Claims extracted
20
sentences that state something as happening or true
Uncertain
25%
5 of 20 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
8
World
Same framing elsewhere
1
articles that frame the event the way this one does
Search continues after boat capsizes off Baja California coast —survivors attacked by sharks
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survivors → continue → sharks
Published Oct. 18, 2026, 1:24 a.m. ET
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Multiple survivors were treated for suspected shark bites after a boat, departing from Mexico, capsized off the coast of Baja California, according to the US Coast Guard.
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boat → publish → Guard
Sixteen Mexican nationals had already been rescued on Friday, and authorities continue the search for 11 people believed to be missing.
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authorities → rescue → people
“Several of the individuals rescued were suffering from severe injuries consistent with shark bites, and the Coast Guard provided life-saving first aid while en route [to] San Diego,” said the agency in a statement on Saturday.
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agency → rescue → Saturday
The US Coast Guard and Navy are searching the waters using multiple aircraft and boats, along with assistance from the Mexican Navy.
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Guard → search → Navy
An additional helicopter will be deployed later today, according to the Coast Guard.
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helicopter → deploy → Guard
The boat capsized in an area frequented by smugglers and did not happen in US waters, according to the Coast Guard.
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boat → capsize → Guard
Survivors told officials there were 27 people on board.
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Survivors → tell → board
“We were able to help, and that’s why we launched our assets,” said Petty Officer Charlie Valor on Saturday.
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Valor → help → Saturday
The Mexican consulate in San Diego said all those rescued were Mexican nationals.
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those → say → Diego
The Coast Guard said Customs and Border Protection was investigating and interviewing the survivors, but the agency did not immediately respond to requests for updates.
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agency → say → updates
If survivors were witnesses to a crime, they may be eligible for humanitarian parole and permitted to remain in the country for a limited period.
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they → permit → period
Rescuers were searching the area with helicopters, a fixed-wing plane, a cutter and a Navy combat ship on Saturday.
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Rescuers → search → Saturday
The efforts remain ongoing.
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efforts → remain → ?
A mayday call was transmitted from someone on the boat around 1 a.m. Friday, said Coast Guard Lt. Santiago Tamburini.
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Tamburini → transmit → a.m.
A rescue helicopter reached the site about two hours later.
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helicopter → reach → site
It took about 90 minutes for the crew, which included a rescue swimmer, to pull the 16 people from the water, Tamburini said.
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Tamburini → take → water
The boat went down about 140 miles west of Ensenada, Mexico.
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boat → go → Ensenada
There have been several episodes where migrant vessels capsized en route to California in recent years.
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vessels → capsize → years
In May of 2025, at least three people died when a boat flipped off the coast about 35 miles north of the US-Mexico border.
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boat → die → border
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