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Police say the man they arrested was 'bailed'; Reform's Welsh leader Dan Thomas says 'released without charge'

Dan Thomas has stood down as Reform UK's leader in Wales. Gwent Police say a 45-year-old man was bailed pending further inquiries. Thomas says he was released without charge. None of the three reports we hold says whether both can be true.

Who is Dan Thomas? Reform’s leader in Wales quits after assault arrest
Who is Dan Thomas? Reform’s leader in Wales quits after assault arrest as published by The Independent · seen at The Independent
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What happened. Dan Thomas stood down on Tuesday as Reform UK's leader in Wales. He says he will stay on as the Member of the Senedd for Casnewydd Islwyn. Reform won 34 of 96 seats in May, second only to Plaid Cymru, the Guardian reports.

Two accounts of one weekend.

Who What they say Reports carrying it
Gwent Police a 45-year-old man from the Aberbargoed area was arrested on Sunday 13 September and "bailed pending further inquiries" 3 of 3
Dan Thomas "reported to the police and was released without charge"; "I have done nothing wrong" 2 of 3 quote his words

The police statement does not name the man. All three reports link it to Thomas.

What the allegation is. Both Independent reports quote police saying he was arrested on suspicion of assault and of controlling or coercive behaviour. The Guardian quotes the same statement cut off after "assault".

Who responds. The Independent quotes Welsh Labour leader Ken Skates saying the case will "demonstrate the appalling judgment" of Nigel Farage. The Guardian says Reform gave only "personal reasons" for Thomas missing First Minister's questions, and did not answer repeated questions. The Independent reports Plaid Cymru saying Reform member Sarah Cooper-Lesadd has joined it.

What is not settled. - Whether "bailed" and "released without charge" describe the same outcome. No report says. - Whether the second allegation still stands. The Guardian leaves it out. - Who leads Reform's Senedd group next.

What this is about. The man who led Reform UK's new group in the Welsh parliament has stood down after a police arrest, four months after his party's best-ever result in Wales.

How it got here. - 1999: Wales got its own parliament, now called the Senedd. It makes laws on health, schools, housing and transport. Labour led every Welsh government from 1999 onwards. - 2024: A new law enlarged the Senedd to 96 members. It also changed the voting system. Voters now choose party lists in 16 six-member constituencies, so seats follow each party's share of the vote more closely. - Reform UK began in 2019 as the Brexit Party and took its current name in 2021. Nigel Farage has led it since 2024. - February 2026: Farage named Dan Thomas, a former Conservative councillor, as Reform's leader in Wales, the Guardian reports. - May 2026: At the first election under the new system, Reform won 34 of 96 seats, second only to Plaid Cymru, the Guardian reports. Thomas became the Member of the Senedd for Casnewydd Islwyn.

Who is involved. - Gwent Police cover south-east Wales, including Aberbargoed and Newport. Policing and criminal justice in Wales are still run from Westminster, not by the Senedd. - Plaid Cymru is the Welsh nationalist party and the largest group in the Senedd. - Welsh Labour governed Wales for a quarter of a century before May.

Two terms a reader needs. - Controlling or coercive behaviour has been a crime in England and Wales since 2015. It covers a pattern of abuse by a partner or family member, not a single act. - Bailed pending further inquiries means police have released someone without charging them yet. The investigation carries on, and a charge can still follow. The reports we hold do not say which stage this case has reached.

What is at stake. Reform's 34 members are its first large group in any UK parliament. How it handles its Welsh leader's arrest will test whether it can hold that group together. One of its members has already joined Plaid Cymru.

Where it stands. Thomas stays in the Senedd. Nobody has been charged. The reports we hold do not say who will lead Reform's group next.

What is being argued about

  • Police say the man they arrested was bailed; Thomas says he was released without charge
  • Two of three reports name controlling or coercive behaviour; one cuts the police statement after 'assault'
  • Welsh Labour's leader blames Nigel Farage's judgement; Reform gave 'personal reasons' and little else
  • A Reform member of the Senedd joins Plaid Cymru, in one report
Three reports, two words for his legal statusSide by side
OutletFirst line on his statusAllegations namedHis 'released without charge' quoted?
The Guardian"arrested and bailed on suspicion of assault"assault (police statement cut with an ellipsis)yes, later in the report
The Independent"arrested on suspicion of assault and controlling or coercive behaviour"assault; controlling or coercive behaviouryes, in the standfirst
The Independent (explainer)police "confirmed a 45-year-old man was arrested on Sunday and bailed", while Thomas "maintained he has done nothing wrong"assault; controlling or coercive behaviourno
Each outlet's own words, quoted from its report.
Sources The Guardian
Centre-left estimate · not a score
The Guardian 🇬🇧UK · newspaper · independent Leader of Reform UK in Wales stands down after arrest on suspicion of assault Open this report in The AI Times → Read it at The Guardian → 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 10552 articles we hold · quote attached Outlet profile in The AI Times → The Independent
Centre-left estimate · not a score
The Independent 🇬🇧UK · digital · independent Reform UK’s Welsh leader steps down after arrest on suspicion of assault 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 20313 articles we hold · quote attached Outlet profile in The AI Times → The Independent
Centre-left estimate · not a score
The Independent 🇬🇧UK · digital · independent Who is Dan Thomas? Reform’s leader in Wales quits after assault arrest 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 20313 articles we hold · quote attached Outlet profile in The AI Times →
What the three reports carryChart
A count of what each report contains. It does not rate any outlet.
Sources The Guardian
Centre-left estimate · not a score
The Guardian 🇬🇧UK · newspaper · independent Leader of Reform UK in Wales stands down after arrest on suspicion of assault Open this report in The AI Times → Read it at The Guardian → 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 10552 articles we hold · quote attached Outlet profile in The AI Times → The Independent
Centre-left estimate · not a score
The Independent 🇬🇧UK · digital · independent Reform UK’s Welsh leader steps down after arrest on suspicion of assault 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 20313 articles we hold · quote attached Outlet profile in The AI Times → The Independent
Centre-left estimate · not a score
The Independent 🇬🇧UK · digital · independent Who is Dan Thomas? Reform’s leader in Wales quits after assault arrest 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 20313 articles we hold · quote attached Outlet profile in The AI Times →
The bias in this coverageBias

Bailed, or released without charge

All three reports quote police saying he was bailed. One puts his own phrase, 'released without charge', in its standfirst. One cuts the second allegation out of the police statement.

3 reports quoting police saying he was bailed 2 reports naming the controlling or coercive behaviour allegation 1 reports with 'released without charge' in the standfirst

Who gets to respond

Two of three reports quote the Welsh Labour leader attacking the Reform UK leader's judgement. Only one carries anything from the party beyond Thomas: a line on 'personal reasons', and a note that it would not answer questions. One report carries a Reform member's defection to Plaid Cymru.

2 reports quoting the Welsh Labour leader 1 reports carrying a party response beyond Thomas 1 reports carrying the defection
Scored without the mastheads. Where the two passes differ, both are kept.
Sources The Guardian
Centre-left estimate · not a score
The Guardian 🇬🇧UK · newspaper · independent Leader of Reform UK in Wales stands down after arrest on suspicion of assault Open this report in The AI Times → Read it at The Guardian → 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 10552 articles we hold · quote attached Outlet profile in The AI Times → The Independent
Centre-left estimate · not a score
The Independent 🇬🇧UK · digital · independent Reform UK’s Welsh leader steps down after arrest on suspicion of assault 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 20313 articles we hold · quote attached Outlet profile in The AI Times → The Independent
Centre-left estimate · not a score
The Independent 🇬🇧UK · digital · independent Who is Dan Thomas? Reform’s leader in Wales quits after assault arrest 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 20313 articles we hold · quote attached Outlet profile in The AI Times →

Claims and verdicts

misleading Dan Thomas was released without charge after being reported to police.
The Guardian and The Independent both quote Thomas saying this, and both quote Gwent Police saying a 45-year-old man was arrested and 'bailed pending further inquiries'. No charge has been reported, but his statement leaves out the arrest and the bail.
Checked against 3 sources:
The Guardian
Centre-left estimate · not a score
The Guardian 🇬🇧UK · newspaper · independent Leader of Reform UK in Wales stands down after arrest on suspicion of assault Open this report in The AI Times → Read it at The Guardian → 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 10552 articles we hold · quote attached Outlet profile in The AI Times → The Independent
Centre-left estimate · not a score
The Independent 🇬🇧UK · digital · independent Reform UK’s Welsh leader steps down after arrest on suspicion of assault 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 20313 articles we hold · quote attached Outlet profile in The AI Times → The Independent
Centre-left estimate · not a score
The Independent 🇬🇧UK · digital · independent Who is Dan Thomas? Reform’s leader in Wales quits after assault arrest 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 20313 articles we hold · quote attached Outlet profile in The AI Times →
unverified Thomas was arrested on suspicion of assault and of controlling or coercive behaviour.
The Independent quotes the Gwent Police statement with both offences in two reports. The Guardian quotes the same statement cut short after 'assault', so it neither confirms nor contradicts the second offence.
Checked against 3 sources:
The Independent
Centre-left estimate · not a score
The Independent 🇬🇧UK · digital · independent Reform UK’s Welsh leader steps down after arrest on suspicion of assault 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 20313 articles we hold · quote attached Outlet profile in The AI Times → The Independent
Centre-left estimate · not a score
The Independent 🇬🇧UK · digital · independent Who is Dan Thomas? Reform’s leader in Wales quits after assault arrest 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 20313 articles we hold · quote attached Outlet profile in The AI Times → The Guardian
Centre-left estimate · not a score
The Guardian 🇬🇧UK · newspaper · independent Leader of Reform UK in Wales stands down after arrest on suspicion of assault Open this report in The AI Times → Read it at The Guardian → 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 10552 articles we hold · quote attached Outlet profile in The AI Times →
unverified Reform Member of the Senedd Sarah Cooper-Lesadd defected to Plaid Cymru after Thomas stood down.
Only The Independent reports the defection, quoting a statement issued by Plaid Cymru. The Guardian's report does not mention it.
Checked against 2 sources:
The Independent
Centre-left estimate · not a score
The Independent 🇬🇧UK · digital · independent Reform UK’s Welsh leader steps down after arrest on suspicion of assault 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 20313 articles we hold · quote attached Outlet profile in The AI Times → The Guardian
Centre-left estimate · not a score
The Guardian 🇬🇧UK · newspaper · independent Leader of Reform UK in Wales stands down after arrest on suspicion of assault Open this report in The AI Times → Read it at The Guardian → 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 10552 articles we hold · quote attached Outlet profile in The AI Times →

Who wrote it

A Athena Stavrou The Independent · 2 reports on this story
What the bias passes found in their reporting
Both accounts side by side the police account and his denial sit in one sentence×1
Measure chosen gives both suspected offences named in the police statement×1
Polling attributed pollster and commissioner named; the commissioner's position on the bill is not×1
Symmetry puts the police account and his denial in one sentence, with neither given more weight×1
Claims we checked that rest on their reporting
1 misleading1 disputed4 unverified
From 141 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 →
B Ben Quinn The Guardian
What the bias passes found in their reporting
Allegation omitted the police statement is cut with an ellipsis where the other two reports carry the controlling or coercive behaviour allegation×1
Asserted vs attributed 'bailed' stated flat in the lede, before his 'released without charge' statement appears×1
Headline vs quote the opening line says 'bailed', using the police word; his own statement later in the report says 'released without charge'×1
Quote trimmed cuts the police statement with an ellipsis, so only the assault arrest is reported; the second offence in the full statement does not appear×1
Claims we checked that rest on their reporting
1 misleading2 unverified1 true
From 39 reports we hold under this byline, at The Guardian. Two independent readings, each made without the masthead, a quote attached to every tag. A record, never a rating. Their full record →
B Bethan McKernan The Guardian
What the bias passes found in their reporting
Allegation omitted the police statement is cut with an ellipsis where the other two reports carry the controlling or coercive behaviour allegation×1
Asserted vs attributed 'bailed' stated flat in the lede, before his 'released without charge' statement appears×1
Headline vs quote the opening line says 'bailed', using the police word; his own statement later in the report says 'released without charge'×1
Quote trimmed cuts the police statement with an ellipsis, so only the assault arrest is reported; the second offence in the full statement does not appear×1
Claims we checked that rest on their reporting
2 misleading2 unverified1 true
From 7 reports we hold under this byline, at The Guardian. 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.

Coverage, outlet by outlet

The Independent
Centre-left estimate · not a score
The Independent 🇬🇧UK · digital · independent Reform UK’s Welsh leader steps down after arrest on suspicion of assault 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 20313 articles we hold · quote attached Outlet profile in The AI Times → — independent
The Independent carries the full police statement with both allegations. It is the only report with Sarah Cooper-Lesadd's move to Plaid Cymru, in a statement Plaid issued.
News UK UK Politics Reform UK’s Welsh leader steps down after arrest on suspicion of assault Dan Thomas says he was ‘reported to the police and was released without charge’ Athena Stavrou Political Reporter Tuesday 15 September 2026 17:41 BST Bookmark Bookmark popover Removed from bookmarks Close popover Richard Tice claims donations rule change would show how 'terrified' government is of Reform Your support helps us to tell the story Read more Support Now From reproductive rights to climate change to Big Tech, The Independent is on the ground when the story is developing. Whether it's investi
Measure chosen: gives both suspected offences named in the police statement — “arrested on suspicion of assault and controlling or coercive behaviour”
Whose words frame the story: the standfirst uses his words, 'released without charge', not the police word 'bailed' — “Dan Thomas says he was ‘reported to the police and was released without charge’”
Whose voice is quoted: a political rival's attack is quoted in full, and printed twice — “Dan Thomas was a personal pick by Nigel Farage and this will surely demonstrate the appalling judgment of the Reform UK leader.”
Voice quoted: a political opponent's verdict on the national leader is quoted, and the same quote runs twice in the report — “Dan Thomas was a personal pick by Nigel Farage and this will surely demonstrate the appalling judgment of the Reform UK leader.”
Read it at The Independent → https://www.independent.co.uk/news/uk/politics/reform-uk-wales-dan-thom…
The Independent
Centre-left estimate · not a score
The Independent 🇬🇧UK · digital · independent Who is Dan Thomas? Reform’s leader in Wales quits after assault arrest 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 20313 articles we hold · quote attached Outlet profile in The AI Times → — independent
The Independent's explainer puts the police account and Thomas's denial in a single sentence.
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Both accounts side by side: the police account and his denial sit in one sentence — “Gwent Police confirmed a 45-year-old man was arrested on Sunday and bailed pending further enquiries, while Thomas maintained he has done nothing wrong.”
Symmetry: puts the police account and his denial in one sentence, with neither given more weight — “Gwent Police confirmed a 45-year-old man was arrested on Sunday and bailed pending further enquiries, while Thomas maintained he has done nothing wrong.”
Read it at The Independent → https://www.independent.co.uk/bulletin/news/dan-thomas-reform-uk-wales-…
The Guardian
Centre-left estimate · not a score
The Guardian 🇬🇧UK · newspaper · independent Leader of Reform UK in Wales stands down after arrest on suspicion of assault Open this report in The AI Times → Read it at The Guardian → 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 10552 articles we hold · quote attached Outlet profile in The AI Times → — independent
The Guardian states 'arrested and bailed' in its first line, reports that Reform gave 'personal reasons' for his absence from First Minister's questions, and quotes the police statement only as far as 'assault'.
Dan Thomas is the former leader of Barnet council in north London, but is originally from Blackwood, Caerphilly. Photograph: Finnbarr Webster/Getty Images View image in fullscreen Dan Thomas is the former leader of Barnet council in north London, but is originally from Blackwood, Caerphilly. Photograph: Finnbarr Webster/Getty Images UK news Leader of Reform UK in Wales stands down after arrest on suspicion of assault Dan Thomas, a former Tory councillor, was elected to Senedd as leader of the opposition in May Ben Quinn and Bethan McKernan Tue 15 Sep 2026 11.45 EDTLast modified on Tue 15 Sep 2
Asserted vs attributed: 'bailed' stated flat in the lede, before his 'released without charge' statement appears — “The leader of Reform UK in Wales is standing down after he was arrested and bailed on suspicion of assault.”
Allegation omitted: the police statement is cut with an ellipsis where the other two reports carry the controlling or coercive behaviour allegation — “was arrested on suspicion of assault … He has been bailed pending further inquiries.”
Unattributed claim: a 'perception' that he was 'parachuted in' is asserted without saying whose perception it is — “the perception of Thomas as a figure who was parachuted in by Reform headquarters has caused tensions”
Quote trimmed: cuts the police statement with an ellipsis, so only the assault arrest is reported; the second offence in the full statement does not appear — “was arrested on suspicion of assault … He has been bailed pending further inquiries.”
Unattributed perception: a claim about how he is seen, with no source named — “the perception of Thomas as a figure who was parachuted in by Reform headquarters has caused tensions”
Headline vs quote: the opening line says 'bailed', using the police word; his own statement later in the report says 'released without charge' — “The leader of Reform UK in Wales is standing down after he was arrested and bailed on suspicion of assault.”
Read it at The Guardian → https://www.theguardian.com/uk-news/2026/sep/15/leader-of-reform-uk-wal…
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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 1358 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 2361 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 4667 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 2730 articles we hold · quote attached Outlet profile in The AI Times →
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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
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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
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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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