👤 Gary Fields

12 articles tracked

About this journalist

Articles
12
2026-09-05 – 2026-10-19
Claims per article
28
331 extracted in total
Hedged claims
8%
corpus average 9%
Typical length
3,991
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
67%
Crime & Law
17%
Environment
17%
Most-tagged topics
WASHINGTONU.S.WashingtonD.C.DemocraticHands Off the ArtsNorth CarolinaTrump

Leaning

-0.23 average ± 0.26 · -0.35 median · 10 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.
2026-09-06 · The Independent · Politics
Trump asks Supreme Court to allow new mail ballot restrictions ahead of midterm elections
21 outlets covered this event · leans right
2026-09-06 · Toronto Star · Politics
Trump administration makes another appeal to the Supreme Court to allow mail ballot restrictions
21 outlets covered this event · leans right
2026-09-19 · The Independent · Politics
Wonder Woman star Lynda Carter leads protests outside Kennedy Center amid fears Trump plans to demolish it
12 outlets covered this event · leans left
2026-09-19 · The Independent · Politics
Thousands join protest outside Kennedy Center, expressing concern that Trump might tear it down
12 outlets covered this event · leans strongly left
2026-09-06 · Toronto Star · Crime & Law
Assailant lunged at Democratic candidate for Ohio governor at fair, campaign says
12 outlets covered this event · leans left
2026-10-19 · Toronto Star · Politics
Judge hears testimony in legal fight over Trump's golf course renovation plans at East Potomac Park
9 outlets covered this event

What they said would happen

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
Trump administration makes another appeal to the Supreme Court to allow mail ballot restrictions
🔮 The legal wrangling comes even as states start sending out mail ballots, leaving the administration little time to make big changes in mail ballot rules. “Ballots have already begun to be mailed in North Carolina, and more States will begin the mailing process as the injunction remains in place — including Alabama on September 9 and at least five States the week of September 13,” Solicitor General John Sauer said in the filing. assertive
2026-09-06 · The Independent
Trump asks Supreme Court to allow new mail ballot restrictions ahead of midterm elections
🔮 In the filing, Solicitor General John Sauer said: “Ballots have already begun to be mailed in North Carolina, and more States will begin the mailing process as the injunction remains in place — including Alabama on September 9 and at least five States the week of September 13.” assertive
2026-09-06 · Toronto Star
Assailant lunged at Democratic candidate for Ohio governor at fair, campaign says
🔮 Dr. Acton will always stand up to the chaos, hate and vitriol that pits us against one another,” said Addie Bullock, communications director for the campaign. assertive
2026-09-19 · The Independent
Thousands join protest outside Kennedy Center, expressing concern that Trump might tear it down
🔮 Thousands of people joined outside the John F. Kennedy Center for the Performing Arts Friday evening to protest President Donald Trump's plans for the facility, lending their voices to a chorus of organizations and individuals who have been horrified that he might make good on his threat to close and tear down the storied institution. assertive
2026-09-19 · The Independent
Wonder Woman star Lynda Carter leads protests outside Kennedy Center amid fears Trump plans to demolish it
🔮 Thousands gathered outside the John F. Kennedy Center for the Performing Arts on Friday evening to voice opposition to plans proposed by President Donald Trump for the facility, joining a wide network of organizations and individuals alarmed that he could follow through on threats to close and demolish the iconic institution. assertive
2026-09-24 · Toronto Star
Federal cuts have deeply impacted residents of the Washington, DC area, a new survey shows
🔮 Roughly 2 in 10 DMV residents say there were times in the past year when they couldn’t pay for healthcare, according to the survey. assertive
2026-10-01 · Toronto Star
Trump's campaign against noncitizen voting demonstrates it's rare and not enough to swing elections
🔮 Noncitizen voting is part of administration’s messaging about widespread voter fraud The continuing drumbeat from the administration about voter fraud and noncitizens casting ballots, even when their own investigations show it’s rare, is one reason Democrats, civil rights groups and many election officials are bracing for the possibility of Trump intervening in the November vote. The election officials who gathered with Blacksberg held a media roundtable during which they reassured voters that they are prepared for any possible disruptions this fall. Democrats and civil rights groups have filed multiple lawsuits to try to prevent the Trump administration from sending armed agents to the polls, something the administration insists it will not do. assertive
2026-10-04 · Toronto Star
A Black community in Louisiana faces a future without a champion in Congress after redistricting
🔮 Scotlandville will no longer be represented by a native son, someone who people believed instinctively understood their challenges and offered a direct line to power and influence in the nation’s capital. assertive
Forward-looking sentences extracted from their articles, oldest first. Nothing here checks whether any of it turned out to be right.
💬Give feedback
🕘History 🎫Support