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Badenoch calls it 'Britannia Shield' and says 'we haven't called it an Iron Dome'; The Critic says her party's own release did

On the third day of the Conservative conference in Birmingham, Kemi Badenoch pledged £10bn for missile defence, ruled out a coalition with Reform UK and called the hall 'buzzing'. Three outlets covered it in three different tones, and they do not agree on what to call the shield.

Badenoch warns Tories they will not be allowed back if they defect to Reform as she rules out coalition with Farage
Badenoch warns Tories they will not be allowed back if they defect to Reform as she rules out coalition with Farage as published by The Independent · seen at The Independent
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The pledge. Badenoch pledged £10bn for a missile defence system, the Independent reports. The party calls it "Britannia Shield". The Independent's headline calls it a British "iron dome".

The name. Badenoch told Times Radio "We haven't called it an Iron Dome", The Critic reports. The same sketch says a Tory press release on Monday evening called it "A British Iron Dome". It says she later tweeted "A British 'Iron Dome'-style system". The Critic is the only report we hold that describes the release or the tweet.

Outlet What it calls the system
The Independent British "iron dome"
TheJournal.ie "Britannia Shield", essentially "a British Iron Dome"
The Critic "Britannia Shield"; says the "Iron Dome" comparison came from the party

Reform. Badenoch told the BBC "we would have another election if there was no overall majority", the Independent reports. She told GB News that Reform MPs who left her party would not be let back. The Critic quotes her saying Reform are "just not our kind of people".

The hall. Jeremy Clarkson joked that "a lot of people have come dressed as seats". Badenoch said "This conference is buzzing" and "We have many more people than last year".

Not settled. No report gives an attendance figure. No report says how many units the shield would have or what area it would cover. We hold no reply from Reform to her charges against its leaders in Wales.

What this is about. The leader of Britain's main opposition party used her annual conference to set out how she would fight the next general election, and against whom.

How it got here. The Conservatives governed the United Kingdom from 2010 to July 2024. At the general election that month they lost to Labour, which won a large majority. The Independent calls it the party's worst ever defeat. Kemi Badenoch was elected Conservative leader in November 2024, which made her Leader of the Opposition. Since then Reform UK, led by Nigel Farage, has drawn voters from the Conservatives' right, and some of its MPs. The Independent reports the Conservatives now sit third in the polls, behind Labour and Reform.

Why a coalition question. In a hung parliament no party has a majority of seats in the House of Commons. A government then needs a deal with another party, or a fresh election. With three parties competing for first place, that has become a live question. Badenoch's answer is a second election rather than a deal with Reform.

Why missile defence. The parties compete over defence spending. Britain has no national shield against missiles. Israel's Iron Dome is the best-known system of its kind. TheJournal.ie notes it shoots down short-range rockets fired from up to 70km. Comparing a British plan with it is a promise of protection. Whether the party made that comparison is now disputed.

What is at stake. If the Conservatives cannot win voters back from Reform, the right of British politics stays split. That shapes who governs after the next election, which must be held by 2029.

Where it stands. The conference was still running in Birmingham on Tuesday 6 October. The shield has not been designed. The reports we hold give no costing beyond the £10bn figure.

What is being argued about

  • Whether 'Britannia Shield' is a British 'Iron Dome', and who first said so
  • Ruling out a coalition with Reform UK in a hung parliament
  • MPs who defect told they will not be allowed back
  • Empty seats in the main hall
One shield, two namesSide by side
OutletWhat it calls the systemSays who used 'Iron Dome'?
The IndependentBritish 'iron dome' missile defence systemNo
TheJournal.ie'Britannia Shield', essentially 'a British Iron Dome'No
The Critic'Britannia Shield'; 'Iron Dome' in newspapers, a Tory press release and Badenoch's tweetYes: the party's release and Badenoch's tweet
Three outlets, all published 6 October. A second Independent report we hold had no text we could read.
Sources The Independent
Centre-left estimate · not a score
The Independent 🇬🇧UK · digital · independent Badenoch warns Tories they will not be allowed back if they defect to Reform as she rules out coalition with Farage Open this report in The AI Times → Read it at The Independent → What we have measured Accused party response Russia's side is reported as no comment. ×1A company statement about itself, taken as a "reveals" rather than "says", for a company's account of its own product ×1A count stated flat four crimes is given as a settled number in the headline, with no court, charge or jurisdiction attached ×1Actor named No actor named for the cut-short or for the clashes ×1 from 20215 articles we hold · quote attached Outlet profile in The AI Times → T TheJournal.ie
Centre estimate · not a score
TheJournal.ie 🇮🇪IE · digital · The Tories want to build 'Britannia Shield', essentially 'a British Iron Dome' Open this report in The AI Times → Read it at TheJournal.ie → What we have measured Accuracy of attribution The report calls the Tánaiste the Taoiseach partway through. That puts his words under another office. ×1Accusation carried without a reply a charge against a named party, no answer from it in the text held ×1Actor labelling calls the accusers 'opposition parties' when the named accuser is the deputy First Minister ×1Actor mislabelled The first line calls the accusers 'opposition parties', but the accuser quoted is the DUP deputy First Minister, who sits in the same executive ×1 from 2212 articles we hold · quote attached Outlet profile in The AI Times → T The Critic
Right estimate · not a score
The Critic 🇬🇧UK · digital · Kane and unable Open this report in The AI Times → Read it at The Critic → What we have measured Asserted flat a comment headline states the prime minister misunderstands, no figure given ×1Asserted, not attributed the prime minister's economics declared mistaken in the report's own voice ×1Asserted vs attributed 'historic' stated flat, with no one credited, and the focus on Gaza is set against it ×1Asserted vs attributed calls the unity remark 'historic' in the report's own voice and treats Gaza as a distraction from it ×1 from 373 articles we hold · quote attached Outlet profile in The AI Times →
How the name changed in a dayTimeline
  1. 2026-10-05— no time published; The Critic says 'Monday evening' Conservative Party Press release calls the system 'A British Iron Dome'The Critic
  2. 2026-10-06— no time published Kemi Badenoch, Times Radio 'We haven't called it an Iron Dome'The Critic
  3. 2026-10-06— no time published Kemi Badenoch, Today programme 'The newspapers will have to speak for the newspapers. I've called it the Britannia Shield.'The Critic
  4. 2026-10-06— no time published Kemi Badenoch, on social media Tweet calls it 'A British 'Iron Dome'-style system'The Critic
As reported by The Critic, the only report we hold that describes the release and the tweet.
Sources T The Critic
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The Critic 🇬🇧UK · digital · Kane and unable Open this report in The AI Times → Read it at The Critic → What we have measured Asserted flat a comment headline states the prime minister misunderstands, no figure given ×1Asserted, not attributed the prime minister's economics declared mistaken in the report's own voice ×1Asserted vs attributed 'historic' stated flat, with no one credited, and the focus on Gaza is set against it ×1Asserted vs attributed calls the unity remark 'historic' in the report's own voice and treats Gaza as a distraction from it ×1 from 373 articles we hold · quote attached Outlet profile in The AI Times →
What the reports sayFacts optional section
  • Badenoch pledged £10bn for missile defence. The Independent →
  • Israel's Iron Dome shoots down short-range rockets fired from up to 70km. TheJournal.ie →
  • The Conservatives are third in the polls, behind Labour and Reform. The Independent →
  • Asked on LBC how many units the shield would have, Badenoch said 'We can send you all of this information.' The Critic →
Sources The Independent
Centre-left estimate · not a score
The Independent 🇬🇧UK · digital · independent Badenoch warns Tories they will not be allowed back if they defect to Reform as she rules out coalition with Farage Open this report in The AI Times → Read it at The Independent → What we have measured Accused party response Russia's side is reported as no comment. ×1A company statement about itself, taken as a "reveals" rather than "says", for a company's account of its own product ×1A count stated flat four crimes is given as a settled number in the headline, with no court, charge or jurisdiction attached ×1Actor named No actor named for the cut-short or for the clashes ×1 from 20215 articles we hold · quote attached Outlet profile in The AI Times → T TheJournal.ie
Centre estimate · not a score
TheJournal.ie 🇮🇪IE · digital · The Tories want to build 'Britannia Shield', essentially 'a British Iron Dome' Open this report in The AI Times → Read it at TheJournal.ie → What we have measured Accuracy of attribution The report calls the Tánaiste the Taoiseach partway through. That puts his words under another office. ×1Accusation carried without a reply a charge against a named party, no answer from it in the text held ×1Actor labelling calls the accusers 'opposition parties' when the named accuser is the deputy First Minister ×1Actor mislabelled The first line calls the accusers 'opposition parties', but the accuser quoted is the DUP deputy First Minister, who sits in the same executive ×1 from 2212 articles we hold · quote attached Outlet profile in The AI Times → T The Critic
Right estimate · not a score
The Critic 🇬🇧UK · digital · Kane and unable Open this report in The AI Times → Read it at The Critic → What we have measured Asserted flat a comment headline states the prime minister misunderstands, no figure given ×1Asserted, not attributed the prime minister's economics declared mistaken in the report's own voice ×1Asserted vs attributed 'historic' stated flat, with no one credited, and the focus on Gaza is set against it ×1Asserted vs attributed calls the unity remark 'historic' in the report's own voice and treats Gaza as a distraction from it ×1 from 373 articles we hold · quote attached Outlet profile in The AI Times →
The bias in this coverageBias

'Britannia Shield' or 'Iron Dome'

Four of the five reports use the 'Iron Dome' label. Only two also use the party's own name for the system. One report sets the leader's denial that her party ever drew the comparison against the party's own press release.

4 reports using 'Iron Dome' 2 reports using 'Britannia Shield' 4 reports with text we could read

Two measures of a bad week

One report gives the party's standing as third in the polls, behind Labour and Reform. Another says only that Labour leads, and adds that her personal ratings have risen. Her charge that a former Reform leader in Wales took Russian bribes is quoted with no reply from Reform.

1 reports placing the party third 0 reports quoting a Reform response
Scored without the mastheads. Where the two passes differ, both are kept.
Sources The Independent
Centre-left estimate · not a score
The Independent 🇬🇧UK · digital · independent Badenoch warns Tories they will not be allowed back if they defect to Reform as she rules out coalition with Farage Open this report in The AI Times → Read it at The Independent → What we have measured Accused party response Russia's side is reported as no comment. ×1A company statement about itself, taken as a "reveals" rather than "says", for a company's account of its own product ×1A count stated flat four crimes is given as a settled number in the headline, with no court, charge or jurisdiction attached ×1Actor named No actor named for the cut-short or for the clashes ×1 from 20215 articles we hold · quote attached Outlet profile in The AI Times → The Independent
Centre-left estimate · not a score
The Independent 🇬🇧UK · digital · independent Badenoch rules out Tory-Reform coalition as she sends warning to potential defectors Open this report in The AI Times → Read it at The Independent → What we have measured Accused party response Russia's side is reported as no comment. ×1A company statement about itself, taken as a "reveals" rather than "says", for a company's account of its own product ×1A count stated flat four crimes is given as a settled number in the headline, with no court, charge or jurisdiction attached ×1Actor named No actor named for the cut-short or for the clashes ×1 from 20215 articles we hold · quote attached Outlet profile in The AI Times → The Independent
Centre-left estimate · not a score
The Independent 🇬🇧UK · digital · independent Badenoch hits back after Jeremy Clarkson's jibe about empty seats: 'This conference is buzzing' Open this report in The AI Times → Read it at The Independent → What we have measured Accused party response Russia's side is reported as no comment. ×1A company statement about itself, taken as a "reveals" rather than "says", for a company's account of its own product ×1A count stated flat four crimes is given as a settled number in the headline, with no court, charge or jurisdiction attached ×1Actor named No actor named for the cut-short or for the clashes ×1 from 20215 articles we hold · quote attached Outlet profile in The AI Times → T The Critic
Right estimate · not a score
The Critic 🇬🇧UK · digital · Kane and unable Open this report in The AI Times → Read it at The Critic → What we have measured Asserted flat a comment headline states the prime minister misunderstands, no figure given ×1Asserted, not attributed the prime minister's economics declared mistaken in the report's own voice ×1Asserted vs attributed 'historic' stated flat, with no one credited, and the focus on Gaza is set against it ×1Asserted vs attributed calls the unity remark 'historic' in the report's own voice and treats Gaza as a distraction from it ×1 from 373 articles we hold · quote attached Outlet profile in The AI Times → T TheJournal.ie
Centre estimate · not a score
TheJournal.ie 🇮🇪IE · digital · The Tories want to build 'Britannia Shield', essentially 'a British Iron Dome' Open this report in The AI Times → Read it at TheJournal.ie → What we have measured Accuracy of attribution The report calls the Tánaiste the Taoiseach partway through. That puts his words under another office. ×1Accusation carried without a reply a charge against a named party, no answer from it in the text held ×1Actor labelling calls the accusers 'opposition parties' when the named accuser is the deputy First Minister ×1Actor mislabelled The first line calls the accusers 'opposition parties', but the accuser quoted is the DUP deputy First Minister, who sits in the same executive ×1 from 2212 articles we hold · quote attached Outlet profile in The AI Times →

Claims and verdicts

unverified The Conservative conference has many more people than last year.
Badenoch told Channel 5 News this, according to The Independent, but no report we hold gives an attendance figure. The same report carries Jeremy Clarkson's jibe about empty seats and a Labour screenshot of a sparsely attended hall.
Checked against 1 source:
The Independent
Centre-left estimate · not a score
The Independent 🇬🇧UK · digital · independent Badenoch hits back after Jeremy Clarkson's jibe about empty seats: 'This conference is buzzing' Open this report in The AI Times → Read it at The Independent → What we have measured Accused party response Russia's side is reported as no comment. ×1A company statement about itself, taken as a "reveals" rather than "says", for a company's account of its own product ×1A count stated flat four crimes is given as a settled number in the headline, with no court, charge or jurisdiction attached ×1Actor named No actor named for the cut-short or for the clashes ×1 from 20215 articles we hold · quote attached Outlet profile in The AI Times →
true Kemi Badenoch ruled out a coalition with Reform UK in a hung parliament.
The Independent quotes her telling the BBC that 'we would have another election if there was no overall majority', while noting she only 'appeared' to rule it out. The Critic separately quotes her rejecting a deal because Reform are 'just not our kind of people'.
Checked against 2 sources:
The Independent
Centre-left estimate · not a score
The Independent 🇬🇧UK · digital · independent Badenoch warns Tories they will not be allowed back if they defect to Reform as she rules out coalition with Farage Open this report in The AI Times → Read it at The Independent → What we have measured Accused party response Russia's side is reported as no comment. ×1A company statement about itself, taken as a "reveals" rather than "says", for a company's account of its own product ×1A count stated flat four crimes is given as a settled number in the headline, with no court, charge or jurisdiction attached ×1Actor named No actor named for the cut-short or for the clashes ×1 from 20215 articles we hold · quote attached Outlet profile in The AI Times → T The Critic
Right estimate · not a score
The Critic 🇬🇧UK · digital · Kane and unable Open this report in The AI Times → Read it at The Critic → What we have measured Asserted flat a comment headline states the prime minister misunderstands, no figure given ×1Asserted, not attributed the prime minister's economics declared mistaken in the report's own voice ×1Asserted vs attributed 'historic' stated flat, with no one credited, and the focus on Gaza is set against it ×1Asserted vs attributed calls the unity remark 'historic' in the report's own voice and treats Gaza as a distraction from it ×1 from 373 articles we hold · quote attached Outlet profile in The AI Times →
disputed The Conservatives never described Britannia Shield as an 'Iron Dome'.
Badenoch told Times Radio 'We haven't called it an Iron Dome', according to The Critic. The same report says a Tory press release on Monday called it 'A British Iron Dome' and that she later tweeted 'A British 'Iron Dome'-style system'; The Critic is the only report we hold that describes the release and the tweet.
Checked against 1 source:
T The Critic
Right estimate · not a score
The Critic 🇬🇧UK · digital · Kane and unable Open this report in The AI Times → Read it at The Critic → What we have measured Asserted flat a comment headline states the prime minister misunderstands, no figure given ×1Asserted, not attributed the prime minister's economics declared mistaken in the report's own voice ×1Asserted vs attributed 'historic' stated flat, with no one credited, and the focus on Gaza is set against it ×1Asserted vs attributed calls the unity remark 'historic' in the report's own voice and treats Gaza as a distraction from it ×1 from 373 articles we hold · quote attached Outlet profile in The AI Times →

Who wrote it

M Millie Cooke The Independent · 2 reports on this story
What the bias passes found in their reporting
Claim left unchecked leader's charge against a rival party quoted without a response or a check×1
Headline frame The headline calls the defeat a 'dramatic U-turn' by MPs rather than a narrow or close vote.×1
Measure chosen party's place in the polls: third×1
Measure chosen The headline calls the defeat a reversal. It does not call it a margin.×1
Claims we checked that rest on their reporting
3 true
From 90 reports we hold under this byline, at The Independent. Two independent readings, each made without the masthead, a quote attached to every tag. A record, never a rating. Their full record →
N Nina Lloyd The Independent
What the bias passes found in their reporting
Asserted versus attributed 'ridicule' stated as fact before the critics are named×1
Claims we checked that rest on their reporting
1 unverified
From 26 reports we hold under this byline, at The Independent. Two independent readings, each made without the masthead, a quote attached to every tag. A record, never a rating. Their full record →
R Rónán Duffy TheJournal.ie
What the bias passes found in their reporting
An absence treated as the finding what was not posted is the whole claim; no figure and no source in the line held×1
Coverage gap One report measures how little front-page space British papers gave the dispute, paper by paper.×1
Framing sets the O'Neill question up on the unionist charge that she could bring down Stormont×1
Measure chosen gain shown by income band, including a zero for the lowest band×1
Claims we checked that rest on their reporting
1 misleading1 disputed3 true
From 23 reports we hold under this byline, at TheJournal.ie. Two independent readings, each made without the masthead, a quote attached to every tag. A record, never a rating. Their full record →
The bylines on the reports this story is built from. Hover one for what our passes have measured on their reporting. · 1 report we hold carries no byline — we do not invent one.

Coverage, outlet by outlet

The Independent
Centre-left estimate · not a score
The Independent 🇬🇧UK · digital · independent Badenoch rules out Tory-Reform coalition as she sends warning to potential defectors Open this report in The AI Times → Read it at The Independent → What we have measured Accused party response Russia's side is reported as no comment. ×1A company statement about itself, taken as a "reveals" rather than "says", for a company's account of its own product ×1A count stated flat four crimes is given as a settled number in the headline, with no court, charge or jurisdiction attached ×1Actor named No actor named for the cut-short or for the clashes ×1 from 20215 articles we hold · quote attached Outlet profile in The AI Times → — independent
Read it at The Independent → https://www.independent.co.uk/bulletin/news/kemi-badenoch-tory-reform-d…
The Independent
Centre-left estimate · not a score
The Independent 🇬🇧UK · digital · independent Badenoch hits back after Jeremy Clarkson's jibe about empty seats: 'This conference is buzzing' Open this report in The AI Times → Read it at The Independent → What we have measured Accused party response Russia's side is reported as no comment. ×1A company statement about itself, taken as a "reveals" rather than "says", for a company's account of its own product ×1A count stated flat four crimes is given as a settled number in the headline, with no court, charge or jurisdiction attached ×1Actor named No actor named for the cut-short or for the clashes ×1 from 20215 articles we hold · quote attached Outlet profile in The AI Times → — independent
The Independent carries Clarkson's 'dressed as seats' joke, Labour's screenshot of the hall and Badenoch's reply that the conference is 'buzzing'.
News UK UK Politics Badenoch hits back after Jeremy Clarkson's jibe about empty seats: 'This conference is buzzing' Jeremy Clarkson earlier joked that ‘a lot of people have come dressed as seats’ Nina Lloyd Tuesday 06 October 2026 17:04 BST Bookmark Comments Go to comments Bookmark popover Removed from bookmarks Close popover Related video: Kemi Badenoch pledges £10bn for British ‘iron dome’ missile defence system Become an Independent member to bookmark this article Want to bookmark your favourite articles and stories to read or reference later? Start your Independent Membership today. Join t
Asserted versus attributed: 'ridicule' stated as fact before the critics are named — “after she faced ridicule over empty seats in the main hall”
Read it at The Independent → https://www.independent.co.uk/news/uk/politics/kemi-badenoch-jeremy-cla…
The Independent
Centre-left estimate · not a score
The Independent 🇬🇧UK · digital · independent Badenoch warns Tories they will not be allowed back if they defect to Reform as she rules out coalition with Farage Open this report in The AI Times → Read it at The Independent → What we have measured Accused party response Russia's side is reported as no comment. ×1A company statement about itself, taken as a "reveals" rather than "says", for a company's account of its own product ×1A count stated flat four crimes is given as a settled number in the headline, with no court, charge or jurisdiction attached ×1Actor named No actor named for the cut-short or for the clashes ×1 from 20215 articles we hold · quote attached Outlet profile in The AI Times → — independent
The Independent carries the coalition rule-out and the warning to MPs who defect, and places the party third in the polls.
News UK UK Politics Badenoch warns Tories they will not be allowed back if they defect to Reform as she rules out coalition with Farage The Conservative Party leader also said she would rather fight two general elections in quick succession than form a coalition with Nigel Farage’s party in a hung parliament Millie Cooke Tuesday 06 October 2026 17:00 BST Bookmark Comments Go to comments Bookmark popover Removed from bookmarks Close popover Kemi Badenoch pledges £10bn for British ‘iron dome’ missile defence system Become an Independent member to bookmark this article Want to bookmark your favou
Which name is used: uses only the 'iron dome' label, not the party's own name — “Kemi Badenoch pledges £10bn for British ‘iron dome’ missile defence system”
Measure chosen: party's place in the polls: third — “despite remaining third in opinion polls behind Labour and Reform”
Claim left unchecked: leader's charge against a rival party quoted without a response or a check — “The one before him is in prison for taking bribes from Russia.”
Read it at The Independent → https://www.independent.co.uk/news/uk/politics/kemi-badenoch-tory-confe…
T The Critic
Right estimate · not a score
The Critic 🇬🇧UK · digital · Kane and unable Open this report in The AI Times → Read it at The Critic → What we have measured Asserted flat a comment headline states the prime minister misunderstands, no figure given ×1Asserted, not attributed the prime minister's economics declared mistaken in the report's own voice ×1Asserted vs attributed 'historic' stated flat, with no one credited, and the focus on Gaza is set against it ×1Asserted vs attributed calls the unity remark 'historic' in the report's own voice and treats Gaza as a distraction from it ×1 from 373 articles we hold · quote attached Outlet profile in The AI Times → —
The Critic, a sketch, sets Badenoch's denial of the 'Iron Dome' label against a party press release and her own tweet. It also has her unable to say how many units there would be.
Slice 1 Kemi Badenoch’s broadcast interviews on Tuesday were a touching celebration of someonewhose extravagant boasts and relaxed relationship with reality won the heart of Conservative members. There was also a lot of discussion of Jeffrey Archer. The Tory leader opened her chat with BBC Breakfast viewers by talking about the bestselling novelist messaging her only the previous day. She would reply with emojis, she said, and we got an image of a somewhat one-sided chat that allowed Archer to allude to his closeness to Top People. Or Badenoch, anyway. Not, of course, that the Master Storytell
Claim checked against the record: tests the leader's denial against her own party's press release — “It’s not as if there was a Tory press release on Monday evening calling the system “A British Iron Dome”.”
Read it at The Critic → https://thecritic.co.uk/kane-and-unable/
T TheJournal.ie
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TheJournal.ie 🇮🇪IE · digital · The Tories want to build 'Britannia Shield', essentially 'a British Iron Dome' Open this report in The AI Times → Read it at TheJournal.ie → What we have measured Accuracy of attribution The report calls the Tánaiste the Taoiseach partway through. That puts his words under another office. ×1Accusation carried without a reply a charge against a named party, no answer from it in the text held ×1Actor labelling calls the accusers 'opposition parties' when the named accuser is the deputy First Minister ×1Actor mislabelled The first line calls the accusers 'opposition parties', but the accuser quoted is the DUP deputy First Minister, who sits in the same executive ×1 from 2212 articles we hold · quote attached Outlet profile in The AI Times → —
TheJournal.ie gives both names and the one figure on Israel's system: rockets fired from up to 70km.
An account is an optional way to support the work we do. Find out more. Badenoch also shied away from comparisons between her party’s proposed “Britannia Shield” proposals and Israel’s defence system, after a Conservative press release dubbed it “in essence, a British Iron Dome”. The press release said that the system would provide a network of radar, command systems and interceptor missiles to counter threats like drones and long-range missiles. Israel’s Iron Dome system can shoot down short-range rockets fired from up to 70km away and has been heralded as a template for other nations. Last y
Which name is used: puts the party's name and the Israeli comparison side by side — “The Tories want to build 'Britannia Shield', essentially 'a British Iron Dome'”
Read it at TheJournal.ie → https://www.thejournal.ie/iron-dome-7183548-Oct2026/
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T The Irish Times
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The Irish Times 🇮🇪IE · digital · No report held from this outlet on this story. What we have measured Actor framing The release is framed as a joint agreement, with no pressure mentioned ×1Actor named Names the residents as the ones who blocked the road ×1Actor named killers named as 'loyalist gunmen'; verb 'shot dead' ×1With no actor named construction no actor named for the theft or the driving in the standfirst ×1 from 1354 articles we hold · quote attached Outlet profile in The AI Times → R RNZ
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RNZ 🇳🇿NZ · digital · PUBLIC No report held from this outlet on this story. What we have measured Headline against body headline claims a 20-year decline reversed; the first line of the body reports a new low in reading ×1Headline against body headline claims a turnaround; the text carries a record low and puts it on boys ×1 from 2328 articles we hold · quote attached Outlet profile in The AI Times → R RTÉ News
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RTÉ News 🇮🇪IE · digital · PUBLIC No report held from this outlet on this story. What we have measured Abstraction as the actor the dispute acts and no one in it is named ×1Account taken as default the police description of the crowd as 'hostile' is carried with no other account ×1Accuracy the Slovenia entry in the country list repeats Austria's name ×1Active voice offender Donaldson is named as the one who did the abuse, in the active voice. ×1 from 2353 articles we hold · quote attached Outlet profile in The AI Times → ABC News (Australia)
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ABC News (Australia) 🇦🇺AU · public broadcaster · public-service No report held from this outlet on this story. What we have measured Actor label and hedge The same man is called 'far-right' and named by his legal name. The act is hedged with 'allegedly', where the longer report states it flat. ×1A different count, stated flat one dead and 140 missing, unattributed, earliest of the four ×1Affected counted The only report to count the local people affected ×1Are the dead named one of the dead named, through a relative at the hospital ×1 from 4664 articles we hold · quote attached Outlet profile in The AI Times → The Guardian
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The Guardian 🇬🇧UK · newspaper · independent No report held from this outlet on this story. What we have measured Actor named Denial in the passive voice, with no one named as the person who dismissed it ×1Actor named names Israel as acting and states the death toll flat, with no source ×1Actor named Ireland named as the side that ended the conference ×1Allegation omitted the police statement is cut with an ellipsis where the other two reports carry the controlling or coercive behaviour allegation ×1 from 10510 articles we hold · quote attached Outlet profile in The AI Times → C CBC News
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CBC News 🇨🇦CA · public broadcaster · public-service No report held from this outlet on this story. What we have measured Asserted vs attributed the measure is attributed to the three governments; the territory is called occupied in the outlet's own voice ×1Attribution kept in the headline the sourcing travels with the claim into the headline ×1Figure rounded in the headline more than 600 in the headline; the body sources it to a flight-tracking site ×1How the sourcing is hedged the claim is hedged to an unnamed newspaper in both headline and body; the reporting is not held by this report ×1 from 2713 articles we hold · quote attached Outlet profile in The AI Times →
Silence is recorded, not inferred — each of these was read when we built this story and carried nothing on this event.
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BBC News
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BBC News 🇬🇧UK · public broadcaster · public-service No report held from this outlet on this story. What we have measured Dating and attribution 'It was not until Tuesday' is a judgement about delay, not a date. No other report we hold comments on how long the German finding took. ×1How hard the claim is stated Headline says the UN voted to adopt and replace; the last sentence of the report says the vote is non-binding ×1How hard the claim is stated The qualification arrives in the last sentence and is immediately overridden by an effect the report gives no source for. ×1Which figure is used States the replacement as done — the Assembly voted to replace the map — where the resolution urges states to use a different projection. ×1 from 473 articles we hold · quote attached Outlet profile in The AI Times → The Daily Telegraph
Right estimate · not a score
The Daily Telegraph 🇬🇧UK · newspaper · independent No report held from this outlet on this story. What we have measured Nothing scored yet. We do not carry a rating for any outlet — only what we have measured from published text. Outlet profile in The AI Times → The Times
Centre-right estimate · not a score
The Times 🇬🇧UK · newspaper · independent No report held from this outlet on this story. What we have measured Nothing scored yet. We do not carry a rating for any outlet — only what we have measured from published text. Outlet profile in The AI Times →
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