👤 Holly Baxter

15 articles tracked

About this journalist

Articles
15
2026-09-14 – 2026-10-29
Claims per article
57
858 extracted in total
Hedged claims
11%
corpus average 9%
Typical length
8,747
characters
Writes for The Independent.
Hedged claims are ones written with attribution or uncertainty (“reportedly”, “according to”). A higher rate is not a fault: it is often careful sourcing. How these are measured.

What they cover

Politics
73%
Health
20%
Crime & Law
7%
Most-tagged topics
IndependentAmericanAnthropicCovidDemocraticDemocratsIrkutskOhio

Leaning

-0.53 average ± 0.10 · -0.57 median · 8 scored articles
Sits to the left of their own outlet, which averages -0.19 — the whole interval clears it. Leaning rates the writing, not the subject. How it is scored.

More from this journalist

Ordered by how many newsrooms covered the same event.
2026-10-13 · The Independent · Politics
Katie Zacharia’s first White House press briefing was a disaster of her own making
32 outlets covered this event
2026-09-23 · The Independent · Politics
Trump wants to redefine AI. The name he chose is extremely telling
31 outlets covered this event
2026-09-23 · The Independent · Politics
Xi Jinping, Donald Trump and the strange politics of living forever
31 outlets covered this event · leans left
2026-10-06 · The Independent · Health
Russian ‘lab leak’ aside, it’s Trump’s sketchy approach to it all that’s worrying
28 outlets covered this event
2026-10-06 · The Independent · Health
The Russian ‘lab leak’ and America’s great weakness
28 outlets covered this event
2026-09-14 · The Independent · Politics
Ask yourself why Trump wants to be the only guardrail against AI
22 outlets covered this event

What they said would happen

2026-09-14 · The Independent
Ask yourself why Trump wants to be the only guardrail against AI
🔮 As AI executives and researchers — so, the people who are actually building the things — warn that increasingly powerful systems may require stronger oversight, the president has an innovative solution. assertive
2026-09-15 · The Independent
Kash Patel’s bizarre Senate hearing went from an argument about bestiality to outright insults
🔮 Pushed on that, he added that he wouldn’t have wanted to exclude “victims of bestiality” from applying for FBI jobs. assertive
2026-09-15 · The Independent
Trump AG Todd Blanche had some sweaty, non-reassuring words for Americans as he played Karoline Leavitt
🔮 To begin with, Blanche reeled off a couple of “wins” surrounding Trump administration arrests and investigations, before opening for “questions, if there are any,” which of course there would be, because this is why everybody was here. assertive
2026-09-16 · The Independent
The day I found out when I’m going to die
🔮 I dutifully filled out my name (first name only — a detail that struck me as unsettling, though I couldn’t fully articulate why), my appointment time, and what kind of bloodwork I was there for. assertive
2026-09-23 · The Independent
Xi Jinping, Donald Trump and the strange politics of living forever
🔮 When Xi Jinping meets Donald Trump in Washington this week, there will be plenty to discuss: trade, AI, Taiwan, Iran, and the increasingly strange business of American-Chinese relations. assertive
2026-09-23 · The Independent
Trump wants to redefine AI. The name he chose is extremely telling
🔮 But his training in ethics and his technical knowledge meant that he was able to fairly accurately predict the conversations we would have once they were developed. assertive
2026-09-28 · The Independent
Trump’s slurred, confused Oval Office announcement really should concern Republicans
🔮 Rumors swirled on Monday morning when the White House announced that President Trump would make a mystery announcement at 2 pm. assertive
2026-09-30 · The Independent
Pete Hegseth spiraled into religious fervor while shouting about killer bots in eye-opening ‘State of the Force’ speech
🔮 Beards were out, “war fighters” were in, AMERICA WAS BACK (to getting itself entrenched into forever wars in the Middle East) and Hegseth got to preen around talking about strength and integrity and all those other things he wouldn’t know if he bumped into them in a dark alley. assertive
2026-10-06 · The Independent
The Russian ‘lab leak’ and America’s great weakness
🔮 But reports have circulated that she may have accidentally broken a test tube containing plague bacteria, and the hospital where she was treated has been quarantined. assertive
2026-10-06 · The Independent
Russian ‘lab leak’ aside, it’s Trump’s sketchy approach to it all that’s worrying
🔮 But reports have circulated that she may have accidentally broken a test tube containing plague bacteria, and the hospital where she was treated has been quarantined. assertive
2026-10-07 · The Independent
In a few weird moments, Trump revealed more than he intended in the Oval Office
🔮 Today, we opened with a lot of expected bluster about how kids with these basic savings accounts could become “rich by the time they’re 18” if they choose to put money into it and then bet on the stock market, which they could do with literally any other savings account. mixed
2026-10-08 · The Independent
Trump’s Texas rally showed exactly why Republicans are polling badly in the midterms
🔮 At a rally in San Antonio on Wednesday night, the president tossed out the usual insults at James Talarico — the man who polls show might be about to become the first Democrat to win statewide in Texas in over 30 years — and then directly threatened the people who might vote for him. mixed
2026-10-13 · The Independent
Katie Zacharia’s first White House press briefing was a disaster of her own making
🔮 Log in Katie Zacharia was expected to start her job as White House press secretary on Tuesday morning with a bang. assertive
2026-10-26 · The Independent
Nicki Minaj’s increasingly weird love affair with Trump was inevitable
🔮 Minaj told the crowd that it was an “honor to stand with” Trump, adding: “If you run again, I will support you again.” assertive
2026-10-29 · The Independent
Trump’s AI slop and Cheesecake Factory fixations reveal his true weakness in midterms homestretch
🔮 Meanwhile, out on the campaign trail, Trump keeps insisting that the midterms will go well if people “pretend he’s on the ballot”. assertive
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