Claims extracted
12
sentences that state something as happening or true
Uncertain
25%
3 of 12 hedged
("reportedly", "may", "according to")
Leaning
not political
takes no side on a contested political question
Publisher signals
66/100
New York Post's corrections and
hedging, across everything collected from it. Not a measure of accuracy.
Outlets on this story
2
Other
Same framing elsewhere
1
articles that frame the event the way this one does
The allegations against Poindexter, 47, were leveled by a campaign worker, Politico reported Friday.
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Politico → level → worker
Investigations into the newly elected congressman have been launched by the Democratic Congressional Campaign Committee and Poindexter’s campaign.
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Investigations → elect → Committee
“The DCCC has been made aware of the allegations and takes them seriously,” Julie Merz, the executive director of the DCCC, said in a statement.
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Merz → make → statement
“In the interest of fairness to all parties involved, we have hired an independent, third-party firm to investigate any instance of inappropriate behavior, conduct interviews and gather the facts.”
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we → involve → facts
The DCCC, which is the campaign arm for House Democrats, said the probe would be “swift, thorough and transparent,” and that it would have further comment once the investigation is completed.
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investigation → say → comment
A Poindexter campaign spokesperson attributed the allegation to an instance where the Democrat “gave what he thought was an innocuous compliment to a volunteer.”
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he → attribute → volunteer
“He heard later that it made her feel uncomfortable and he felt awful,” the spokesperson said in a statement, which noted the campaign is working with an outside firm “to get to the bottom of it.”
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campaign → hear → it
Poindexter, a union ironworker who served as a city councilman in the Cleveland suburb of Brook Park, beat Miller by about 10 percentage points in the race to represent Ohio’s 7th congressional district.
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who → serve → district
The incumbent had been embroiled in a nasty child custody battle with his ex-wife, Emily Moreno, who is the daughter of Sen. Bernie Moreno and had accused Miller of physical abuse and being a danger to their young child.
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who → embroil → child
Miller has vehemently denied his ex-wife’s claims.
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Miller → deny → claims
Meanwhile, Poindexter had his own controversies to navigate on the campaign trail, having previously been arrested for allegedly swallowing crack cocaine during a 1998 traffic stop.
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Poindexter → have → stop
In 2013, Poindexter was arrested again, for allegedly slapping a stranger “for no known reason,” the Washington Free Beacon reported.
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Beacon → arrest → reason
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