Claims extracted
16
sentences that state something as happening or true
Uncertain
12%
2 of 16 hedged
("reportedly", "may", "according to")
Leaning
not political
takes no side on a contested political question
Publisher signals
67/100
New York Post's corrections and
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A Long Island Democratic congressional hopeful has made it clear in a recent interview that he is not ashamed of his past bondage modelling photos uncovered by The Post last month.
asserted
he → make → Post
Chris Gallant, 37, the Democratic nominee running against Rep. Nick LaLota (R-NY) in the NY-01 district says he chose to pose for the racy photos almost 17 years ago because he was into it — not because he was manipulated — and he bragged that he though he looked great, he told The New York Times.
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he → run → Times
“I mean, all my friends know I’m kinky” as hell, he told the newspaper — “except he used a much spicier word than ‘hell,'” the Times noted.
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Times → mean → hell
“I make Christian Grey look like amateur hour,” he quipped to the outlet, referencing the erotic billionaire entrepreneur in the bondage romance book and film series “50 Shades of Grey.”
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he → make → Grey
In an explosive report last month, The Post uncovered Gallant posed for photos for “Mr. S Leather,” a San Francisco-based purveyor of leather-daddy supplies, modelling collars, leather straps and bondage gear among other things.
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Gallant → uncover → things
Other images of Gallant in Mr. S Leather gear appear to have shown up on gay porn sites that do not appear to be affiliated with “Mr. S Leather.”
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that → appear → Leather
The congress hopeful’s Los Angeles and New York-based attorney Sara Azari told The Post in September that Gallant’s limited understanding with “Mr. S Leather” was “never intended to authorize unrestricted publication” by third parties.
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understanding → base → parties
The images of Gallant are no longer featured on the stores’ site but are still accessible in internet archives, which show they were online between 2011 and 2020.
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they → feature → 2011
“The photographs are authentic and were taken during a private, consensual photo session involving Chris and his then-partner, with whom he was in a committed four-year relationship,” Azari noted.
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Azari → take → relationship
“Chris was also friends with the owner of Mr. S Leather, and the shoot was intended to be fun and personal, with the understanding that Mr. S could use select images in connection with certain products,” she said, adding the pictures “have no bearing on Chris’s record, qualifications, judgment, or ability to serve.”
uncertain
pictures → intend → record
Azari noted: “As Chris began considering a future in public service, he asked that the photographs no longer be used and that they be removed from the company’s website.
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they → note → website
Mr. S honored his request.”
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S → honor → request
“I just thought, ‘If my family can accept me, the world can,’ and that’s how I lived my entire life,” he told the Times for the new article.
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he → think → article
After The Post’s report, Gallant’s campaign then launched a social ad which read: “Make Politics Sexy Again” and joked to the Times that maybe this could be his “Kim Kardashian moment.”
Gallant, a Black Hawk helicopter pilot, has served in the Army National Guard since 2006, according to his LinkedIn profile — likely during the time he posed for the kinky images.
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he → launch → images
The Long Island-raised nominee also serves as a volunteer firefighter and previously worked as a Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) air traffic controller, where he had been a local union chapter leader in the National Air Traffic Controllers Association (NATCA).
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he → raise → Association
The Post reached out to Gallant’s campaign for comment.
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Post → reach → comment
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