👤 David Smith

2 articles tracked

About this journalist

Articles
2
2026-09-19 – 2026-09-26
Claims per article
50
100 extracted in total
Hedged claims
6%
corpus average 9%
Typical length
6,182
characters
Writes for The Guardian.
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
100%
Most-tagged topics
AFPAir Force OneCNNHands Off the ArtsIranNew YorkRepublicansWashington

Leaning

Not enough articles to place this byline.
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 -0.30 (leans left).

More from this journalist

Ordered by how many newsrooms covered the same event.
2026-09-19 · The Guardian · Politics
Thousands protest closure of the Kennedy Center amid fears Trump is set to demolish the institution
12 outlets covered this event · leans strongly left
2026-09-26 · The Guardian · Politics
‘The weaker he gets, the more dangerous he gets’: Trump lashes out as his power wanes
8 outlets covered this event · leans left

What they said would happen

2026-09-19 · US news | The Guardian
Thousands protest closure of the Kennedy Center amid fears Trump is set to demolish the institution
🔮 On Friday evening thousands of protesters gathered outside the Kennedy Center in view of the marble facade that remained concealed by scaffolding and tarpaulins, to protest Donald Trump’s plans for the facility and express alarm that he might make good on his threat to tear down the institution. assertive
2026-09-26 · World news | The Guardian
‘The weaker he gets, the more dangerous he gets’: Trump lashes out as his power wanes
🔮 He has lived by a mantra of “it will all work out well in the end” while his supporters wear hats that state: “Trump was right about everything.” assertive
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