Claims extracted
23
sentences that state something as happening or true
Uncertain
4%
1 of 23 hedged
("reportedly", "may", "according to")
Leaning
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no quote in the article backed the model's score
Publisher signals
72/100
BBC News's corrections and
hedging, across everything collected from it. Not a measure of accuracy.
Outlets on this story
4
Politics
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articles that frame the event the way this one does
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Warning: This report contains racist and offensive language.
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report → publish → language
Reform UK has said "there is no room for racism" in its party after ITV News broadcast undercover filming, gathered over a year, of some of its councillors and candidates using racist, violent and sexist language.
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News → say → language
In the film, Undercover: A Year in Reform,, external a Reform councillor and deputy mayor of Solihull is recorded calling Asian homeowners "parasites".
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councillor → record → homeowners
Labour described the investigation as "truly sickening" adding: "Nigel Farage can't shrug these latest revelations off as being a few bad apples."
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Farage → describe → revelations
A Reform spokesman said: "Where members, activists and councillors have clearly behaved inappropriately, investigations have commenced" and that in some cases there had been suspensions.
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investigations → say → cases
The spokesman added that the party had improved its procedures but some individuals who did not share their values would occasionally make it through vetting.
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who → add → vetting
ITV's filming involved eight figures in Reform – the BBC does not know how many it spoke to in total.
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it → involve → total
Reform says the people filmed by ITV are all under investigation, and have already either resigned or been suspended.
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people → say → investigation
ITV News says it had reporters undercover with Reform UK candidates and councillors across England and Wales running up to the elections in May and four by-election campaigns this year and last.
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reporters → say → May
These reporters joined a Reform councillor, Alan Feeney, in Solihull, in the West Midlands, where he was campaigning to retain his seat on the council, having defected from the Conservative Party in 2025.
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he → join → 2025
He told undercover reporters the area has been "infested" with Asian families, and called them "absolute parasites".
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area → tell → them
Later in the film, he is recorded saying: "I'd be saying no more than one per cent of British population can be non-white."
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cent → record → population
The BBC has tried to contact Feeney for a response.
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BBC → try → response
ITV has reported that on Monday evening he had "mutually agreed" to resign from Reform UK, citing "personal reasons," and would be continuing as an independent councillor.
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he → report → councillor
Reform Party leader Nigel Farage has repeatedly said he wants to get rid of those he has called "bad apples."
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he → say → those
Two years ago he said he didn't want Reform to be "a sectarian or racially based party in any way at all".
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Reform → say → way
"I'm going to be absolutely ruthless about it," he said.
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he → go → it
In a statement released after ITV's film was broadcast, Reform said the party "had improved and prioritised its vetting procedures, but from time to time, a handful of individuals who do not share our values will initially make it through vetting".
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who → release → vetting
The Conservatives said: "Nigel Farage promised to make Reform ready for government.
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Reform → say → government
These sorry individuals are proof he has failed."
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he → fail → ?
Liberal Democrat leader Sir Ed Davey said: "This is chilling.
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This → say → ?
I feel for anyone watching this tonight who is frightened to see such racism and hatred festering in their community."
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racism → feel → community
A Green Party spokesman said: "Vilifying migrants and Muslims is Reform's main focus, and these racist comments reflect party policy."
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comments → say → policy
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