👤 Rachael Merritt

5 articles tracked

About this journalist

Articles
5
2026-09-22 – 2026-10-09
Claims per article
13
63 extracted in total
Hedged claims
13%
corpus average 9%
Typical length
1,907
characters
Writes for ABC News (AU).
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

Crime & Law
40%
Health
40%
Sports
20%
Most-tagged topics
South AustraliaABCAdelaideAustraliaBrighton Secondary SchoolIndigenousQueen Elizabeth HospitalSA Health

Leaning

Not enough articles to place this byline.
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 -0.22 (leans left).

More from this journalist

Ordered by how many newsrooms covered the same event.
2026-10-09 · ABC News (AU) · Crime & Law
Man hit with angle grinder during attempted e-bike robbery
no other outlet in the corpus covered this
2026-10-02 · ABC News (AU) · Health
Diseases of the past like measles and diphtheria are making a comeback
no other outlet in the corpus covered this
2026-09-28 · ABC News (AU) · Health
SA hospital among growing list of measles exposures sites
no other outlet in the corpus covered this
2026-09-23 · ABC News (AU) · Sports
SA greyhound racing allowed to continue, with independent watchdog
no other outlet in the corpus covered this · leans left
2026-09-22 · ABC News (AU) · Crime & Law
'Inappropriate' for judge to preside in latest Rohan Dennis case, court heard
no other outlet in the corpus covered this

What they said would happen

2026-09-23 · Just In
SA greyhound racing allowed to continue, with independent watchdog
🔮 The SA government says legislation to support the implementation of an integrity body will be introduced to state parliament next year. assertive
2026-09-28 · Just In
SA hospital among growing list of measles exposures sites
🔮 New exposure sites include the emergency department at the Queen Elizabeth Hospital, two pathology centres and a pharmacy. SA Health urges anyone who may have been in contact with the infected person to monitor for symptoms. mixed
2026-10-02 · Just In
Diseases of the past like measles and diphtheria are making a comeback
🔮 Most families had large numbers of children because they knew so many would actually die during the first year. 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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