The Aporia · Phil Stewart

Articles

2

2026-10-01 – 2026-10-28

Claims per article

24

49 extracted in total

Hedged claims

24%

corpus average 9%

Typical length

4,270

characters

Writes for The Independent.

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

100%

Most-tagged topics

AmericanBeijingChinaCongressIndependentIranIranianPentagon

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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 -0.19 (centre).

Ordered by how many newsrooms covered the same event.

2026-10-28 · The Independent · Politics

Secret Pentagon files reveal Pete Hegseth’s Iran war price tag has surged by over 25 percent

no other outlet in the corpus covered this · leans left

2026-10-01 · The Independent · Politics

Trump claims Xi won’t invade Taiwan as US sees China’s war plans delayed

no other outlet in the corpus covered this

2026-10-01 · The Independent

Trump claims Xi won’t invade Taiwan as US sees China’s war plans delayed

🔮 China's military readiness has been hampered by Xi's sweeping anti-corruption purge, while Beijing may also want to see the outcome of Taiwan's 2028 presidential election before deciding its next move, two serving US officials, a former official and another person familiar with the matter said. mixed

2026-10-28 · The Independent

Secret Pentagon files reveal Pete Hegseth’s Iran war price tag has surged by over 25 percent

🔮 It includes a projected cost of more than $29 billion to replace expended munitions used in the conflict. assertive

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