👤 Holly Bancroft

5 articles tracked

About this journalist

Articles
5
2026-09-06 – 2026-10-13
Claims per article
27
136 extracted in total
Hedged claims
10%
corpus average 9%
Typical length
4,405
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.

What they cover

Politics
80%
World
20%
Most-tagged topics
IranRussiaAfDBritainCDUCIACape VerdeCape Verde's

Leaning

Not enough articles to place this byline.
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).

More from this journalist

Ordered by how many newsrooms covered the same event.
2026-09-06 · The Independent · Politics
Iran war will continue for another six months, former US defence secretary says
34 outlets covered this event
2026-09-06 · The Independent · Politics
Far-right AfD set for historic win in crucial German state election, exit polls show
31 outlets covered this event · leans left
2026-09-06 · The Independent · Politics
Ukraine-Russia war latest: Zelensky predicts another winter at war despite ‘substantive talks’ with Trump envoys
30 outlets covered this event
2026-10-13 · The Independent · Politics
Terrorists could use AI to target UK with drones and bioweapons, MI5 chief warns
6 outlets covered this event
2026-09-06 · The Independent · World
Teenagers and children among at least 25 killed after bus plunges into ravine on Cape Verde island
5 outlets covered this event

What they said would happen

2026-09-06 · The Independent
Ukraine-Russia war latest: Zelensky predicts another winter at war despite ‘substantive talks’ with Trump envoys
🔮 Witkoff said he had "heard new ideas" in Moscow and hoped a new round of US-mediated talks between Russia and Ukraine would be announced "in short order”. assertive
2026-09-06 · The Independent
Iran war will continue for another six months, former US defence secretary says
🔮 His comments come as Iran said it would step up efforts to counter the economic problems created by US sanctions. assertive
2026-09-06 · The Independent
Far-right AfD set for historic win in crucial German state election, exit polls show
🔮 If the full results, expected on Monday, show that the AfD has secured a majority, the party could form its first regional government in what would be a seismic moment in post-war German history. assertive
2026-10-13 · The Independent
Terrorists could use AI to target UK with drones and bioweapons, MI5 chief warns
🔮 Terrorists could exploit artificial intelligence to target Britain with drones or biological weapons, the head of MI5 has warned. mixed
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