👤 Dave Wilkes Contributor

2 articles tracked

About this journalist

Articles
2
2026-09-19 – 2026-10-10
Claims per article
25
50 extracted in total
Hedged claims
4%
corpus average 9%
Typical length
4,216
characters
Writes for 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

Economy/Business
50%
Politics
50%
Most-tagged topics
GTAthe Greater Toronto AreaCMHCMississaugaOntarioOttawaPickeringToronto

Leaning

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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 -0.25 (leans left).

More from this journalist

Ordered by how many newsrooms covered the same event.
2026-10-10 · Toronto Star · Economy/Business
Toronto and the GTA's fragmented housing system is failing residents. Here's how voters can fix it
no other outlet in the corpus covered this · leans left
2026-09-19 · Toronto Star · Politics
Before you vote: Why the GTA needs every type of home — not just condos
no other outlet in the corpus covered this · leans left

What they said would happen

2026-09-19 · www.thestar.com - RSS Results of type article
Before you vote: Why the GTA needs every type of home — not just condos
🔮 My objective is to share information that will help voters evaluate platforms and campaign promises before voting day. assertive
2026-10-10 · www.thestar.com - RSS Results of type article
Toronto and the GTA's fragmented housing system is failing residents. Here's how voters can fix it
🔮 In a matter of weeks, on Oct. 26, voters will head to the polls to decide which municipal leaders will be making decisions on their behalf for the next four years. assertive
Forward-looking sentences extracted from their articles, oldest first. Nothing here checks whether any of it turned out to be right.
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