The Aporia · SCMP’s Asia desk

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11

2026-09-21 – 2026-10-02

Claims per article

5

57 extracted in total

Hedged claims

14%

corpus average 9%

Typical length

842

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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.

Politics

45%

Health

18%

Technology

18%

Entertainment

9%

Environment

9%

Most-tagged topics

MalaysiaPhilippinesAirAsiaBangkokBogorBusanCorrectionsFilipino

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2026-10-01 · South China Morning Post · Politics

Indian pride swells as flydubai pilot who saved 174 lives hailed as ‘absolute hero’

31 outlets covered this event

2026-09-29 · South China Morning Post · Politics

Indonesian prison chief suspended over secret VIP compound for inmates

5 outlets covered this event

2026-10-02 · South China Morning Post · Entertainment

AirAsia chief mocks Singapore Airlines’ food – and social media hits back

no other outlet in the corpus covered this

2026-09-30 · South China Morning Post · Politics

Philippines urged to adopt Malaysia’s lasting tourism strategy

no other outlet in the corpus covered this

2026-09-29 · South China Morning Post · Politics

Mahathir ‘lonely’ as family and Malaysia mourn Siti Hasmah

no other outlet in the corpus covered this

2026-09-24 · South China Morning Post · Politics

Philippines weighs pardon for death row inmate repatriated from Indonesia

no other outlet in the corpus covered this

2026-09-21 · News - South China Morning Post

South Korea gets a new internet star as Busan shark sighting goes viral

🔮 The Korea Coast Guard initially spent about six hours on Friday trying to guide the shark towards the open sea, deploying specialist personnel and patrol vessels, but stopped the operation after fisheries officials warned that forcing the animal through the narrow channel could provoke aggressive behaviour or injure it. mixed

2026-09-29 · News - South China Morning Post

Mahathir ‘lonely’ as family and Malaysia mourn Siti Hasmah

🔮 She would have held him all day if she could. assertive

2026-10-01 · News - South China Morning Post

Indian pride swells as flydubai pilot who saved 174 lives hailed as ‘absolute hero’

🔮 Indian pride swells as flydubai pilot who saved 174 lives hailed as ‘absolute hero’ Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi praised Smit Machchhar for unlocking the cockpit door to avert a crash after his co-pilot’s attack Captain Smit Machchhar was critically injured after taking the brunt of a knife attack on Wednesday, but managed to open the cockpit door so crew and passengers could overpower the attacker. mixed

2026-10-02 · News - South China Morning Post

AirAsia chief mocks Singapore Airlines’ food – and social media hits back

🔮 “Just flew with Singapore Airlines, couldn’t get AirAsia, service was great, internet amazing, food was poor, Santan is far far better and crew admitted. assertive

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