Claims extracted
15
sentences that state something as happening or true
Uncertain
13%
2 of 15 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
hedging, across everything collected from it. Not a measure of accuracy.
Outlets on this story
4
Crime & Law
Same framing elsewhere
1
articles that frame the event the way this one does
A 5-year-old boy was found dead restrained to a sleeping bag with duct tape that doubled as a blindfold in an alleged twisted effort by his parents to help him sleep in the Northern Rivers region of Australia, according to local reports.
uncertain
him → find → reports
Cops were called to a home in the town of Grafton, located around 400 miles north of Sydney, around 6:40 a.m. Monday following reports that an unresponsive boy was found, the New South Wales Police said in a news release.
asserted
Police → call → release
Officers began CPR on the boy until paramedics arrived but the tragic 5-year-old was unable to be saved, police said.
asserted
police → begin → boy
The little boy and his siblings had been restrained in sleeping bags with duct tape — which doubled as a blindfold at bedtime, the Sydney Morning Herald reported, citing police sources.
asserted
Herald → restrain → sources
The child’s father and stepmother were home when he died and allegedly told detectives duct tape was used to help the children sleep, according to the publication.
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children → die → publication
Specialist police forensically examined the home and a post-mortem will determine the little boy’s cause of death, cops said.
asserted
cops → examine → death
No arrests have been made in connection to the boy’s death.
asserted
arrests → make → death
The family, who have not been publicly identified, had been on the radar of the Department of Communities and Justice (DCJ) for at least a year, the Herald reported.
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Herald → identify → year
Cops believe the youngster lived with an intellectual impairment and police had been called to the home last year for a welfare check.
“The Department of Communities and Justice is aware of the tragic death of a young child in Grafton,” a DCJ spokesperson told the Australian outlet.
asserted
spokesperson → believe → outlet
“Our heartfelt condolences go out to those who knew and loved this child.”
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who → go → child
National Party of Australia politician Richie Williamson described the child’s death in his community as “traumatic news.”
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Williamson → describe → news
“It’s devastating, it’s sad, and it’s something that has upset many in the Clarence community,” he told the Australian Broadcasting Corporation.
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he → ’ → community
The Australian pol said he was disturbed by reports that authorities had “known about the family for sometime,” adding that, “If DCJ knew about this family … and this unthinkable incident has happened, somebody needs to take responsibility.”
asserted
somebody → say → responsibility
“It is not OK to simply say: ‘We’ll have a review, we’ll hide behind a press release,’” Williamson slammed.
asserted
Williamson → say → release
“The government, the minister must front up and explain to my community what has happened here, why it has happened and if she doesn’t, the minister should resign.”
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minister → front → community
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