👤 Fran Lu

19 articles tracked

About this journalist

Articles
19
2026-08-24 – 2026-10-16
Claims per article
5
103 extracted in total
Hedged claims
6%
corpus average 9%
Typical length
959
characters
Writes for South China Morning Post.
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

Education
32%
Crime & Law
16%
Entertainment
16%
Other
16%
Health
11%
Politics
5%
Most-tagged topics
ChineseChinaHenanZhejiang province718AmericanBaby Come HomeBeijing Olympic

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 -0.10 (centre).

More from this journalist

Ordered by how many newsrooms covered the same event.
2026-10-16 · South China Morning Post · Crime & Law
Chinese fugitive poses as dead twin brother for 2 decades exposed by sibling’s ex-lover
no other outlet in the corpus covered this
2026-10-14 · South China Morning Post · Entertainment
‘Pure fate’: China newlyweds share identical names, face endless glitches in life situations
no other outlet in the corpus covered this
2026-10-10 · South China Morning Post · Crime & Law
Chinese police crack real-life ‘Breaking Bad’ drug lab, arresting ex-chemistry professor
no other outlet in the corpus covered this
2026-10-09 · South China Morning Post · Other
Sacred splashes: ancient Chinese ritual of ‘elephant washing’ for good fortune
no other outlet in the corpus covered this
2026-10-03 · South China Morning Post · Health
Viral video of 9-month-old Chinese baby climbing mountain steps sparks safety concerns
no other outlet in the corpus covered this
2026-09-30 · South China Morning Post · Education
China warns officials, fires kindergarten principal over ‘mops in cooking pots’ scandal
no other outlet in the corpus covered this

What they said would happen

2026-08-24 · South China Morning Post
China PhD student famous for Christopher Nolan interview accused of widespread plagiarism
🔮 The video interview’s rapid success placed the 29-year-old woman in the spotlight, but she later expressed her willingness to “quit the Internet anytime” in an interview with the Chinese media outlet New Weekly if “my fame begins to consume my time.” assertive
2026-09-20 · South China Morning Post
Chinese Good Samaritan arrested for manslaughter after kindness leads to fatal accident
🔮 Online community in China is heart-wrenched over a driver’s goodwill in pulling a rope across a road as a warning sign, which ultimately took the life of a passer-by. assertive
2026-10-16 · South China Morning Post
Chinese fugitive poses as dead twin brother for 2 decades exposed by sibling’s ex-lover
🔮 Chinese fugitive poses as dead twin brother for 2 decades exposed by sibling’s ex-lover At his arrest, Chen was leading an ordinary life under a false name, confident his ruse would keep him hidden A Chinese fugitive who posed as his deceased twin brother for 19 years was recently arrested after his late brother’s ex-girlfriend identified him. In 2002, a robbery took place in Yuhuan, in eastern China’s Zhejiang province. assertive
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