👤 Martin Belam

18 articles tracked

About this journalist

Articles
18
2026-08-31 – 2026-10-16
Claims per article
45
817 extracted in total
Hedged claims
7%
corpus average 9%
Typical length
7,074
characters · 4 tagged analysis
Writes for The Guardian.
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

Politics
67%
Crime & Law
11%
Economy/Business
6%
Health
6%
Technology
6%
World
6%
Most-tagged topics
IranRepublicansIsraelRepublicanSenateAfDCaliforniaCanada

Leaning

-0.14 average ± 0.27 · -0.35 median · 10 scored articles
Indistinguishable from their outlet, which averages -0.34. On this many articles the difference between the two is inside the margin. Leaning rates the writing, not the subject. How it is scored.

More from this journalist

Ordered by how many newsrooms covered the same event.
2026-09-22 · The Guardian · Politics
‘Literally state-run TV’: Trump launches YouTube channel amid boycott by US networks
35 outlets covered this event · leans strongly left
2026-09-11 · The Guardian · Politics
Nation pauses to remember September 11 on 25th anniversary | First Thing
35 outlets covered this event · leans left
2026-09-23 · The Guardian · Politics
Trump addresses UN with mixture of boasts, threats and jibes | First Thing
34 outlets covered this event
2026-10-09 · The Guardian · Politics
Hegseth promises execution live stream as Trump appears to ‘pause’ war on Iran | First Thing
32 outlets covered this event
2026-10-02 · The Guardian · Crime & Law
Christa Pike left in ‘critical condition’ as Tennessee halts all executions | First Thing
31 outlets covered this event
2026-09-07 · The Guardian · Politics
Elon Musk thanked by German far-right leader after landmark election win praised by Russia | First Thing
31 outlets covered this event · leans right

What they said would happen

2026-08-31 · The Guardian
Desperate rescue attempts continue in Nepal to reach people thought to be trapped | First Thing
🔮 Iran’s Revolutionary Guards (IRGC) said the US attack killed and wounded several soldiers and citizens and would be met with “punishment” from Tehran. assertive
2026-09-07 · The Guardian
Elon Musk thanked by German far-right leader after landmark election win praised by Russia | First Thing
🔮 - Will the AfD be able to form a state government? assertive
2026-09-08 · The Guardian
First Thing: Trade dispute escalates as new Canadian tariffs on US goods come into effect
🔮 - Will the AfD be able to form a state government? assertive
2026-09-09 · The Guardian
Conflicting court rulings on Missouri map threaten November’s election | First Thing
🔮 Clashing court rulings plunged Missouri’s congressional elections into uncertainty less than two months before the November midterms that will decide which party controls a closely divided Congress. assertive
2026-09-10 · The Guardian
Trump makes highly unusual promise of $5,000 for all if Republicans win midterms | First Thing
🔮 The outlandish proposal, which would cost over $1tn, immediately raised ethical concerns. assertive
2026-09-11 · The Guardian
Nation pauses to remember September 11 on 25th anniversary | First Thing
🔮 We have comprehensive coverage of the anniversary, which will be marked by ceremonies around the world. assertive
2026-09-14 · The Guardian
First Thing: Oil prices surge as attacks on Saudi Arabia stoke supply fears
🔮 Saudi traders said the kingdom would run out of oil stocks for export if it did not reopen within days. assertive
2026-09-15 · The Guardian
States given clearance for mail-in voting as US supreme court thwarts Trump | First Thing
🔮 We will keep fighting to protect the right to vote of every single citizen in this country.” assertive
2026-09-22 · The Guardian
‘Literally state-run TV’: Trump launches YouTube channel amid boycott by US networks
🔮 With major US networks agreeing to not cover the president while the dispute continues, on Monday the White House announced the new 24/7 YouTube live stream, which it promised would feature “top past moments, announcements, and the latest and greatest from the administration all in one place”. assertive
2026-09-23 · The Guardian
Trump addresses UN with mixture of boasts, threats and jibes | First Thing
🔮 The president doubled down on his defence of AI development, saying warnings about runaway agents were a “hoax”; announced the US would build new military bases in Greenland; attacked the international criminal court as a “rogue organisation”; and prompted the Cuba’s delegation to stage a walkout when he described the country as a “failed state”. assertive
2026-09-25 · The Guardian
Netanyahu lambasts Israel’s critics at UN as New York protesters detained | First Thing
🔮 He branded Turkey’s president, Recep Tayyip Erdoğan, a “tyrant”, described Zohran Mamdani as the “antisemitic mayor of New York”, and declared that Israel’s war in Gaza was not a genocide, “it’s the opposite of genocide”. assertive
2026-09-29 · The Guardian
Anthropic warns of AI ‘existential risk’ as concerns emerge over Meta’s Muse and OpenAI’s model | First Thing
🔮 Anthropic is telling investors that advanced AI could pose “catastrophic or existential risks to humanity”, according to reports, as it prepares for a potential $2tn flotation. assertive
2026-10-02 · The Guardian
Christa Pike left in ‘critical condition’ as Tennessee halts all executions | First Thing
🔮 The New York attorney general, Letitia James, said the federal government was showing “callous disregard” for Americans’ health and the environment, and future generations would pay the price. assertive
2026-10-05 · The Guardian
Son of disgraced ex-president Jair Bolsonaro takes election lead in Brazil | First Thing
🔮 Brazil’s presidential race will go to a second round after the far-right candidate, Flávio Bolsonaro, beat the incumbent leftwing president, Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva, but failed to secure the outright majority he needed to avoid a runoff. assertive
2026-10-07 · The Guardian
Israel marks third anniversary of 7 October Hamas attacks | First Thing
🔮 California couple charged with child abuse in surrogacy scheme involving at least 21 children Silvia Zhang and her husband, Guojun Xuan, are expected to face conspiracy to commit child abuse charges. assertive
2026-10-09 · The Guardian
Hegseth promises execution live stream as Trump appears to ‘pause’ war on Iran | First Thing
🔮 The defense secretary, Pete Hegseth, has said the execution of Nidal Hasan by firing squad will be livestreamed next month, in a radical departure from the previous norm. assertive
2026-10-14 · The Guardian
First Thing: Pope Leo recovering from surgery after lung cancer diagnosis
🔮 She said she would “vigorously defend my name, my reputation and my integrity” and that “my commitment to President Trump, the America First movement, and the country I love will never end”. assertive
2026-10-16 · The Guardian
First Thing: Three young children killed in Oregon elementary school shooting
🔮 “He will die, as scheduled, by firing squad, but this event will not be streamed,” Trump said. assertive
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