👤 Ali Swenson

14 articles tracked

About this journalist

Articles
14
2026-09-16 – 2026-10-29
Claims per article
28
397 extracted in total
Hedged claims
16%
corpus average 9%
Typical length
4,758
characters
Writes for The Independent, Toronto Star.
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
86%
Entertainment
7%
Health
7%
Most-tagged topics
RepublicanIndependentAmericansRepublicansU.S.CongressDHSDemocrats

Leaning

-0.30 average ± 0.15 · -0.35 median · 10 scored articles
Indistinguishable from their outlet, which averages -0.23. On this many articles the difference between the two is inside the margin. Leaning rates the writing, not the subject. How it is scored.

More from this journalist

Ordered by how many newsrooms covered the same event.
2026-09-29 · The Independent · Politics
Homeland Security tapped $20 million in taxpayer funds for pro-Trump ads
19 outlets covered this event · leans left
2026-09-28 · Toronto Star · Politics
Taxpayers have funded nearly $1.5M in pro-Trump ads. Criticism is mounting, including from the GOP
19 outlets covered this event
2026-09-25 · Toronto Star · Politics
Pro-Trump TV ads funded by US government continue airing with expanded cost and reach
19 outlets covered this event · leans left
2026-09-25 · Toronto Star · Politics
Supreme Court lets Trump administration use revamped federal voter eligibility database for now
12 outlets covered this event · leans left
2026-09-25 · The Independent · Politics
Supreme Court restores Trump administration’s mass voter verification database
12 outlets covered this event · leans right
2026-10-29 · The Independent · Politics
Fears of voter intimidation as Trump's DOJ confirms plan to send DEA, ATF and prison guards to the polls
3 outlets covered this event · leans left

What they said would happen

2026-09-16 · The Independent
Republican senator grills Trump’s surgeon general nominee over childhood vaccine stance
🔮 Both Trump and Health and Human Services Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. have suggested that childhood immunizations, such as MMR, may contribute to autism. assertive
2026-09-18 · Toronto Star
Early voting begins in US midterm elections that could flip control of Congress
🔮 Election administrators say they’re prepared and confident the vote will be accurate and secure. assertive
2026-09-23 · Toronto Star
Administration's focus on noncitizen voting has led to 160 arrests. Experts say that shows it's rare
🔮 Ahead of November’s midterms, which will determine control of Congress for the final two years of his term, Trump has taken extensive measures to try to crack down on noncitizen voting. assertive
2026-09-23 · Toronto Star
Takeaways: What a new AP-KFF survey reveals about rural American voters
🔮 While rural voters seem unlikely to support Democrats on a large scale, Trump and the Republican Party could face challenges with them in November. assertive
2026-09-25 · The Independent
Supreme Court restores Trump administration’s mass voter verification database
🔮 Becker noted that since participation is optional and DHS acknowledges its data is imperfect, "states may find this to be a useful tool used along with other tools to keep their lists up-to-date." assertive
2026-09-25 · Toronto Star
Supreme Court lets Trump administration use revamped federal voter eligibility database for now
🔮 He said since the program is voluntary and DHS itself has admitted the data is not perfect, “states may find this to be a useful tool used along with other tools to keep their lists up-to-date.” mixed
2026-09-25 · Toronto Star
Pro-Trump TV ads funded by US government continue airing with expanded cost and reach
🔮 The actual amount spent could be significantly more, depending on whether networks classified the ad as a political ad. speculative
2026-09-28 · The Independent
Kennedy Center’s leader stopped a plan to fix the faulty ceiling before it came crashing down, whistleblowers claim
🔮 The center’s board voted to close the venue indefinitely after the incident, which President Donald Trump said could have claimed “innocent lives” had it been open at the time. mixed
2026-09-28 · Toronto Star
Taxpayers have funded nearly $1.5M in pro-Trump ads. Criticism is mounting, including from the GOP
🔮 “It would not have been something that I would have done. assertive
2026-09-29 · The Independent
Homeland Security tapped $20 million in taxpayer funds for pro-Trump ads
🔮 The actual amount spent could be significantly more, depending on whether networks classified the ads as political. assertive
2026-10-02 · Toronto Star
Trump administration says it has no plans for ICE officers at polls. Activists are preparing, anyway
🔮 With early voting already underway, a question worrying some voters is what role — if any — immigration enforcement officers might have at polling places through Election Day. assertive
2026-10-21 · Toronto Star
Democrats' faith in election results is falling but still exceeds Republicans', AP-NORC poll finds
🔮 WASHINGTON (AP) — Daemien Williams used to trust U.S. election results, but not anymore. assertive
2026-10-29 · The Independent
Fears of voter intimidation as Trump's DOJ confirms plan to send DEA, ATF and prison guards to the polls
🔮 Election monitors deployed by the federal government will be drawn from the Federal Bureau of Prisons, the Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives (ATF) and the Drug Enforcement Administration (DEA). mixed
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