The Aporia · Rachael Larimore

Articles

6

2026-09-05 – 2026-10-17

Claims per article

56

336 extracted in total

Hedged claims

10%

corpus average 9%

Typical length

9,428

characters

Writes for The Dispatch.

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%

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4 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 -0.09 (centre).

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2026-09-12 · The Dispatch · Politics

Reflecting on the 25 Years Since September 11

35 outlets covered this event

2026-09-05 · The Dispatch · Politics

Our Best Stuff on Turmoil at the Pentagon

4 outlets covered this event · leans left

2026-10-17 · The Dispatch · Politics

Our Best Stuff on a Scandal That Wasn’t

no other outlet in the corpus covered this · leans left

2026-10-03 · The Dispatch · Politics

Our Best Stuff on Politics as the Midterms Draw Near

no other outlet in the corpus covered this · leans strongly left

2026-09-26 · The Dispatch · Politics

Our Best Stuff on a Very Blue Forecast

no other outlet in the corpus covered this

2026-09-19 · The Dispatch · Politics

Our Best Stuff on Immigration—and Naturalization

no other outlet in the corpus covered this · leans strongly right

2026-09-05 · The Dispatch

Our Best Stuff on Turmoil at the Pentagon

🔮 Nor does it seem that Hegseth has any interest in the transparency and accountability he claimed to seek, as he is unwilling to tell the simple truth about the strike in Minab. assertive

2026-09-12 · The Dispatch

Reflecting on the 25 Years Since September 11

🔮 Townsend spoke to William Hirst, a psychology professor, who explained: Some of that may have to do with the sense of belonging to a community that memories afford us. assertive

2026-09-19 · The Dispatch

Our Best Stuff on Immigration—and Naturalization

🔮 Now, were I not a Buckeyes fan licking my wounds, I might have better appreciated the photo that Bo French, a Republican running for a seat on the Texas Railroad Commission, shared on social media of happy students whooping it up after the big win. assertive

2026-09-26 · The Dispatch

Our Best Stuff on a Very Blue Forecast

🔮 (“I know she couldn’t be here today, but are we going to elect Ashley Hinson the next United States senator from the great state of Iowa?” Vance asked the crowd. assertive

2026-10-03 · The Dispatch

Our Best Stuff on Politics as the Midterms Draw Near

🔮 Last week I wrote about polling showing that we could be in for a blue wave in the midterms. assertive

2026-10-17 · The Dispatch

Our Best Stuff on a Scandal That Wasn’t

🔮 If a soft-spoken baby-faced left-winger proves more popular in the Lone Star State than an amoral Trump toady, not only will right-wing populists own the humiliation completely, their claim that postliberalism is the key to Republican electoral success will be shattered. assertive

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