Claims extracted
21
sentences that state something as happening or true
Uncertain
33%
7 of 21 hedged
("reportedly", "may", "according to")
Leaning
not political
takes no side on a contested political question
Publisher signals
69/100
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A Canadian mayoral candidate was placed under investigation after sharing a campaign video of himself fixing a pothole outside a woman's home.
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himself → place → home
Ryan Bolender, who is running to be the next mayor of Cambridge, in Ontario, shared a promo clip of himself taking construction tools to a public road outside the home of a woman with mobility issues.
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himself → run → issues
But while Bolender said he got permission from the homeowner and said the city had been 'unresponsive' to her requests to fix the pothole, city officials were less than pleased he took matters into his own hands.
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he → say → hands
Bolender, who owns a construction company, has now been put under investigation for allegedly breaking bylaws around construction on city streets without a permit.
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who → own → permit
The clip may also have flouted campaign rules, and Bolender said he quickly took the video down after being asked to by city officials.
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he → flout → officials
Bolender said he has complied with the investigation, and created the video to highlight apparent failings in city repairs for residents.
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he → say → residents
'It was to highlight the issues of service delivery and accessibility that are very key for residents that are discussing issues at the municipal level,' he told CTV.
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he → highlight → CTV
He said when he offered to fix the pothole for his video, the homeowner 'went on a fairly significant rant about the city and how they’ve been unresponsive to a service complaint about the condition of the road at the end of her driveway.'
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Canadian mayoral candidate Ryan Bolender was placed under investigation after sharing a campaign video of himself fixing a pothole outside a woman's home
Bolender, who is running to be the next mayor of Cambridge , in Ontario, shared a promo clip of himself taking construction tools to a public road outside the home of a woman with mobility issues.
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himself → place → issues
Bolender is competing against five other candidates in the Cambridge mayoral race, and he suggested he shared the video to try and break out from the pack and get attention.
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he → compete → attention
He said he received upwards of 15,000 views on his clip in less than one day, as he shared it across social media.
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he → say → media
But Bolender said he also wanted to help the disabled woman whose home sits next to the pothole.
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home → say → pothole
'I have all the tools and equipment necessary to do this very simple repair,' he said.
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he → have → repair
He added that the homeowner was 'more than happy' for him to take on the job.
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him → add → job
Political scientist Anna Esselment told CTV that Bolender's attempts to separate himself in the field of candidates may backfire.
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Bolender is competing against five other candidates in the Cambridge mayoral race, and he suggested he shared the video to try and break out from the pack and get attention
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he → compete → attention
You have to think of [campaign videos] as onions, and how the layer can be unfolded and what would it be that opponents or others could see as the problem with it.
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opponents → have → it
Sometimes it can be a double-edged sword,' she said.
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she → say → ?
Esselment said that Bolender's video was likely intended to be eye-catching, as it can be 'easier for people to see a story than it is to read over somebody's website.
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'But you have a number of people who might question whether there is an understanding of what it is a citizen should or should not do, or if someone who’s trying to be mayor - at the very base level, that person is responsible for upholding the laws of the city and the bylaws of the city,' she continued.
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The city of Cambridge said in a statement that Bolender's video is 'currently under active investigation', updates would come at a later date.
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