Claims extracted
19
sentences that state something as happening or true
Uncertain
16%
3 of 19 hedged
("reportedly", "may", "according to")
Leaning
withheld
no quote in the article backed the model's score
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
The Brothers Gibb (C8) sure got around back in the day, going by this latest encounter.
asserted
Gibb → get → encounter
Les Herbert of Concord recalls that “in 1963, my brother Paul, then aged 14 was a friend of Bandstand regular Trevor Gordon who invited him to Luna Park where they spent the day with a couple of other 14-year-olds, Gibb twins, Maurice and Robin.
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they → recall → olds
He reminisced on that story over many years.
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He → reminisce → years
On a sad note, not one of the four from that day made the age of 65.”
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one → make → 65
“Robyn Cashman suggests a Cathy Wilcox book would make a great addition to every school’s modern history reading list,” notes Maralyn Lawson of Greenwich. ”
uncertain
Lawson → suggest → Greenwich
Europe Since Versailles : A History in One Hundred Cartoons with a Narrative Text (1940) by the New Zealand-born political cartoonist David Low was brilliant teaching resource.
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Europe → bear → cartoonist
Like Wilcox, Low encapsulated dire circumstances with honesty, wit and a depth of understanding which clarified complexity and human failing without rancour.”
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which → encapsulate → rancour
“Don’t know about a book,” says Barry Riley of Woy Woy.
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Riley → know → Woy
Merilyn McClung of Forestville rejoins the name (change) game: “I suggest that north of the 40th parallel in the US be renamed (C8) Canada South and the remainder North Mexico.
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north → rejoin → US
That will rid the world of this troublesome president.”
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That → rid → president
Now you just have to talk those two nations into taking on a $US40 trillion ($55.3 trillion) debt.
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you → have → debt
“Being retired and having time on my hands and needing a good laugh, I thought I might attend the ICAC inquiry (C8),” says Paul Duncan of Leura.
uncertain
Duncan → retire → Leura
“But then I realised I’d better not in case I contracted the memory loss, which seems to be contagious, and could not find my way home.”
uncertain
which → realise → way
Jeff McNamara of Ulverstone (Tas) adds: “Seems Ray Hadley (as a witness in the Alan Jones trial) has also been infected with Amnesia testium following outbreaks in the ICAC inquiries.
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Hadley → add → inquiries
Better get the N95 face masks out if you’re in Sydney at the moment.”
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you → get → moment
“Well, there’s a coincidence,” muses Steve Davidson of Canoelands.
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Davidson → ’ → Canoelands
“I was just watching a swarm of dragonflies (C8) yesterday and thinking it a bit unusual.
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it → watch → dragonflies
I don’t know much about them but after reading Dermott Perry’s piece I’m now a bit worried.
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I → know → piece
What precautions should I be taking to avoid becoming prey to these creatures?”
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I → take → creatures