👤 Steven Sloan

12 articles tracked

About this journalist

Articles
12
2026-08-27 – 2026-10-18
Claims per article
39
464 extracted in total
Hedged claims
11%
corpus average 9%
Typical length
5,456
characters
Writes for The Independent, 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.

What they cover

Politics
83%
Environment
8%
Technology
8%
Most-tagged topics
RepublicanDemocratsDemocraticRepublicansSenateWASHINGTONCongressThe Associated Press

Leaning

-0.29 average ± 0.18 · -0.35 median · 8 scored articles
Indistinguishable from their outlet, which averages -0.22. 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.
2026-09-18 · The Independent · Politics
Postmaster General breaks silence on Trump’s failed mail voting crackdown
23 outlets covered this event · leans left
2026-09-18 · Toronto Star · Politics
Postal Service chief says work stopped on computer system key to Trump effort to limit mail voting
23 outlets covered this event · leans left
2026-09-06 · Toronto Star · Politics
A whiplash election year enters its final stretch as Trump holds wild cards
6 outlets covered this event · leans left
2026-09-05 · The Independent · Environment
Kennedy Center renews call for Trump-backed shutdown after part of a ceiling collapses
5 outlets covered this event · leans right
2026-10-11 · Toronto Star · Politics
Trump urges Sen. John Fetterman to switch parties and become a Republican
4 outlets covered this event
2026-10-07 · The Independent · Politics
Republicans fear even their $1 billion war chest can’t save them in midterms
3 outlets covered this event

What they said would happen

2026-08-27 · Toronto Star
Republicans face a midterm verdict as Iran war drags on months longer than Trump promised
🔮 As the war with Iran that Trump initially said would last weeks surpasses six months on Friday, Gibbons is feeling the fallout every time he fills his tank at nearly $1 per gallon more than last year. assertive
2026-09-05 · The Independent
Kennedy Center renews call for Trump-backed shutdown after part of a ceiling collapses
🔮 U.S. District Judge Christopher Cooper ruled in May that Trump's name had been added to the Kennedy Center illegally and ordered that it be taken down. assertive
2026-09-06 · Toronto Star
A whiplash election year enters its final stretch as Trump holds wild cards
🔮 “Some of these things are out of our control,” House Speaker Mike Johnson, a Louisiana Republican, told reporters last week when pressed on whether the frenzy will hurt his party’s election prospects. assertive
2026-09-18 · Toronto Star
Postal Service chief says work stopped on computer system key to Trump effort to limit mail voting
🔮 He’s pressing Congress for changes that would help him resolve what he has called a “liquidity crisis.” assertive
2026-09-18 · The Independent
Postmaster General breaks silence on Trump’s failed mail voting crackdown
🔮 Steiner said he would not get into the "nuance" of that previous standoff. assertive
2026-09-29 · Toronto Star
GOP doubts about Georgia and North Carolina have Republicans shifting focus in battle for Senate
🔮 “Roy Cooper, for Republicans, is the worst Democrat candidate who could be running for this seat,” Woodhouse said. assertive
2026-09-30 · Toronto Star
Democrats want a blue wave. New Hampshire is Exhibit A for why that may not happen
🔮 Look no further than swing-state New Hampshire, where Democratic leaders are sounding the alarm about political challenges that could jeopardize Rep. Chris Pappas’ campaign for an open Senate seat and undermine the party’s ability to win races around the country. assertive
2026-10-03 · Toronto Star
How the Smithsonian is using AI to connect artifacts from the American Revolution
🔮 Since researchers on the project, known as Revolution Crossroads, began applying AI models in the spring, they have quickly drawn links that would have previously required extensive manual searches across multiple catalogs. assertive
2026-10-07 · Toronto Star
Can $1 billion buy victory in the midterm elections? Some Republicans fear the answer is no
🔮 WASHINGTON (AP) — Republicans are entering the final month of the midterm campaign increasingly anxious that the $1 billion at their disposal may not be enough to fend off sweeping losses as the party reckons with President Donald Trump’s unpopularity, persistent cost concerns and the fallout from the war in Iran. assertive
2026-10-07 · The Independent
Republicans fear even their $1 billion war chest can’t save them in midterms
🔮 Republicans have amassed a staggering $1 billion war chest for the midterms, but some in the party fear even that may not be enough to stave off losses as President Donald Trump and his allies scramble to spend their cash in the final month. assertive
2026-10-11 · Toronto Star
Trump urges Sen. John Fetterman to switch parties and become a Republican
🔮 President Donald Trump openly encouraged Democratic Sen. John Fetterman of Pennsylvania to switch parties and become a Republican just weeks before the midterm elections could reshape control of Congress. mixed
2026-10-18 · Toronto Star
Trump dominated rural America. Iowa is testing whether Democrats can win them back
🔮 The president will return to Iowa twice before the election to rally supporters. assertive
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