Claims extracted
20
sentences that state something as happening or true
Uncertain
10%
2 of 20 hedged
("reportedly", "may", "according to")
Leaning
not political
takes no side on a contested political question
Publisher signals
66/100
CBS News's corrections and
hedging, across everything collected from it. Not a measure of accuracy.
Outlets on this story
2
Science
Same framing elsewhere
1
articles that frame the event the way this one does
A researcher in the Netherlands found an incredibly rare fragment of
that is over 1,700 years old sandwiched between the pages of a library book.
asserted
that → find → book
The find was made by Dr. Mark de Kreij, of Radboud University in the Netherlands, while he participated in a project to study and publish ancient manuscripts held by Utrecht University.
asserted
he → make → University
He made the find about two years ago, local media reported, but the university only announced the discovery this week.
asserted
university → make → discovery
De Kreij identified the tiny slip of paper while looking at a collection of early Christian manuscripts purchased by the university in the mid-20th century, according to a news release from the institution.
uncertain
Kreij → identify → institution
At first, researchers thought it was a piece of paper from the 7th century.
asserted
it → think → century
Several similar fragments, in Egyptian, had already been found in the collection.
asserted
fragments → find → collection
But De Kreij, a Greek teacher, recognized some of the the language on the paper and identified it as a part of Homer's "Odyssey.
asserted
Kreij → recognize → Odyssey
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"Everyone who learns Greek learns Homer," De Kreij told Dutch media outlet RTV Utrecht.
asserted
Kreij → learn → Homer
Researchers were able to date the fragment back to about 300 AD, the university said, and only about 30 such fragments exist worldwide.
asserted
fragments → date → AD
"I have the best job in the world," De Kreij told RTV Utrecht.
asserted
Kreij → have → Utrecht
Every day you find something nice.
asserted
you → find → something
The piece of paper would have come from a pocket edition of the complete poem, the university said, owned by someone living in Egypt's Faiyum oasis.
asserted
university → come → oasis
RTV Utrecht described the fragment as about the size of a playing card.
asserted
Utrecht → describe → card
The fragment is discolored and has moisture stains, according to the outlet.
uncertain
fragment → discolor → outlet
Both sides have writing on them.
asserted
sides → have → them
The fragment is from the 12th book of the "Odyssey," where Odysseus tells the tale of his starving sailors devouring cattle that are sacred to the Sun God, Apollo.
asserted
that → tell → God
This moment comes about halfway through the poem.
asserted
moment → come → poem
De Kreij told RTV Utrecht that because books wear from the outside in, it makes sense that the fragment would be from that portion.
asserted
fragment → tell → portion
"There are so many boring parts in the "Odyssey," De Kreij said.
asserted
Kreij → be → Odyssey
"This happens to be a really fun passage."
asserted
This → happen → ?
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