👤 Karleigh Smith

18 articles tracked

About this journalist

Articles
18
2026-09-17 – 2026-11-01
Claims per article
41
746 extracted in total
Hedged claims
10%
corpus average 9%
Typical length
5,879
characters · 1 tagged analysis
Writes for Daily Mail.
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

Crime & Law
67%
Entertainment
11%
Sports
11%
Health
6%
Politics
6%
Most-tagged topics
Daily Mailthe Daily MailMelbourneAdelaideMackaySydneyAUSTRALIAAustralia

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2 scored articles; a leaning average needs at least 8 before it says more about the writer than about which stories they happened to be assigned. Their outlet averages +0.01 (centre).

More from this journalist

Ordered by how many newsrooms covered the same event.
2026-10-25 · Daily Mail · Sports
Best mate's heartbreaking tribute to former AFL player Daniel 'Snowy' Stewart after his sudden death at 37
4 outlets covered this event
2026-10-19 · Daily Mail · Crime & Law
The parents of little Archie, five, found dead after he and his siblings were allegedly duct-taped into sleeping bags: What Grafton neighbours, social media posts and police reveal about the family
4 outlets covered this event
2026-11-01 · Daily Mail · Crime & Law
Halloween tragedy as young woman dies in Adelaide hotel balcony fall after celebrating with friends
2 outlets covered this event
2026-09-29 · Daily Mail · Crime & Law
Aussie teacher accused of raping and grooming student still being paid by Education Department after arrest
2 outlets covered this event
2026-09-29 · Daily Mail · Crime & Law
Female Newington College teacher charged over alleged rape of student was a newlywed when she joined elite Sydney school - as fresh details and her nickname emerge
2 outlets covered this event
2026-09-27 · Daily Mail · Sports
Celebrations erupt as Lions coach Chris Fagan parties on star's shoulders after shock admission about his future
2 outlets covered this event

What they said would happen

2026-09-17 · Daily Mail
Final farewell message from young mum to her granddad before she was found dead on a beach four days later - as her shattered family beg for answers: 'Terrible friends'
🔮 Now her distraught family has told the Daily Mail of a mysterious Snapchat message that may provide vital clues about Ms Leembruggen's final days. assertive
2026-09-17 · Daily Mail
Revealed: How the young mum found dead on a beach had previously escaped the clutches of an alleged kidnapper - as her former lover tells the Daily Mail: 'I didn't kill her'
🔮 Since then, speculation had been mounting among her friends that Cris Wilesmith, her ex-partner and father of their autistic son Nakoa, may have been involved. But he told the Daily Mail on Thursday that he denied any involvement and added: 'I would never do that'. assertive
2026-09-18 · Daily Mail
Payge Leembruggen: Police issue major update after young mother was found dead on a Queensland beach - as her family reveal there were no traces of injuries on her body
🔮 Police will prepare a report for the coroner after the death of a 31-year-old Mount Jukes woman earlier this week is now being treated as non-suspicious,' a Queensland Police spokesperson said. assertive
2026-09-18 · Daily Mail
Warren was sacked on the spot after he complained about his Hyundai i30 work car - but now council bosses must pay him a whopping $900,000: 'I'm gobsmacked'
🔮 I had to go up to one of the parking guys to borrow his phone to call my wife, so she could sort me an Uber,' Mr Norton said. assertive
2026-09-19 · Daily Mail
Award-winning 'Rising Star' psychologist seduced vulnerable patients at his parents' clinic, betrayed their darkest secrets - and told another how to cut herself and hide the scars
🔮 - See more Daily Mail on Google - save us as a Preferred Source An award-winning Victorian psychologist has been banned for six years after he had sex with two vulnerable clients he had been treating, and told a third where to self-harm so the scars wouldn't show. mixed
2026-09-20 · Daily Mail
'Don't punch her in the face': How a backyard fight club staged to settle an online feud between two glamorous 'mumfluencers' spiralled into chaos
🔮 Killeen told the Daily Mail that the organisers had earlier agreed to the competitors live-streaming, 'but then on the day, there was a contract in place saying that we couldn't livestream'. assertive
2026-09-22 · Daily Mail
Missing boy Gus Lamont's grandmother reveals why she believes he was abducted
🔮 In February, police said they believed someone known to Gus may have killed him, deliberately or accidentally, before he was reported missing. assertive
2026-09-22 · Daily Mail
Mystery deepens over Gus Lamont's grandmother after she vanished from public view last year - as the missing boy's other grandma takes TV cameras inside the home where he disappeared 12 months ago
🔮 In February, police said they believed someone known to Gus may have killed him, deliberately or accidentally, before he was reported missing. assertive
2026-09-27 · Daily Mail
Celebrations erupt as Lions coach Chris Fagan parties on star's shoulders after shock admission about his future
🔮 'There's a little bit inside me that would rather walk away when the team's on top... a dream way to finish. assertive
2026-09-27 · Daily Mail
Ugly Aussie bottle shop clash amid allegations that worker was spat on and customer pepper-sprayed: 'Awful'
🔮 He declined to give further details, saying it 'would all come out in the proceedings'. mixed
2026-09-29 · Daily Mail
Female Newington College teacher charged over alleged rape of student was a newlywed when she joined elite Sydney school - as fresh details and her nickname emerge
🔮 She will next face Burwood Local Court on November 25. assertive
2026-09-29 · Daily Mail
Aussie teacher accused of raping and grooming student still being paid by Education Department after arrest
🔮 'I acknowledge that this news may land differently for you depending on your personal circumstances and tenure at the College. assertive
2026-10-03 · Daily Mail
'I'm going to kill myself': Grandmother, 81, loses her entire $850,000 retirement nest egg in evil 'pump and dump' scam after being lured in by fake Kouk hoax
🔮 'I thought, 'Well, I'm about to retire, that might be something interesting for me to do. assertive
2026-10-06 · Daily Mail
Eve Wood reconnects with estranged biological father after stepdad Sam was hit with DV charges - as her grandmother shuts down sick rumours circulating online
🔮 Wood, a Melbourne gym owner who made a fortune in the fitness industry when he sold his company, 28 by Sam Wood, to genomics and DNA testing company myDNA in 2022 for $71.2 million, was staying at the property with Snezana and the three children they share, Willow, eight, Charlie, seven, and Harper, four. assertive
2026-10-13 · Daily Mail
Daily Mail journalist KARLEIGH SMITH confronts Snowtown serial killer James Vlassakis as he tastes freedom for the first time in 26 years: 'What do you have to say for yourself?'
🔮 But in September, a legal challenge failed and he was transferred to the Adelaide Pre-Release Centre, where he will enjoy low-security imprisonment until he can return to the community under strict, lifelong parole conditions next year. assertive
2026-10-19 · Daily Mail
The parents of little Archie, five, found dead after he and his siblings were allegedly duct-taped into sleeping bags: What Grafton neighbours, social media posts and police reveal about the family
🔮 Archie, reportedly disabled and born with eye misalignment, was found unresponsive and could not be revived. assertive
2026-10-25 · Daily Mail
Best mate's heartbreaking tribute to former AFL player Daniel 'Snowy' Stewart after his sudden death at 37
🔮 'We were never just friends, we were always family, and life will never be the same without you,' Thomas said. 'You never know when something might be the last time. assertive
2026-11-01 · Daily Mail
Halloween tragedy as young woman dies in Adelaide hotel balcony fall after celebrating with friends
🔮 SA Police said it was aware footage of the incident may have been captured by members of the public, and urged people to not share it to social media or by any other means out of respect for the woman and her family. mixed
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