Claims extracted
47
sentences that state something as happening or true
Uncertain
4%
2 of 47 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
27
Entertainment
Same framing elsewhere
1
articles that frame the event the way this one does
Recent newspaper stories reported singer Kelly Clarkson having an in-store meltdown.
asserted
Clarkson → report → meltdown
We’re talking in a very small Brooklyn Heights shop.
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We → talk → shop
Seems she wanted a not-for-sale item in this little magic shop in the middle of the block that gets jammed with people.
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that → seem → people
It’s on Atlantic Avenue.
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It → ’ → Avenue
It’s wall-to-wall filled with purchaseable trinkets.
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It → fill → trinkets
Lately, junky stories have been printed about this small shop.
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stories → print → shop
I seek no war with talented, respected, well-known singer Kelly Clarkson.
asserted
I → seek → Clarkson
It’s just that I personally know this shop.
asserted
I → ’ → shop
My attorney friend Stuart Slotnick, son of the now-retired great lawyer Barry Slotnick, loves card tricks.
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friend → retire → tricks
The shop, depending on availability, books these specialists for in-house gigs.
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shop → depend → gigs
Stuart always takes me whenever a cardshark’s booked there.
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cardshark → take → me
For that so-called theater, you first enter the shop filled with magic tricks.
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you → call → tricks
Enter Kelly, who wanted the singing bird that was permanently attached to a wall and that owners say was not for sale.
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owners → enter → sale
Seems Molly, the one-of-a-kind singing bird, was definitely not to be singing at Kelly’s place.
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Molly → seem → place
It is never to be moved.
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It → move → ?
I have seen that bird.
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I → see → bird
Kelce’s wife doesn’t have such a sound.
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wife → have → sound
Peace in the cards
My white peace flag flutters only because I happen to know that superb little independent shop.
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I → flutter → shop
I have recently just schlepped there a second time.
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I → schleppe → ?
I praise it.
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I → praise → it
I marvel at the industry of its management.
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I → marvel → management
With today’s fiscal restraints and wormy little tax-happy mayor, problems with many desperate to earn a living and people moving out of this city, for any tiny brick-and-mortar store to do well is a marvel.
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do → earn → city
Such should be celebrated, patronized — not vilified.
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Such → celebrate → ?
It periodically books one-of-a-kind cardplaying magicians.
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It → book → magicians
In the front row where we sat, the audience is so close that a reach could touch the star’s golden fingers.
uncertain
reach → sit → fingers
The audience of maybe 30 cram together in a small back room on assorted chairs.
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audience → cram → chairs
Not exactly the seats you’d see in Radio City.
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you → see → City
Going ‘Overboard’
Another story just came up.
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story → go → ?
An old friend remembered it.
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friend → remember → it
Happened light years ago, back in the days when Twiggy dressed the Earth.
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Twiggy → happen → Earth
As did the famous restaurant Le Cirque.
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restaurant → do → ?
Feeding my face there, I suddenly looked up and saw my old friend Twiggy.
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I → feed → friend
I ran over to her.
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I → run → her
We hugged.
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We → hug → ?
I say, “Twiggy, you look great.
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you → say → ?
What are you doing?”
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you → do → What
She’s talkative.
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She → ’ → ?
Then: “Twiggy, honey, I’m leaving you flat.
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I → leave → you
I have an appointment.”
asserted
I → have → appointment
I leave.
asserted
I → leave → ?
…and 7 more, not listed.
The Aporia
