Claims extracted
24
sentences that state something as happening or true
Uncertain
12%
3 of 24 hedged
("reportedly", "may", "according to")
Leaning
Leans left
of the writing, not the subject · beta estimate
Publisher signals
60/100
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Outlets on this story
20
Politics
Same framing elsewhere
1
articles that frame the event the way this one does
In central Madrid, business owners seemed to have taken note of the riots that erupted in Paris last month.
asserted
that → seem → Paris
Amid a nationwide strike, many have boarded up their shop windows on Wednesday.
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many → board → Wednesday
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Police are lined up in front of some major department stores.
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Police → brace → stores
At others, police vans protect the entrances.
asserted
vans → protect → entrances
The protesters who have blocked the city’s central Gran Via are angry and frustrated.
asserted
who → block → Via
The catalyst for the strike was the eviction, in September, of 87-year-old Maria del Carmen Abascal, known as Maricarmen, from her home of seventy years because she could not afford a fivefold increase in her monthly rent of 500 euros ($555).
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she → know → euros
It exposed a crisis in the lack of affordable housing, particularly in the country’s major cities.
asserted
It → expose → cities
“Housing is a fundamental problem”, Antonio, a teacher, tells us.
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Antonio → tell → us
“It consumes the majority of a working person’s wages.
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It → consume → wages
We are fighting for a combination of things: lower housing costs and higher wages.”
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We → fight → things
The country’s youth council says that a young person would need to spend 98.7 percent of their monthly salary to rent a place on their own.
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person → say → own
Arturo, who is in his mid-30s, says he cannot afford a place of his own.
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he → say → own
“It’s just too expensive, so I’m living with my parents.
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I → ’ → parents
“Once you factor in the cost of food and basic living expenses, you’re left with almost nothing – maybe 100 euros [$110].
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you → factor → nothing
And that’s just not … sustainable in the long run.”
asserted
that → ’ → run
Antonio teaches in one of the city’s schools.
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Antonio → teach → schools
“I am deeply concerned about the social rights of my students, their families, and my neighbours,” he says.
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he → say → students
“I believe that all citizens need to have a social consciousness: if things aren’t going well for everyone, then they can’t go well for any of us.
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they → believe → us
It is absolutely essential that we all stand up and fight for everyone’s rights.”
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we → stand → rights
The Bank of Spain says 750,000 new homes are needed to meet current demand, and that could rise to a million.
uncertain
that → say → million
In 2025, 92,000 homes were built.
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homes → build → 2025
The housing crisis could end up costing Prime Minister Pedro Sanchez his job.
uncertain
crisis → end → job
The snap general election he called will take place on November 29, after his minority government failed to get legislation through parliament that would have given some protections to tenants.
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that → call → tenants
Sanchez’s Socialist Party is trailing in the polls behind the combined support for right-wing and far-right parties.
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Party → trail → parties
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