👤 Tom McArthur

6 articles tracked

About this journalist

Articles
6
2026-08-11 – 2026-10-14
Claims per article
24
145 extracted in total
Hedged claims
10%
corpus average 9%
Typical length
3,738
characters
Writes for BBC News.
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
33%
Crime & Law
17%
Environment
17%
Health
17%
World
17%
Most-tagged topics
RussianUkraineUkrainianEnglandRussiaWalesBBCBrantham

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More from this journalist

Ordered by how many newsrooms covered the same event.
2026-10-14 · BBC News · Politics
Why is Starlink internet so important on the battlefield in Ukraine?
20 outlets covered this event
2026-10-10 · BBC News · World
Russian glide bomb attack on Zaporizhzhia kills at least 15 people
6 outlets covered this event
2026-10-01 · BBC News · Crime & Law
'Overcrowded' and 'set up to fail': Freed prisoners react to early release scheme
4 outlets covered this event
2026-09-27 · BBC News · Health
NHS trust apologises for Noah Woods data breach
4 outlets covered this event
2026-08-16 · BBC News · Environment
Temporary ban on disposable BBQs as military deployed to help battle wildfires
no other outlet in the corpus covered this
2026-08-11 · BBC News · Politics
Russia using North Korean missiles to strike Ukraine, Zelensky says
no other outlet in the corpus covered this

What they said would happen

2026-08-11 · BBC News
Russia using North Korean missiles to strike Ukraine, Zelensky says
🔮 Explosions could be heard on the outskirts of the capital, triggering fires. assertive
2026-08-16 · BBC News
Temporary ban on disposable BBQs as military deployed to help battle wildfires
🔮 Andy Burnham has promised more military personnel will be deployed elsewhere if needed. assertive
2026-09-27 · BBC News
NHS trust apologises for Noah Woods data breach
🔮 Disciplinary action will be taken if needed, the statement from the trust added. assertive
2026-10-01 · BBC News
'Overcrowded' and 'set up to fail': Freed prisoners react to early release scheme
🔮 Around 700 offenders are expected to be freed with the first wave on Thursday, as prisoners serving sentences of up to 19 months become eligible for release after a third of their term. assertive
2026-10-10 · BBC News
Russian glide bomb attack on Zaporizhzhia kills at least 15 people
🔮 Zelensky said 13 other regions had also been hit overnight, adding: "Our responses to [these] Russian strikes will come". assertive
2026-10-14 · BBC News
Why is Starlink internet so important on the battlefield in Ukraine?
🔮 Barros, who is the ISW's Director of Innovation and Open Source Tradecraft told the BBC that the restrictions could have major implications as the technology allows "drones, artillery and command posts to function as a single real-time network where the time between sensor-to-shooter is minimized." Starlink does not work inside Russia, but Ukrainian drones can use the satellites to communicate back to their operators during strikes. assertive
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