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The Independent leads on a Border Force failure; the Guardian and Morning Star lead on a far-right activist who slashed a dinghy

Two boats reached Kent in two days without being intercepted, and Shabana Mahmood ordered a review. The same day Daniel Thomas chased asylum seekers across the Channel on a livestream, and hundreds protested at Gosport. The reports we can read tell different stories and give different counts for the boat he chased.

Six arrested after anti-migrant protest at Gosport marina
Six arrested after anti-migrant protest at Gosport marina as published by The Guardian · seen at The Guardian
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What happened. On Monday a dinghy landed at Folkestone and five people were detained. On Tuesday a second boat reached Samphire Hoe near Dover and 21 people were detained. Neither boat was intercepted. Home Secretary Shabana Mahmood ordered a review, the Guardian and The Independent report. That Tuesday, the Guardian says, Daniel Thomas chased dinghies from a speedboat and streamed it to more than 100,000 people. Hundreds gathered at Gosport, and Hampshire police arrested six.

Three reports, three stories.

The Independent The Guardian Morning Star
Leads with a boat that "evades Border Force" "Six arrested" Thomas "slashes dinghy"
Thomas called not mentioned "far-right campaigner" "far-right agitator"
People aboard "migrants" "asylum seekers" "asylum-seekers"
On the Dover boat not given 51 "about 60"
His prison record no no two years, attempted kidnapping

What only one report carries. Only The Independent calls undetected landings "exceptionally rare". Only the Morning Star says the rescue worker fell out of the dinghy.

What is not settled. - How many people were on the boat Thomas chased. Neither report says where its count comes from. - What Mahmood's review will examine. We hold only the headline of The Independent's report on her words. - Who the man found dead at Neufchâtel-Hardelot was. No report names him.

What this is about. People who cross the English Channel from France to England in small inflatable boats, the British government's effort to stop them, and a far-right movement that now confronts them at sea and on shore.

How it got here. The Channel is the narrow sea between northern France and south-east England. Since around 2018, people seeking asylum in the UK have crossed it in small boats launched from beaches in northern France. The crossings became a central argument in British politics. Successive governments have paid France to patrol its coast and promised to stop the boats. In 2024 the Labour government set up Border Security Command to lead that effort. Border Force, part of the Home Office, meets the boats at sea. Most are picked up before they reach land, so a boat that lands unseen is news in itself. The Guardian reports that arrivals so far this year are down 46% on the same point last year.

Who is involved. - The Home Office, led by Home Secretary Shabana Mahmood, runs border policy and Border Force. - The ISU and PCS unions represent the staff who pick people up at sea. They have raised concerns about their members' safety. - Daniel Thomas, who calls himself Danny Tommo, is an anti-migrant activist. The Morning Star links him to a group called Patriotic Platform. - The RNLI is the charity that runs Britain's lifeboats. It rescues people at sea when the Coastguard asks it to. - Hampshire police are looking into the footage of the slashed dinghy.

What is at stake. The government has to show that the border is under control. It also has to protect its staff, and the people it picks up, from activists who follow them at sea and on land.

Where it stands. Mahmood has ordered a review of the two landings. Police are looking into the footage of Thomas at sea. Six people were arrested at Gosport on suspicion of aggravated trespass or of assaulting an emergency worker.

What is being argued about

  • Two boats landed in Kent in two days without being intercepted, and the Home Secretary ordered a review
  • A far-right activist slashed a dinghy while a rescue worker was on board, and police are looking into it
  • Six arrests after hundreds gathered at Gosport for a boat that docked at Dover instead
  • 51 or about 60: two counts for the boat that reached Dover after 33 hours at sea
Three reports, three versions of the daySide by side
OutletHeadline leads withWhat it calls ThomasPeople on the Dover boatHis prison record
The Independent"Second small boat in two days evades Border Force"not mentionednot givennot mentioned
The Guardian"Six arrested after anti-migrant protest""far-right campaigner"51not mentioned
Morning Star"Far-right agitator 'Danny Tommo' slashes dinghy""far-right agitator""about 60""two years in prison for attempted kidnapping"
Quoted from each report.
Sources The Guardian
Centre-left estimate · not a score
The Guardian 🇬🇧UK · newspaper · independent Six arrested after anti-migrant protest at Gosport marina 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 → M Morning Star
Left estimate · not a score
Morning Star 🇬🇧UK · digital · Far-right agitator ‘Danny Tommo’ slashes dinghy with rescue worker on board Open this report in The AI Times → Read it at Morning Star → What we have measured Anyone hurt counted the only report that carries a civilian death; the person is counted, not named ×1Anyone hurt counted Moscow region dead given by age and sex, attributed to the regional governor ×1A speaker's epithet carried in the reporter's "sugar daddies" used to describe the donors outside the quotation ×1Asserted flat, not attributed a contested political claim written as an established fact ×1 from 876 articles we hold · quote attached Outlet profile in The AI Times → The Independent
Centre-left estimate · not a score
The Independent 🇬🇧UK · digital · independent Second small boat in two days evades Border Force to reach UK 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 →
Two landings, one pursuit, one protestTimeline
  1. 2026-09-21— no time published; The Independent says morning Border Security Command A dinghy lands at Folkestone and the people on it are detained 5 detainedThe first undetected arrival in a year, The Independent says
  2. 2026-09-22— no time published; the Guardian says afternoon Daniel Thomas Chases the asylum seekers from a speedboat and streams it more than 100,000 viewersThe Guardian and the Morning Star describe him slashing a dinghy
  3. 2026-09-22— no time published; the Guardian and The Independent say afternoon Border Security Command A second boat lands at Samphire Hoe near Dover without being intercepted 21 detainedMahmood orders a review
  4. 2026-09-22— no time published; the Guardian says early evening Protesters Hundreds gather at Gosport marina for a boat that does not come 6 arrestedHampshire police made the arrests
  5. 2026-09-2300:30 the Guardian: "about 12.30am" Border Force The boat Thomas chased docks at Dover after 33 hours at sea 51 or about 60 aboardThe Guardian says 51; the Morning Star says about 60
  6. 2026-09-23— no time published; reports say morning Pas-de-Calais prefecture A man is found dead on Neufchâtel-Hardelot beach in France 1 dead, not namedFrench authorities have opened an investigation
Only the Dover docking has a published time.
Sources The Guardian
Centre-left estimate · not a score
The Guardian 🇬🇧UK · newspaper · independent Six arrested after anti-migrant protest at Gosport marina 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 → M Morning Star
Left estimate · not a score
Morning Star 🇬🇧UK · digital · Far-right agitator ‘Danny Tommo’ slashes dinghy with rescue worker on board Open this report in The AI Times → Read it at Morning Star → What we have measured Anyone hurt counted the only report that carries a civilian death; the person is counted, not named ×1Anyone hurt counted Moscow region dead given by age and sex, attributed to the regional governor ×1A speaker's epithet carried in the reporter's "sugar daddies" used to describe the donors outside the quotation ×1Asserted flat, not attributed a contested political claim written as an established fact ×1 from 876 articles we hold · quote attached Outlet profile in The AI Times → The Independent
Centre-left estimate · not a score
The Independent 🇬🇧UK · digital · independent Second small boat in two days evades Border Force to reach UK 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

51 people or about 60

Two reports give a number for the people on the dinghy the activist pursued, and the numbers differ. One says 51, attributed with 'reportedly'. The other says 'about 60' and gives no source.

Officials and campaigners speak, people on the boats do not

The reports quote unions, the Home Office, a minister, the RNLI, an anti-racism group and the French prefecture. None quotes anyone who crossed. The man found dead in France is not named in either report that mentions him.

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 Six arrested after anti-migrant protest at Gosport marina 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 → M Morning Star
Left estimate · not a score
Morning Star 🇬🇧UK · digital · Far-right agitator ‘Danny Tommo’ slashes dinghy with rescue worker on board Open this report in The AI Times → Read it at Morning Star → What we have measured Anyone hurt counted the only report that carries a civilian death; the person is counted, not named ×1Anyone hurt counted Moscow region dead given by age and sex, attributed to the regional governor ×1A speaker's epithet carried in the reporter's "sugar daddies" used to describe the donors outside the quotation ×1Asserted flat, not attributed a contested political claim written as an established fact ×1 from 876 articles we hold · quote attached Outlet profile in The AI Times → The Independent
Centre-left estimate · not a score
The Independent 🇬🇧UK · digital · independent Second small boat in two days evades Border Force to reach UK 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 Mahmood: Failure to stop two migrant boats in two days ‘not acceptable’ 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

disputed The dinghy Daniel Thomas pursued, which docked at Dover at about 12.30am on Wednesday after 33 hours at sea, carried 51 people.
The Guardian says 51 people were on board; the Morning Star says the rescued migrants numbered 'about 60 in total'. Both say the people on board had reportedly refused French help and spent more than 33 hours at sea, but they give different numbers for how many were on it.
Checked against 2 sources:
The Guardian
Centre-left estimate · not a score
The Guardian 🇬🇧UK · newspaper · independent Six arrested after anti-migrant protest at Gosport marina 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 → M Morning Star
Left estimate · not a score
Morning Star 🇬🇧UK · digital · Far-right agitator ‘Danny Tommo’ slashes dinghy with rescue worker on board Open this report in The AI Times → Read it at Morning Star → What we have measured Anyone hurt counted the only report that carries a civilian death; the person is counted, not named ×1Anyone hurt counted Moscow region dead given by age and sex, attributed to the regional governor ×1A speaker's epithet carried in the reporter's "sugar daddies" used to describe the donors outside the quotation ×1Asserted flat, not attributed a contested political claim written as an established fact ×1 from 876 articles we hold · quote attached Outlet profile in The AI Times →
true A second small boat in two days reached the Kent coast without being intercepted, and 21 people were detained after it landed at Samphire Hoe.
The Guardian and The Independent each report the Samphire Hoe landing, the 21 detentions and the Folkestone landing the day before, and both say Shabana Mahmood ordered a review. Only The Independent says the Folkestone landing was the first undetected arrival in a year.
Checked against 2 sources:
The Guardian
Centre-left estimate · not a score
The Guardian 🇬🇧UK · newspaper · independent Six arrested after anti-migrant protest at Gosport marina 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 Second small boat in two days evades Border Force to reach UK 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 →
true Footage shows Daniel Thomas slashing an inflatable dinghy in the Channel while a rescue worker was on board.
The Guardian and the Morning Star each describe the footage and report that Hampshire police are conducting inquiries into it. Only the Morning Star says the rescue worker fell out of the dinghy.
Checked against 2 sources:
The Guardian
Centre-left estimate · not a score
The Guardian 🇬🇧UK · newspaper · independent Six arrested after anti-migrant protest at Gosport marina 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 → M Morning Star
Left estimate · not a score
Morning Star 🇬🇧UK · digital · Far-right agitator ‘Danny Tommo’ slashes dinghy with rescue worker on board Open this report in The AI Times → Read it at Morning Star → What we have measured Anyone hurt counted the only report that carries a civilian death; the person is counted, not named ×1Anyone hurt counted Moscow region dead given by age and sex, attributed to the regional governor ×1A speaker's epithet carried in the reporter's "sugar daddies" used to describe the donors outside the quotation ×1Asserted flat, not attributed a contested political claim written as an established fact ×1 from 876 articles we hold · quote attached Outlet profile in The AI Times →

Who wrote it

S Sophie Wingate The Independent · 2 reports on this story
What the bias passes found in their reporting
Context that shrinks the event says undetected landings are rare, which the other reports do not×1
Measure chosen sets the landings against a count of undetected arrivals, not the year's total crossings×1
Claims we checked that rest on their reporting
1 true
From 25 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 Rajeev Syal The Guardian
What the bias passes found in their reporting
Asserted or attributed the label "far-right" stated flat in the outlet's own voice×1
Figure chosen the arrivals are measured from the start of one prime minister's term×1
Figure: people on the boat 51, with the refusal of French help hedged as 'reportedly'×1
Headcount on the boat 51, attributed with 'reportedly'×1
Claims we checked that rest on their reporting
1 disputed1 unverified3 true
From 27 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 →
C Ceren Sagir Morning Star
What the bias passes found in their reporting
Assertion vs attribution states flat, with no source, the claim that contradicts Trump's surveillance account×1
Attribution verb the critic 'claimed' while the party spokesperson 'said': the verbs are uneven×1
Background on the activist the only report that gives his criminal record×1
Background on the actor the only report that gives the activist's prison record×1
Claims we checked that rest on their reporting
3 disputed3 unverified4 true
From 95 reports we hold under this byline, at Morning Star. 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 Mahmood: Failure to stop two migrant boats in two days ‘not acceptable’ 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
Headline only: Mahmood says the failure to stop two migrant boats in two days is "not acceptable".
Read it at The Independent → https://www.independent.co.uk/bulletin/news/small-boat-migrant-crossing…
The Guardian
Centre-left estimate · not a score
The Guardian 🇬🇧UK · newspaper · independent Six arrested after anti-migrant protest at Gosport marina 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 only report with the Gosport arrests in detail, the union and Home Office statements, the count of 51 and this year's crossing figures.
An anti-migrant protester faces police at Gosport on Tuesday evening. Photograph: Lab Mo/Sopa Images/Shutterstock View image in fullscreen An anti-migrant protester faces police at Gosport on Tuesday evening. Photograph: Lab Mo/Sopa Images/Shutterstock Police Six arrested after anti-migrant protest at Gosport marina Heeding calls from far-right activist Daniel Thomas, hundreds of protesters turned out in Hampshire Rajeev Syal Home affairs editor Wed 23 Sep 2026 10.55 EDTLast modified on Wed 23 Sep 2026 11.51 EDT Share Prefer the Guardian on Google Six people have been arrested after anti-migra
Headcount on the boat: 51, attributed with 'reportedly' — “after 51 people onboard reportedly refused help from a French ship”
The dead are counted but not named: only the prefecture's words, with no name and origin given as a guess — “The lifeless body of a man, who appeared to be of African origin, was discovered this morning on the Neufchâtel-Hardelot beach.”
Figure chosen: the arrivals are measured from the start of one prime minister's term — “including 5,011 since Andy Burnham became prime minister”
Label for the activist: 'campaigner' in the body, while another report opens with 'activist' and a verb: 'slashed' — “Heeding calls from the far-right campaigner Daniel Thomas”
Figure: people on the boat: 51, with the refusal of French help hedged as 'reportedly' — “after 51 people onboard reportedly refused help from a French ship and spent 33 hours at sea”
Who is named as acting: Border Force is named as the body that failed — “Shabana Mahmood, the home secretary, has ordered a review after the Border Force failed to intercept a second dinghy in two days.”
Read it at The Guardian → https://www.theguardian.com/uk-news/2026/sep/23/six-arrested-after-anti…
The Independent
Centre-left estimate · not a score
The Independent 🇬🇧UK · digital · independent Second small boat in two days evades Border Force to reach UK 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 only report that calls undetected landings "exceptionally rare" and says Monday's was the first in a year.
Please refresh the page or navigate to another page on the site to be automatically logged inPlease refresh your browser to be logged in Want to bookmark your favourite articles and stories to read or reference later? Start your Independent Membership today. Migrants in a dinghy as they prepare to cross the English Channel ","copyright":"Getty","credit":"Carl Court","alt":null,"url":"https://static.independent.co.uk/2026/09/22/16/2295846512..","id":"2295846512","mid":6867618,"uid":1,"smartframe":null,"extra":{"iptc":{"creator":"Carl Court","creator_title":"Staff","credit":"Getty Images","sourc
Context that shrinks the event: says undetected landings are rare, which the other reports do not — “Uncontrolled landings remain exceptionally rare, with only one other instance recorded by the Home Office since data collection began in 2023.”
Measure chosen: sets the landings against a count of undetected arrivals, not the year's total crossings — “Uncontrolled landings remain exceptionally rare, with only one other instance recorded by the Home Office since data collection began in 2023.”
Read it at The Independent → https://www.independent.co.uk/bulletin/news/small-boats-english-channel…
M Morning Star
Left estimate · not a score
Morning Star 🇬🇧UK · digital · Far-right agitator ‘Danny Tommo’ slashes dinghy with rescue worker on board Open this report in The AI Times → Read it at Morning Star → What we have measured Anyone hurt counted the only report that carries a civilian death; the person is counted, not named ×1Anyone hurt counted Moscow region dead given by age and sex, attributed to the regional governor ×1A speaker's epithet carried in the reporter's "sugar daddies" used to describe the donors outside the quotation ×1Asserted flat, not attributed a contested political claim written as an established fact ×1 from 876 articles we hold · quote attached Outlet profile in The AI Times → —
The only report that gives Thomas's prison term for attempted kidnapping, says the rescue worker fell out and counts "about 60" aboard.
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Headcount on the boat: about 60, a different count for the same landing — “The rescued migrants, about 60 in total, had spent more than 33 hours at sea”
Background on the activist: the only report that gives his criminal record — “Mr Thomas, who has previously served two years in prison for attempted kidnapping”
Background on the actor: the only report that gives the activist's prison record — “Mr Thomas, who has previously served two years in prison for attempted kidnapping”
Figure: people on the boat: about 60, a different count for the same boat — “The rescued migrants, about 60 in total”
Read it at Morning Star → https://morningstaronline.co.uk/article/patriotic-platform-danny-tommo-…
Checked, didn’t cover
T The Irish Times
Centre estimate · not a score
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
Centre estimate · not a score
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
Centre estimate · not a score
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)
Centre estimate · not a score
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
Centre-left estimate · not a score
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 →
Silence is recorded, not inferred — each of these was read when we built this story and carried nothing on this event.
We could not read these
BBC News
Centre estimate · not a score
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 →
These are must-cite outlets for this desk that we did not manage to read when we built this story. That is a gap in our reach, not a silence on their part, and it is not evidence of anything about this story.

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