Claims extracted
19
sentences that state something as happening or true
Uncertain
16%
3 of 19 hedged
("reportedly", "may", "according to")
Leaning
not political
takes no side on a contested political question
Publisher signals
61/100
The Sydney Morning Herald's corrections and
hedging, across everything collected from it. Not a measure of accuracy.
Outlets on this story
1
Entertainment
Same framing elsewhere
1
articles that frame the event the way this one does
“Found recently in a Work, Health and Safety learning module, which I completed as part of the training for a new job: ‘Laptops must not be put on your lap.’
asserted
Laptops → find → lap
I really had to laugh.”
asserted
I → have → ?
“Harking back to the four-in-hand carriage drivers’ competition thread (C8) and (sort-of) defending Prince Philip, a brief internet search reveals that not only did he play a leading role in creating this competition, but that he actively assisted in writing the rules (including penalties for swearing.
asserted
he → hark → swearing
Ironically, he was frequently penalised),” writes Shirley Cook of Armidale.
asserted
Cook → penalise → Armidale
“He and other horse-loving royals did participate in the grooming, feeding and general care of their much-loved horses.
asserted
He → love → horses
At times, it was difficult to pick the prince from the groomsmen.
asserted
it → pick → groomsmen
“Karin Viles (C8), before any fellow readers pun me out of town, know this,” declares Mike Fogarty of Weston (ACT).
asserted
Fogarty → pun → Weston
“Spaghetti bolognaise, lasagne and pizza supplement our national diet.
asserted
bolognaise → supplement → diet
“Has anyone else noticed an abundance of the most efficient killers of the animal world suddenly swarming?” asks Dermot Perry of Mount Keira.
asserted
Perry → notice → Keira
“I’m referring to the dragonflies which have appeared in large numbers here in the Illawarra.”
asserted
which → refer → Illawarra
“One wonders if anybody could have a legitimate reason for wearing camera glasses (C8) but now there’s the camera toothbrush!”
uncertain
anybody → wonder → glasses
observes Paul Duncan of Leura.
asserted
Duncan → observe → Leura
“Could there be a more useless object and what will come next, the hairbrush camera?”
uncertain
what → come → ?
“I find Marjie Williamson’s pill-popping question (C8) unanswerable due to a lack of information,” claims John Perry of Newtown.
uncertain
Perry → find → Newtown
“Is the pill sleeve landscape or portrait, foil or plastic blister when facing the holder, and where is the next pill obtained from?
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pill → face → where
I’m left-handed.
asserted
I → ’m → ?
Responding to George Manojlovic’s ponderings, Wendy Crew of Lane Cove North thinks it “surprising about Trump’s renaming of parts of the world (C8) that he doesn’t include ‘Trump’ in the new title, eg: Trump’s Gulf, Lake Trump.
asserted
he → respond → title
Or maybe he’s heading towards re-naming ‘America’ to ‘Trumpland’.”
asserted
he → head → Trumpland
Caz Willis of Bowral adds: “Hey George, does this mean that our land downunder, will be known as UStralia?
asserted
land → add → UStralia
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