Claims extracted
21
sentences that state something as happening or true
Uncertain
14%
3 of 21 hedged
("reportedly", "may", "according to")
Leaning
not political
takes no side on a contested political question
Publisher signals
67/100
The Guardian's corrections and
hedging, across everything collected from it. Not a measure of accuracy.
Outlets on this story
4
Health
Same framing elsewhere
1
articles that frame the event the way this one does
A coroner in Pennsylvania announced the death of a 40-year-old woman associated with the state’s ongoing measles outbreak.
asserted
coroner → announce → outbreak
The death appears to mark the third in the US state’s ongoing outbreak.
asserted
death → appear → outbreak
In one case, the infant was born with a genetic defect that made her vulnerable to infection.
asserted
her → bear → infection
The second infant child was infected with measles, and died of a ruptured spleen.
asserted
child → infect → spleen
The woman died on Saturday, according to reporting by WTAE in Pittsburgh.
uncertain
woman → die → Pittsburgh
“Many people associate measles with a childhood illness, but it can lead to severe complications in individuals of any age,” Jason Stiver, the Jefferson county chief deputy coroner and public relations officer, told WTAE.
asserted
Stiver → associate → WTAE
Measles is one of the most infectious diseases known to medicine, and hospitalizes one in every five unvaccinated people it infects.
asserted
it → know → people
Between one and three children in every 1,000 die from measles-related respiratory and neurologic complications.
asserted
children → die → complications
“Measles is highly contagious and can result in serious respiratory illness, hospitalization, and in rare cases like this, death.
asserted
Measles → result → this
We encourage residents to stay informed, follow guidance from public health officials, and take appropriate steps to protect themselves and their families,” Stiver said.
asserted
Stiver → encourage → themselves
“While cases of severe illness remain uncommon, this tragedy highlights that measles should not be taken lightly,” he said.
asserted
he → remain → illness
The coroner’s office is reportedly working with Pennsylvania state health officials on the case.
uncertain
office → work → case
The health department released its latest measles update on Friday, which did not reflect the death.
asserted
which → release → death
As of last week, the state had nearly 700 cases of measles across 37 counties.
asserted
state → have → counties
The outbreak is heavily concentrated in Lancaster and Mifflin counties, where there are large farming communities.
asserted
outbreak → be → counties
The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) recently released data showing a steady decline in kindergarten vaccination rates, including among the measles, mumps and rubella (MMR) vaccines.
asserted
Centers → release → vaccines
Experts blamed the decline on the success of the vaccine itself – few people remember a time when children regularly died of measles – and confusion caused by Robert F Kennedy Jr, the US health secretary and a longtime vaccine skeptic who has repeatedly linked vaccines to autism without evidence.
asserted
who → blame → evidence
Most recently, Kennedy reportedly asked the CDC to exclude Pennsylvania’s two measles deaths from its tally, and later acknowledged in a social media post that the CDC “waited for the evidence”.
uncertain
CDC → ask → evidence
Pennsylvania state health officials have counted both deaths as measles-associated.
asserted
officials → count → deaths
“The Lancaster County Coroner has now publicly stated that measles caused only the second infant’s death and has also publicly stated that the infant had Amish lethal microcephaly, a rare genetic condition in which infants typically live only about six months, received palliative care continuously from birth, and died at approximately two months of age,” said Kennedy.
asserted
Kennedy → state → age
“The Coroner continues to state publicly that the first infant died from a lacerated spleen, not measles.”
asserted
infant → continue → spleen
The Aporia
