The Aporia · Seth Borenstein

Articles

5

2026-09-22 – 2026-10-12

Claims per article

40

199 extracted in total

Hedged claims

7%

corpus average 9%

Typical length

5,364

characters

Writes for 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.

Environment

60%

Politics

40%

Most-tagged topics

UNITED NATIONSU.N.the United NationsCategory 3Category 4Category 5Colorado State UniversityEl Niño

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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 -0.25 (leans left).

Ordered by how many newsrooms covered the same event.

2026-09-22 · Toronto Star · Politics

Is it 'killer robots' or 'super intelligence'? At the UN, leaders see both

34 outlets covered this event

2026-09-25 · Toronto Star · Politics

Nepal's leader, at UN, says recent floods serve as a 'warning to the world' about climate change

11 outlets covered this event

2026-10-12 · Toronto Star · Environment

Pacific hurricane region sets record for big, long-lasting storms thanks to El Niño

no other outlet in the corpus covered this

2026-10-09 · Toronto Star · Environment

Spaghetti models, rapid intensification, storm surge. Confused? Here's what hurricane terms mean

no other outlet in the corpus covered this

2026-09-26 · Toronto Star · Environment

'We're not giving up': Beset by climate change, island nations act as conscience of a warming world

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

2026-09-22 · Toronto Star

Is it 'killer robots' or 'super intelligence'? At the UN, leaders see both

🔮 Armed with a new U.N. science report that warns of a slight but real potential of catastrophic and irreversible harm, U.N. Secretary-General Antonio Guterres kicked off the parade of world leaders speaking at the General Assembly by calling for more oversight of AI, warning in vivid if not ominous terms of what could go wrong. assertive

2026-09-25 · Toronto Star

Nepal's leader, at UN, says recent floods serve as a 'warning to the world' about climate change

🔮 Subeksha Khadka, a humanitarian and former Miss Nepal International, in an online interview, praised Shah’s speech and echoed the warning: “This time Nepal has been on the target, but it could be anyone. assertive

2026-09-26 · Toronto Star

'We're not giving up': Beset by climate change, island nations act as conscience of a warming world

🔮 In the global power game of the United Nations General Assembly, small island states, like Palau, are often on the sidelines, offering moral advice to the mighty who don’t always listen. assertive

2026-10-09 · Toronto Star

Spaghetti models, rapid intensification, storm surge. Confused? Here's what hurricane terms mean

🔮 The weakest is a Category 1, with winds of 74-95 mph (120-150 kph) and it will have dangerous winds that produce some damage. assertive

2026-10-12 · Toronto Star

Pacific hurricane region sets record for big, long-lasting storms thanks to El Niño

🔮 “Since September 20th, when Odalys formed, it’s been berserk,” said Colorado State University researcher Phil Klotzbach, who forecasts and studies storm activity. assertive

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