Claims extracted
21
sentences that state something as happening or true
Uncertain
0%
0 of 21 hedged
("reportedly", "may", "according to")
Leaning
not political
takes no side on a contested political question
Publisher signals
67/100
Evening Standard's corrections and
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He was murdered face-to-face during a deadly game of hide-and-seek – which also involved fellow faithfuls Ranganathan, Ross Kemp and Leigh-Anne Pinnock.
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which → murder → Ranganathan
When deciding who to murder, comedian Acaster described Beckett as “the random choice”, and said: “If it’s Rob, it’s like, ‘Why was it Rob?'”
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it → decide → choice
“This is going to mess with everybody’s heads,” mathematician Fry said after the group agreed in their next victim.
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group → go → victim
Speaking during a confessional after his murder, Beckett said: “It’s a liberty, innit?
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It → speak → murder
It’s over.
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It → ’ → ?
I’m a dead man.
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I → ’m → ?
“In a way, this is good news for the faithfuls because I was nowhere near getting Maya Jama and James Acaster – no chance.
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I → get → Jama
I will cherish my memories.”
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I → cherish → memories
Referencing his fellow comedian and close friend, he added: “However, if I know one thing, my boy Romesh Ranganathan will avenge my death, and he will get them.”
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he → reference → them
“I feel like I let Rob Beckett down,” Ranganathan said following the news that his friend had been killed off the show.
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friend → feel → show
“Rob is so unthreatening that he’s never going to get banished.”
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he → go → ?
Referring to the special key which prevented the traitors from being able to murder a player, which the faithfuls opted to give to Pinnock, the comedian added: “He’s the guy that we should have given the key to.
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we → refer → key
He also happens to be one of my best friends.
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He → happen → friends
I’m sad.
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I → ’m → ?
It’s not going to be the same without him.”
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It → go → him
It comes after Coronation Street actress Julie Hesmondhalgh was banished from the Scottish castle during Friday’s episode last week.
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Hesmondhalgh → come → episode
The soap star, 56, was a faithful but became the latest victim of the roundtable after a campaign led by singer James Blunt which sparked doubt about her good nature.
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which → become → nature
Other celebrities who have been voted out include Industry actress and faithful Myha’la, as well as actor Richard E Grant – who raised suspicion after mistakenly revealing he was a traitor minutes into the game.
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he → vote → game
His banishment marked the first time a traitor was caught during the very first roundtable in the series.
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traitor → mark → series
The fourth episode of The Celebrity Traitors saw a peak audience of 9.6 million people tune in, and saw Bella Ramsey killed while Hesmondhalgh was banished.
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Hesmondhalgh → see → people
Celebrity Traitors continues on BBC One.
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Traitors → continue → BBC