Claims extracted
17
sentences that state something as happening or true
Uncertain
24%
4 of 17 hedged
("reportedly", "may", "according to")
Leaning
not political
takes no side on a contested political question
Publisher signals
59/100
The Independent's corrections and
hedging, across everything collected from it. Not a measure of accuracy.
Outlets on this story
3
Entertainment
Same framing elsewhere
1
articles that frame the event the way this one does
A moviegoer in Los Angeles was arrested after allegedly pepper-spraying a fellow movie attendee who was using their cellphone, police said.
uncertain
police → arrest → cellphone
Police were called to the AMC 16 theater in Burbank around 5:30 p.m. Tuesday after witnesses heard the aerosol spray being administered in the theater.
asserted
spray → call → theater
Authorities arrested 34-year-old Matthew Ware, of Los Angeles, on suspicion of misdemeanor battery.
asserted
Authorities → arrest → battery
He was later booked in the Burbank Jail, but released the following morning, the Los Angeles Times reported.
asserted
Times → book → Jail
Ware reportedly pepper-sprayed a person who was using their cell phone “about 40 minutes into the movie,” a witness told KTLA.
uncertain
witness → spray → KTLA
Moments later, the person could be heard screaming that they had been pepper-sprayed.
uncertain
they → hear → ?
It is believed they were watching the film The Uprising, about a revolt in medieval England in the wake of a devastating plague, at the time of the incident.
asserted
they → believe → incident
At least two movie-goers were treated at a hospital after being exposed to the pepper spray.
asserted
goers → treat → spray
Moviegoer Joe Rodriguez said the incident happened in the back of the theater, telling CBS News, “It was definitely the most bizarre thing I’ve ever seen happen at the movies.”
asserted
I → say → movies
He noted the alleged victim was scrolling on his phone with the brightness turned all the way down when another member of the audience walked up to the man and asked him to turn off his phone.
asserted
member → note → phone
The man refused, prompting the man to allegedly use the pepper-spray.
uncertain
man → refuse → spray
This grown man would resort to that,” Rodriguez said.
asserted
Rodriguez → resort → that
“They gave him the benefit of the doubt; he did try to use his words initially, but that’s just unacceptable.”
asserted
that → give → words
The movie theater offered everyone in the theater a refund.
asserted
theater → offer → refund
The Uprising currently has a 55 percent rating on the movie rating site Rotten Tomatoes.
asserted
Uprising → have → site
“To be completely honest, the movie wasn’t my cup of tea,” Rodriguez added.
asserted
Rodriguez → add → tea
“I was more thrilled by what happened than the movie itself.”
asserted
what → thrill → movie
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