👤 Joshua Barocas

1 articles tracked

About this journalist

Articles
1
2026-10-16 – 2026-10-16
Claims per article
51
51 extracted in total
Hedged claims
4%
corpus average 9%
Typical length
6,684
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

Crime & Law
100%
Most-tagged topics
ColoradansColoradoIndependentProposition 132U.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).

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2026-10-16 · The Independent · Crime & Law
New law aims to stop overdoses with stiffer penalties as 8 states struggle to slow deaths
no other outlet in the corpus covered this · leans left

What they said would happen

2026-10-16 · The Independent
New law aims to stop overdoses with stiffer penalties as 8 states struggle to slow deaths
🔮 The proposed change to Colorado law would make possession of any amount of fentanyl a felony, require a mandatory minimum eight-year prison sentence for distribution of any quantity of fentanyl, and eliminate some existing opportunities for reduced penalties. assertive
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