The Aporia · Betsy Powell

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2

2026-09-28 – 2026-09-29

Claims per article

32

63 extracted in total

Hedged claims

6%

corpus average 9%

Typical length

3,513

characters

Writes for 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.

Crime & Law

100%

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42 DivisionCrownIgnaceOntOntarioScarboroughSuperior CourtToronto Police

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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).

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2026-09-29 · Toronto Star · Crime & Law

Ontario mom cleared of 'miscarriage of justice' in baby's 1999 death. Her manslaugher conviction based on 'discredited' shaken baby syndrome

4 outlets covered this event · leans left

2026-09-28 · Toronto Star · Crime & Law

10-year sentence for Toronto carjacker who tried to shoot off-duty cop

no other outlet in the corpus covered this

2026-09-28 · www.thestar.com - RSS Results of type article

10-year sentence for Toronto carjacker who tried to shoot off-duty cop

🔮 When he identified himself as a police officer and yelled at him to stop, Abdoul Bah responded: “I will shoot you, man.” assertive

2026-09-29 · www.thestar.com - RSS Results of type article

Ontario mom cleared of 'miscarriage of justice' in baby's 1999 death. Her manslaugher conviction based on 'discredited' shaken baby syndrome

🔮 Her son was on his way to the downtown Toronto courtroom but fell ill en route from Dryden, Ont., and had to turn back, “so that reunion hopefully will occur in the near future,” her lawyer, James Lockyer, told the court. assertive

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