👤 Dave Collins

13 articles tracked

About this journalist

Articles
13
2026-09-17 – 2026-11-01
Claims per article
25
320 extracted in total
Hedged claims
9%
corpus average 9%
Typical length
3,651
characters
Writes for The Sydney Morning Herald, 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

Environment
38%
Politics
23%
Crime & Law
15%
Education
15%
Entertainment
8%
Most-tagged topics
AlabamaFloridaMississippiIsaiasIndependentMexicoU.S.Chi Phi

Leaning

Not enough articles to place this byline.
4 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 -0.24 (leans left).

More from this journalist

Ordered by how many newsrooms covered the same event.
2026-09-29 · The Sydney Morning Herald · Education
‘Heinous’: Frat house gang-rape lawsuit triggers reopening of criminal investigation
30 outlets covered this event · leans left
2026-10-09 · The Independent · Environment
Hurricane Isaias heads towards Gulf Coast as houses evacuated amid flood and power outage warnings
22 outlets covered this event
2026-10-09 · The Independent · Environment
Gulf Coast braces for Isaias as hurricane expected to strengthen
22 outlets covered this event
2026-10-08 · The Independent · Environment
Hurricane Isaias update: Gulf Coast braces for life-threatening storm surge
22 outlets covered this event
2026-10-08 · The Independent · Environment
Isaias surges towards Gulf Coast after becoming first hurricane of Atlantic season
22 outlets covered this event
2026-10-08 · Toronto Star · Environment
Isaias becomes the first hurricane of the Atlantic season as it surges towards US Gulf Coast
22 outlets covered this event

What they said would happen

2026-09-17 · The Independent
Ex-Connecticut official flees US by boat and plane ahead of corruption sentencing
🔮 The hearing in Bridgeport federal court was set to address charges that carry a potential penalty exceeding a decade in prison. assertive
2026-09-29 · The Sydney Morning Herald
‘Heinous’: Frat house gang-rape lawsuit triggers reopening of criminal investigation
🔮 Tompkins County District Attorney Matthew van Houten said on Monday (US time) that his office would present evidence to a grand jury as he faced questions from the public about why there were no criminal prosecutions in the case. assertive
2026-09-29 · The Independent
Task force reveals 35 percent of female Cornell students reported assault as prosecutor reopens frat rape probe
🔮 Tompkins County District Attorney Matthew Van Houten announced Monday that his office will present evidence to a grand jury regarding the alleged attack at the former Chi Phi fraternity house. assertive
2026-10-08 · Toronto Star
Isaias becomes the first hurricane of the Atlantic season as it surges towards US Gulf Coast
🔮 Forecasters warned Isaias could bring damaging hurricane-force winds to parts of the Florida Panhandle, southern Alabama and southern Mississippi, while also potentially causing a life-threatening storm surge along areas of the northern Gulf Coast. assertive
2026-10-08 · The Independent
Isaias surges towards Gulf Coast after becoming first hurricane of Atlantic season
🔮 Forecasters warned that Isaias could deliver destructive hurricane-force winds to the Florida Panhandle, alongside southern Alabama and southern Mississippi. assertive
2026-10-08 · The Independent
Hurricane Isaias update: Gulf Coast braces for life-threatening storm surge
🔮 Forecasters warned that Isaias could deliver destructive hurricane-force winds to the Florida Panhandle, alongside southern Alabama and southern Mississippi. assertive
2026-10-09 · The Independent
Gulf Coast braces for Isaias as hurricane expected to strengthen
🔮 Isaias was expected to strengthen into a major hurricane on Friday as it surged towards the Gulf Coast, where final preparations were being made for potentially life-threatening storm surges and high winds. assertive
2026-10-09 · The Independent
Hurricane Isaias heads towards Gulf Coast as houses evacuated amid flood and power outage warnings
🔮 The Category 3 storm, which represents the first major hurricane of an unusually quiet Atlantic season, is predicted to hit land on Friday night. assertive
2026-10-22 · Toronto Star
2 killed in fire that destroyed Mississippi senior living center
🔮 Firefighters were called to the blaze in Clinton, about 10 miles (16 kilometers) northwest of Jackson, at about 5 p.m. Wednesday, and multiple wings of the center were on fire, Clinton Mayor Will Purdie said at a news conference. “It’s with a heavy heart that I share with you that two residents lost their lives in that fire,” Purdie said. assertive
2026-10-23 · Toronto Star
With hurricane off Mexico sharing name with Vice President JD Vance, the social media memes fly
🔮 If any other storms form in the eastern North Pacific this year, they would be named Winnie, Xavier, Yolanda and Zeke. assertive
2026-11-01 · The Sydney Morning Herald
‘Grasping at straws’: Judge dismisses Trump suit against Wall Street Journal over Epstein letter
🔮 The letter bearing Trump’s name included text framed by the outline of what appeared to be a hand-drawn naked woman and ended with, “Happy Birthday – and may every day be another wonderful secret”, according to the newspaper. Trump denied writing it and called the story “false, malicious, and defamatory”. assertive
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