Claims extracted
21
sentences that state something as happening or true
Uncertain
5%
1 of 21 hedged
("reportedly", "may", "according to")
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Publisher signals
59/100
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Crime & Law
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articles that frame the event the way this one does
A New Jersey restaurant has been forced to apologize after writing “Happy Birthday Wheelchair” on a woman’s dessert.
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restaurant → force → dessert
Antonia Sinibaldi, a singer-songwriter who relies on a wheelchair and ventilator, says that she received the apple cinnamon dessert while celebrating her 29th birthday at Blu on the Hudson with her loved ones.
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she → rely → ones
However, upon reading the words drizzled over the sweet treat, Sinibaldi told NBC New York that she started to spasm.
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she → read → NBC
Sinibaldi said: “The body started shaking, the body started spasming.
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body → say → ?
My body reacted faster than my mouth or my mind.”
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body → react → mouth
Speaking to WCBS, Sinibaldi said that the incident on June 20 left both her friends and family feeling angry.
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incident → speak → friends
“My family's angry, my friends are angrier, but me, I'm just baffled by it,” she told the outlet.
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she → baffle → outlet
A spokesperson for the restaurant told the outlet that the word “wheelchair” had been used to identify where Sinibaldi was sitting.
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Sinibaldi → tell → outlet
“The word ‘wheelchair’ was used as a reference to identify where a birthday dessert with a candle should be delivered," the spokesperson said.
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spokesperson → use → candle
"Unfortunately, that notation was misunderstood and was written on the plate itself."
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notation → misunderstand → plate
“There was absolutely no malicious or disrespectful intent behind the notation,” the spokesperson continued.
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spokesperson → be → notation
“However, we fully understand how seeing that word written on a plate could be deeply hurtful and upsetting.”
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word → understand → plate
In a statement given to People, the restaurant added: “We sincerely apologize to the guest and to everyone who was hurt or offended by this incident which took place on June 20, 2026.”
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which → give → June
Sinibaldi later responded to the restaurant’s statement on Instagram.
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Sinibaldi → respond → Instagram
“First thing first (sic) the first picture is a bs (sic) response,” she captioned a picture of the statement.
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she → caption → statement
Sinibaldi shared with Ability Speaks Magazine that she suffered an incomplete spinal cord injury in 1999 after a drunk driver hit a vehicle carrying both her and her parents.
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driver → share → her
However, after watching The Sound of Music at the age of 5, Sinibaldi decided that she wanted to become a singer.
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she → watch → 5
The now-29-year-old told the publication that she had to relearn speech and communication skills after suffering a lack of oxygen-related brain injury in 2024.
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she → tell → 2024
Speaking to WCBS, she asked listeners: “Don’t bring up my disability in every sentence is what people should know.
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people → speak → what
Sinibaldi also confirmed to the outlet that she has no plans to return to Blu on the Hudson.
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she → confirm → Hudson
The Independent has contacted Blu on the Hudson for comment.
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Independent → contact → comment
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