Claims extracted
21
sentences that state something as happening or true
Uncertain
14%
3 of 21 hedged
("reportedly", "may", "according to")
Leaning
withheld
no quote in the article backed the model's score
Publisher signals
68/100
The Guardian's corrections and
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Outlets on this story
5
Politics
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1
articles that frame the event the way this one does
Pennsylvania is seeking emergency assistance from the US Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) as a major measles outbreak spreads across the state.
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outbreak → seek → state
The state warned the request could be withdrawn unless the federal agency publicly recognizes four measles-associated deaths reported by the state.
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agency → warn → state
The Pennsylvania department of health has begun the process of requesting CDC emergency support known as an Epi-Aid, Reuters reported on Thursday.
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Reuters → begin → Thursday
Debra Bogen, Pennsylvania’s secretary of health, outlined the condition in a letter sent on Wednesday to the CDC director, Erica Schwartz.
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Bogen → outline → director
“The CDC’s choice not to publicly recognize the deaths undermines our response,” Bogen wrote.
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Bogen → recognize → response
“For this reason, if CDC is unable to transparently and accurately communicate information about those measles-associated deaths, the Department will respectfully rescind our request for a CDC Epi-Aid.”
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Department → communicate → Aid
The development comes amid an ongoing dispute involving Josh Shapiro, the state’s Democratic governor, and Robert F Kennedy Jr, the US health secretary, over the state’s handling of the outbreak and how measles-related deaths are being counted.
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deaths → come → outbreak
Kennedy has questioned whether deaths linked to the measles outbreaks since he took office were caused by the virus or by another condition.
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he → question → condition
He also instructed the CDC not to include Pennsylvania’s reported fatalities in the national measles death count last month, a move health experts called “highly unusual” and warned it could lead the public to underestimate the dangers of measles.
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it → instruct → measles
Kennedy, meanwhile, has accused Shapiro of politicizing Pennsylvania’s outbreak and failing to seek out federal assistance.
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Kennedy → accuse → assistance
The state’s latest move marks a shift from its earlier position.
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move → mark → position
Pennsylvania health officials had previously resisted CDC assistance, saying they were capable of managing the outbreak without federal help.
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they → resist → help
Since then, the situation has worsened.
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situation → worsen → ?
On Wednesday, the Pennsylvania health department announced that 731 measles cases have been confirmed in 38 counties across the state so far this year.
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cases → announce → state
Four people have died in the state from measles-related illness as of Tuesday.
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people → die → Tuesday
The CDC and the Pennsylvania department of health did not immediately respond to the Guardian’s requests for comment.
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CDC → respond → comment
The outbreak is among the largest and deadliest in the country and comes as the US experiences its most severe measles resurgence in more than three decades, driven by increasing vaccine hesitancy.
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US → come → hesitancy
This month, it was revealed that the Trump administration changed the way it counts measles deaths amid the outbreak in Pennsylvania.
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it → reveal → Pennsylvania
The CDC is now using data from the National Center for Health Statistics (NCHS), which is a way to track mortality trends over time.
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which → use → time
It is unclear why this change was made.
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change → make → ?
On Wednesday, Bill Cassidy, a Republican senator and chair of the Senate health committee, blamed the Trump administration’s vaccine-skeptical approach for the recent measles deaths in Pennsylvania.
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Cassidy → blame → Pennsylvania
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