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.
1 scored article;
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.
🔮 The retailer is pushing for sales taxes on second-hand furniture to be eliminated in Canada, arguing it would encourage consumers to reuse and repair goods rather than send them to landfill. assertive
2026-09-22 · www.thestar.com - RSS Results of type article
🔮 In a letter to a First Nation along the pipeline’s path seen by The Canadian Press on Tuesday, a federal Department of Finance official said the equity investment would be equally distributed among participating groups “through a low-cost government-provided loan.” assertive
2026-09-30 · www.thestar.com - RSS Results of type article
🔮 Business lawyer Nassira El Hadri said Wednesday the company’s plan to cut up to 500 workers at its Hamilton and Lake Erie facilities in Ontario could prompt legal action. mixed
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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