Claims extracted
22
sentences that state something as happening or true
Uncertain
23%
5 of 22 hedged
("reportedly", "may", "according to")
Leaning
withheld
no quote in the article backed the model's score
Publisher signals
66/100
The Guardian's corrections and
hedging, across everything collected from it. Not a measure of accuracy.
Outlets on this story
7
Politics
Same framing elsewhere
1
articles that frame the event the way this one does
The far-right activist known as Tommy Robinson used “bullyboy, intimidatory tactics” to threaten journalists and cause them to fear for their safety, a court has been told as his harassment trial got under way.
asserted
trial → know → way
Robinson, 42, whose real name is Stephen Yaxley-Lennon, is charged with two counts of harassment causing fear of violence to two MailOnline reporters, Andrew Young and Jacob Dirnhuber.
asserted
name → charge → reporters
He denies all charges.
asserted
He → deny → charges
Robinson is accused of harassment causing fear of violence through X posts and direct messages, and an alleged telephone call on 5 August 2024 in which he is accused of telling Young he would visit his house, saying: “I’m coming to get you.”
asserted
I → accuse → you
In one of the messages Robinson is accused of sending Dirnhuber, he allegedly wrote: “I’ll be knocking at your door.”
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I → accuse → door
Opening the case for the prosecution on Monday, the barrister Ben Holt told the jury Robinson could have chosen to complain to a press regulator after the Mail reported on him in the context of what was seen as his role as an “influencer” with a hand in encouraging the violence which broke out after the Southport murders.
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which → open → murders
The paper’s coverage included photos of Robinson reclining on a sunlounger, a phone in hand, while on holiday in Cyprus, where a team from the Daily Mail had located him.
asserted
team → include → him
Members of the jury were shown an image of a Daily Mail front page which included a photo of Robinson and the headline: “Stoking Race Riots from his Sunbed.”
asserted
which → show → Sunbed
“This trial is about the defendant’s reaction to this, what he perceived to be, unnecessary intrusion into his holiday,” said Holt.
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Holt → perceive → holiday
“On social media, to millions of followers, he circulated images of their homes.
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he → circulate → homes
His supporters, followers, got involved, threatening the journalists.
asserted
supporters → get → journalists
Understandably, you might agree, they were scared, in some circumstances being forced to leave their homes.
uncertain
they → agree → homes
The prosecution say this defendant, using bullyboy, intimidatory tactics, threatened the journalists.
asserted
defendant → say → journalists
He sent photographers to their home addresses.
asserted
He → send → addresses
He put pictures, albeit redacted, of them out on his timeline on X for the enjoyment and appreciation of his followers.
asserted
He → put → followers
“And, as a result, the journalists feared for their own personal safety and also for their own family, either being forced to leave home or employ security personnel to watch their home address.”
asserted
journalists → fear → address
Holt said Robinson’s case was that his family had been put in danger by the actions of the Daily Mail.
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family → say → Mail
“A phrase we will hear a few times in this case: ‘what is good for the goose is good for the gander’,” he added.
asserted
he → hear → gander
Details of the charges were read out to the jury of eight women and three men after they were selected at Southwark crown court.
asserted
they → read → court
The judge, Mr Justice Cavanagh, told them Robinson was “a political activist and commentator” and that some of the positions he had taken might be regarded as controversial.
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he → tell → positions
The defendant’s political views were not relevant to the case, he said, adding that the jury should also put aside any views they might have about the Daily Mail or MailOnline.
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they → say → Mail
The case continues.
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case → continue → ?
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