The Aporia · Josh Boak

Articles

7

2026-09-14 – 2026-10-03

Claims per article

29

201 extracted in total

Hedged claims

9%

corpus average 9%

Typical length

4,129

characters

Writes for The Independent, 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.

Politics

71%

Economy/Business

29%

Most-tagged topics

ChinaOhioRepublicanWASHINGTONDaytonDemocraticIranSenate

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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 -0.22 (leans left).

Ordered by how many newsrooms covered the same event.

2026-09-25 · Toronto Star · Economy/Business

Takeaways from Trump-Xi summit: Lots of pomp and even more punting on tensions in US-China relations

31 outlets covered this event · leans right

2026-09-20 · Toronto Star · Economy/Business

Trump used to slam China. Here's why he's now rolling out the red carpet for Xi

31 outlets covered this event

2026-09-14 · Toronto Star · Politics

Trump dismisses new AI guardrails, says there is a 'SICK conspiracy' against AI and data centers

22 outlets covered this event

2026-09-18 · Toronto Star · Politics

JD Vance returns to Iowa as Senate and governor races heat up

5 outlets covered this event

2026-10-03 · Toronto Star · Politics

A gut punch in Ohio: Nearly 1,400 laid off at truck factory just days before Trump rally

2 outlets covered this event · leans left

2026-09-28 · The Independent · Politics

Trump heads to Ohio as crucial Senate race enters final stretch

2 outlets covered this event

2026-09-14 · Toronto Star

Trump dismisses new AI guardrails, says there is a 'SICK conspiracy' against AI and data centers

🔮 President Donald Trump said Monday that he would be a sufficient guardrail against rogue artificial intelligence, claiming that any efforts to limit the technology was part of a “SICK conspiracy.” assertive

2026-09-18 · Toronto Star

JD Vance returns to Iowa as Senate and governor races heat up

🔮 Vance will be the headliner Friday at a midterm rally in Council Bluffs, on the western edge of the once-Republican stronghold state, which has found itself with competitive races for the Senate and the governor’s mansion this year. assertive

2026-09-20 · Toronto Star

Trump used to slam China. Here's why he's now rolling out the red carpet for Xi

🔮 That tough talk helped Trump get to the White House a decade ago, but since then, he increasingly speaks in glowing terms about Chinese President Xi Jinping, the geopolitical rival Trump will fete on Thursday with a state dinner. assertive

2026-09-25 · Toronto Star

Takeaways from Trump-Xi summit: Lots of pomp and even more punting on tensions in US-China relations

🔮 The biggest policy announcement of the visit was modest: an agreement to extend by two months a trade truce that had been set to expire in November. assertive

2026-09-28 · The Independent

Trump heads to Ohio as crucial Senate race enters final stretch

🔮 Ohio Republican Party Chairman Alex Triantafilou recently told The Associated Press that he hoped Trump would visit his state, where he won by 11 percentage points in 2024. assertive

2026-10-03 · Toronto Star

A gut punch in Ohio: Nearly 1,400 laid off at truck factory just days before Trump rally

🔮 The outcome will be decided in places like Dayton, which once sprouted factories because it led America in patents per capita. assertive

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