happening or true
Uncertain
10%
2 of 20 hedged
("reportedly", "may", "according to")
Leaning
withheld
no quote in the article backed the model's score
Publisher signals
65/100
The Guardian's corrections and
hedging, across everything collected from it. Not a measure of accuracy.
Outlets on this story
10
Education
Same framing elsewhere
1
articles that frame the event the way this one does
Two white students at the University of Mississippi were captured making offensive monkey gestures in a widely panned Ring video that has prompted a school investigation.
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that → capture → investigation
On Saturday, freshman Jakiyra Metcalf uploaded the surveillance clip from her apartment door to TikTok, showing one woman thumping her chest and babbling like a monkey.
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woman → upload → monkey
Another woman jumped into the camera’s view and mimicked the monkey noises.
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woman → jump → noises
The video, which has nearly 13m views, drew outrage over the racist connotation.
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which → have → connotation
College is supposed to be a place where young adults can learn, grow, and feel safe,” Metcalf’s mother, Tasha Bolton, wrote Saturday on Facebook.
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mother → suppose → Facebook
According to Bolton, her daughter lives with two Black roommates and the women seen in the video are her upstairs neighbors.
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women → accord → video
The family is not yet speaking publicly about the ordeal, said Bolton’s husband, Brooks Bolton.
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husband → speak → ordeal
Alaina Kunes, 18, who was in the video, issued an apology in a statement released by a Chicago law firm, while insisting her behavior was not related to race.
“I would have never intentionally made those noises or gestures toward a person of color,” Kunes said.
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Kunes → issue → color
“I have apologized to the women, and I pray they will forgive me.”
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they → apologize → me
Kunes continued: “Over the past several days, my family and I have received death threats and harassment.
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family → continue → threats
I am grateful for the authorities working to ensure our safety.
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I → work → safety
As I intend to cooperate fully with the University’s investigation, I ask for privacy for my family.
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I → intend → family
I understand the seriousness of this situation and remain committed to taking responsibility and learning from this embarrassing ordeal.”
Shawnboda Mead, vice-chancellor for student affairs at the university, condemned the video in a Sunday statement.
“Every student deserves to feel safe, respected, and valued at the University of Mississippi.
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student → understand → Mississippi
Racism and actions that disparage people because of an aspect of their identity have no place in our campus community,” she said.
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she → disparage → community
Mead also advised the campus to refrain from sharing unverified information about who was involved in the incident.
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who → advise → incident
The school has reached out to the affected students to offer support and hear their concerns, she said.
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she → reach → concerns
A university spokesperson did not reply to a Tuesday inquiry about the women’s enrollment status and whether any disciplinary action had been taken.
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action → reply → status
The school has seen troubling incidents of racism in the past.
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school → see → past
In 2014, fraternity members at the University of Mississippi hung a noose around a statue that commemorated the school’s first Black student.
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that → hang → student
A decade later, at a pro-Palestine demonstration, some white male counter-protesters directed monkey noises at a Black female protester.
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protesters → direct → protester
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