Claims extracted
19
sentences that state something as happening or true
Uncertain
0%
0 of 19 hedged
("reportedly", "may", "according to")
Leaning
not political
takes no side on a contested political question
Publisher signals
64/100
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articles that frame the event the way this one does
A man believed to be the oldest in Wales has put his long life down to a diet of fish and chips as he nears his 107th birthday.
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he → believe → birthday
Owen Filer, who lives in Cwmbran, said there is 'no secret' and he has lived a simple life, working and not overeating.
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He said: 'How I got here I'll never know, but I've met a lot of people who have admired me and asked me how do I do it.
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'No secret recipe, except that I always worked all my life.
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I → work → ?
'There is no secret, you just live properly, and I've always done it.
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I've never overeaten…
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I → overeaten → ?
I lived on fish and chips.
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You can't afford to buy it now, can you?
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Born in 1919, Mr Filer served with the Royal Welsh Fusiliers and then the Military Police during the Second World War.
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Owen Filer (left), believed to be the oldest in Wales, has put his long life down to a diet of fish and chips as he nears his 107th birthday
On Friday, Mr Filer was presented with a commemorative statuette by SSAFA, the Armed Forces charity, in recognition of his military service and in early celebration of his birthday
He celebrated the milestone with friends, family and fellow veterans on Friday at the Market Hall Cinema in Brynmawr, ahead of his birthday on Monday
He celebrated the milestone with friends, family and fellow veterans on Friday at the Market Hall Cinema in Brynmawr, ahead of his birthday on Monday.
On Friday, Mr Filer was presented with a commemorative statuette by SSAFA, the Armed Forces charity, in recognition of his military service and in early celebration of his birthday.
Mr Filer reflected on his long life and said he didn't think he'd make it this far.
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He said: 'I thought it would be a better world I would be living in, but I didn't think I'd ever make it.
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'Nobody ever thought about old age in our family…
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We had no food, we had no money, and that's God's truth, we had no money.'
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He was accompanied to the event at Tredegar Veterans Support Hub by his daughter Anne Messore, 80, one of his four children.
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He also has 10 grandchildren and 15 great-grandchildren.
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Later on Friday, Mr Filer was surprised with a red carpet welcome at Market Hall Cinema in Brynmawr, where he chose a screening of the film One Good Turn.
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he → surprise → film
Darren Foote, a fellow veteran who helped to organise the birthday celebrations, said: 'He doesn't understand why they make a fuss of him, he doesn't get it at all.
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'He still gets up in the morning, he puts a clean shirt on, puts his tie on, cleans his shoes, and he gets up with purpose.
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'I think we can all take a leaf out of his book on that one, for sure.'
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