Claims extracted
21
sentences that state something as happening or true
Uncertain
0%
0 of 21 hedged
("reportedly", "may", "according to")
Leaning
not political
takes no side on a contested political question
Publisher signals
70/100
Daily Mail's corrections and
hedging, across everything collected from it. Not a measure of accuracy.
Outlets on this story
8
Other
Same framing elsewhere
1
articles that frame the event the way this one does
Sirens were heard blaring out of RAF bases today amid reports of suspected drone activity.
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Sirens → hear → activity
The alarms were heard by residents living near RAF Mildenhall and RAF Lakenheath in Suffolk, as well as RAF Feltwell in neighbouring Norfolk, on Friday evening.
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alarms → hear → evening
Residents described hearing what sounded like 'war sirens' from the bases at around 5.30pm, followed by an announcement over loudspeakers in an American accent instructing people to remain indoors and take shelter.
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what → describe → shelter
It comes just days after the US military evacuated at least a dozen aircraft from the UK airfields due to a security threat linked to Iran.
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military → come → Iran
Harrowing clips filmed by nearby residents captured the sirens ringing out across their pitch-black gardens.
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clips → film → gardens
The US air force confirmed the sirens at RAF Lakenheath were sparked by 'suspected unauthorized drones'.
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sirens → confirm → drones
A spokesperson said: 'This evening, USAF Security Forces personnel responded to suspected unauthorized drone activity over RAF Lakenheath.
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personnel → say → Lakenheath
No personnel, aircraft or infrastructure were affected.
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personnel → affect → ?
American jet F-15 takes off from RAF Lakenheath base in April 2018
A military vehicle stationed at RAF Lakenheath on Tuesday
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jet → take → Tuesday
We continue to work closely with our host nation counterparts to ensure the safety and security of our US service members, US and host nation civilians, contractors, and all of our families.
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We → continue → families
The force encouraged any unusual or suspicious activity to be reported to local authorities.
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activity → encourage → authorities
A resident near RAF Feltwell described being 'shaken up' after sirens started in the afternoon.
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sirens → describe → afternoon
'At around half 5 I was in my living room with my toddler and I heard what sounded like war sirens,' Nicole Barraclough, 22, told the Daily Mail.
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Barraclough → hear → Mail
At first I thought it was a car playing weird music past my house.
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it → think → house
Unfortunately though the sound continued.
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sound → continue → ?
It continued for five minutes.
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It → continue → minutes
'We thought maybe it was a drill.
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it → think → ?
Then we heard an American male voice from the speakers telling people to remain indoors and shelter.
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voice → hear → people
Local MP Nick Timothy said he had contacted officials at RAF Lakenheath following speculation over the incident and was told there was 'no threat to the public' and that the situation had been resolved.
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situation → say → public
Writing on social media, the Conservative MP for West Suffolk urged residents to continue reporting anything suspicious or unusual to the authorities given the heightened security environment.
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MP → write → environment
He also urged the Ministry of Defence and the US Air Force to communicate as openly as operational security permits.
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security → urge → Defence
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