The Aporia · Emily Kowal

Articles

3

2026-10-01 – 2026-10-04

Claims per article

26

79 extracted in total

Hedged claims

14%

corpus average 9%

Typical length

4,922

characters

Writes for The Sydney Morning Herald.

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

33%

Environment

33%

Technology

33%

Most-tagged topics

AustraliaEpic GamesFortniteMinecraftPenrithRobloxSESSteam

None of these articles has a leaning score yet.

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2026-10-03 · The Sydney Morning Herald · Environment

‘It was crazy’: Tornado sweeps through Ulladulla as severe storms hit the state

3 outlets covered this event

2026-10-01 · The Sydney Morning Herald · Technology

Two of Australia’s most popular gaming platforms targeted over risks to children

3 outlets covered this event

2026-10-04 · The Sydney Morning Herald · Crime & Law

Sadistic predators targeting Australian children through gaming platforms

no other outlet in the corpus covered this

2026-10-01 · Sydney Morning Herald - Latest News

Two of Australia’s most popular gaming platforms targeted over risks to children

🔮 Minecraft players who self-declared as 18 or older could access and play on servers – or “worlds” – hosted by third parties and not proactively monitored by Mojang Studios, the game’s developer. assertive

2026-10-03 · Sydney Morning Herald - Latest News

‘It was crazy’: Tornado sweeps through Ulladulla as severe storms hit the state

🔮 “I was trying to protect him because you never know when a tree could come falling,” she said. assertive

2026-10-04 · Sydney Morning Herald - Latest News

Sadistic predators targeting Australian children through gaming platforms

🔮 A report by the Institute for Strategic Dialogue (ISD) found that while any child using social media could be targeted by 764, offenders preyed particularly on vulnerable users of online gaming communities. assertive

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