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The Independent says Nats chief Martin Rolfe faces calls to quit; RTÉ says airlines want action over 140 delayed Ryanair flights

UK air traffic control failed for the second time in two weeks. One outlet made it a story about the man in charge, the other about the airlines. Neither gives a total for the flights affected.

Air traffic control boss faces fresh calls to quit after second day of major flight disruption
Air traffic control boss faces fresh calls to quit after second day of major flight disruption as published by The Independent · seen at The Independent
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Two outlets, two subjects. The Independent makes Monday's failure about one man: Nats chief executive Martin Rolfe, "facing renewed calls to resign from airlines". RTÉ News makes it about the airlines, which "demanded urgent action" after delays to 140 Ryanair flights.

What failed. A "connectivity issue" at the Nats centre in Prestwick, Scotland, grounded flights at Edinburgh, Leeds Bradford, Belfast and Manchester, The Independent reports. Nats said the fault was fixed and apologised.

Four figures, four things counted.

Report What it counts Figure Who counted
The Independent cancelled flights at least 200 Cirium
The Independent, about 4.30pm cancelled departures and arrivals 117 and 110 Cirium
The Independent, passenger report flights expected to be delayed at least 100 not said
RTÉ News delayed Ryanair flights 140 not said

Who speaks. The Independent quotes three airline bosses against Rolfe: Ryanair, Jet2 and Wizz Air UK. Rolfe's only words are from last week. The report's opening says Prime Minister Andy Burnham "refused to back" him. Its body says only that his spokesperson would not answer whether the prime minister still had confidence in Rolfe.

What is not settled. - No report gives a total of flights affected across the UK and Ireland. - The Independent's two reports disagree on the 8 September failure. One says it cancelled more than 2,000 flights. The other calls the August 2023 outage, with more than 1,750 cancellations, "even bigger". - Rolfe has not answered the calls to resign in any report we hold.

What this is about. Air traffic control over the United Kingdom failed on Monday for the second time this month, and airlines are demanding that the man who runs it goes.

How it got here. National Air Traffic Services, known as Nats, guides aircraft through UK airspace. It was part-privatised in 2001 and is run as a public-private partnership: the government keeps a stake, and a group of airlines owns another. Its centre at Prestwick in Ayrshire, Scotland, handles much of the traffic over the north of the UK.

On 28 August 2023, a UK bank holiday, a fault in the Nats flight-planning system forced controllers to handle flights by hand. The Independent puts the damage at more than 1,750 cancelled flights and 700,000 passengers. The same report says a "radar-related issue" last July cancelled more than 160 flights. On 8 September this year a software defect caused another failure, which The Independent says cost the industry £70m. Nats published a preliminary report on it last Friday and called a repeat "unlikely". Monday's fault was at Prestwick, and Nats says it is unrelated.

Who is involved. Nats and its chief executive, Martin Rolfe. The airlines, which pay Nats for its service and bear the cost of cancellations: Ryanair, Jet2, Wizz Air and British Airways all appear in the reports. The government, which owns part of Nats and backed Rolfe after 8 September. The Civil Aviation Authority, the UK regulator. And Ireland: Ryanair is an Irish airline, and flights between Ireland and the UK were among those hit.

What is at stake. Under UK passenger rights rules, airlines do not have to pay compensation for delays caused by "extraordinary circumstances". The Civil Aviation Authority says passengers are "unlikely" to be paid for Monday. So the airlines carry the cost, and Jet2 says it is sending Nats another bill.

Where it stands. Nats says the fault is fixed. Airline bosses want Rolfe to resign. The government has not said whether it still backs him.

What is being argued about

  • Whether Nats chief executive Martin Rolfe should resign
  • How many flights were cancelled or delayed on Monday
  • Whether the government still has confidence in Rolfe
  • Why passengers are unlikely to get compensation
Four figures for Monday, four different things countedSide by side
OutletWhat it countsFigureWho counted
The IndependentCancelled flightsat least 200Cirium, an aviation analytics firm
The IndependentCancelled departures and arrivals, at about 4.30pm117 departures, 110 arrivalsCirium
The Independent (passenger report)Flights expected to be delayed in Scotland, Northern Ireland and northern Englandat least 100not said
RTÉ NewsDelayed Ryanair flights140not said
None of these figures measures the same thing, so they cannot be added or set side by side.
Sources The Independent
Centre-left estimate · not a score
The Independent 🇬🇧UK · digital · independent Air traffic control boss faces fresh calls to quit after second day of major flight disruption 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 Bride-to-be faces anxious wait for dream Las Vegas wedding after flight cancelled in air traffic control chaos 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 → R RTÉ News
Centre estimate · not a score
RTÉ News 🇮🇪IE · digital · PUBLIC Airlines demand action after new UK traffic-control issue Open this report in The AI Times → Read it at RTÉ News → 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 →
Nats failures, as The Independent counts themTimeline
  1. 2023-08-28— no time published Nats Outage cancels flights across the UK more than 1,750 flights, 700,000 passengersThe Independent
  2. July, year not given— no time published Nats "Radar-related issue" forces cancellations more than 160 flightsThe Independent
  3. 2026-09-08— no time published Nats Software fault causes a meltdown £70m cost to the industry; more than 2,000 flights, one report saysThe Independent
  4. 2026-09-18— no time published Nats Preliminary report blames a software defect and calls a repeat "unlikely"The Independent
  5. 2026-09-2112:57 RTÉ News publication time, Irish time RTÉ News Airlines demand urgent action after the Prestwick fault 140 Ryanair flights delayedRTÉ News
  6. 2026-09-2116:30 Cirium, as reported by The Independent, "around 4.30pm" Cirium Cancellations counted for the day 117 departures, 110 arrivalsThe Independent
One Independent report says 8 September cancelled more than 2,000 flights; another calls August 2023, with more than 1,750, the bigger outage.
Sources The Independent
Centre-left estimate · not a score
The Independent 🇬🇧UK · digital · independent Air traffic control boss faces fresh calls to quit after second day of major flight disruption 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 Bride-to-be faces anxious wait for dream Las Vegas wedding after flight cancelled in air traffic control chaos 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 → R RTÉ News
Centre estimate · not a score
RTÉ News 🇮🇪IE · digital · PUBLIC Airlines demand action after new UK traffic-control issue Open this report in The AI Times → Read it at RTÉ News → 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 →
The bias in this coverageBias

Four numbers, four things counted

The reports count different things: at least 200 cancellations, at least 100 delays, 140 Ryanair flights, and 117 departures plus 110 arrivals cancelled. Only two of the figures say who counted them. None of them is wrong, but they cannot be set side by side.

4 distinct flight figures for Monday 2 figures with a named source

Airlines speak, the chief executive speaks from last week

The airline executives calling for Martin Rolfe to resign are quoted directly. His own words come from a statement last week, not a reply to the calls. Named passengers are quoted in both full reports.

3 airline executives quoted in the fullest report 0 Rolfe replies to the resignation calls 3 passengers named across the two full reports
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 Air traffic control boss faces fresh calls to quit after second day of major flight disruption 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 Bride-to-be faces anxious wait for dream Las Vegas wedding after flight cancelled in air traffic control chaos 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 Bulletin PM briefing: Air traffic control chief faces calls to resign and Trump’s new threat to Iran 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 → R RTÉ News
Centre estimate · not a score
RTÉ News 🇮🇪IE · digital · PUBLIC Airlines demand action after new UK traffic-control issue Open this report in The AI Times → Read it at RTÉ News → 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 →

Claims and verdicts

unverified Monday's air traffic control failure cancelled at least 200 flights.
The Independent gives this figure from the analytics firm Cirium, and its later count of 117 departures and 110 arrivals is consistent with it. Other reports measure different things: a second Independent report says at least 100 flights were expected to be delayed, and RTÉ News counts 140 delayed Ryanair flights. No second source confirms the cancellation total.
Checked against 3 sources:
The Independent
Centre-left estimate · not a score
The Independent 🇬🇧UK · digital · independent Air traffic control boss faces fresh calls to quit after second day of major flight disruption 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 Bride-to-be faces anxious wait for dream Las Vegas wedding after flight cancelled in air traffic control chaos 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 → R RTÉ News
Centre estimate · not a score
RTÉ News 🇮🇪IE · digital · PUBLIC Airlines demand action after new UK traffic-control issue Open this report in The AI Times → Read it at RTÉ News → 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 →
disputed The 8 September failure caused more than 2,000 flight cancellations.
One Independent report gives more than 2,000 cancellations. A second Independent report calls the August 2023 outage, with more than 1,750 cancellations, 'even bigger' than 8 September, so the outlet's two accounts cannot both be right.
Checked against 2 sources:
The Independent
Centre-left estimate · not a score
The Independent 🇬🇧UK · digital · independent Bride-to-be faces anxious wait for dream Las Vegas wedding after flight cancelled in air traffic control chaos 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 Air traffic control boss faces fresh calls to quit after second day of major flight disruption 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 →
misleading Prime Minister Andy Burnham refused to back Nats chief executive Martin Rolfe.
The Independent's opening line says Burnham refused to back Rolfe. Its own body text says his spokesperson would not answer whether the prime minister still had confidence in him, and Burnham himself is not quoted.
Checked against 1 source:
The Independent
Centre-left estimate · not a score
The Independent 🇬🇧UK · digital · independent Air traffic control boss faces fresh calls to quit after second day of major flight disruption 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 →

Who wrote it

A Alex Ross The Independent · 2 reports on this story
What the bias passes found in their reporting
Factual discrepancy Gives the same passenger's departure as 10.35am. Another report gives 10.25am.×1
Figure measure Counts delays, not cancellations, and names no source×1
Figure measure Counts the 8 September failure in flights; the other full report counts it in money (£70m)×1
Figure measure A cancellation count from an analytics firm; the same report later gives 117 departures and 110 arrivals×1
Claims we checked that rest on their reporting
1 misleading1 disputed1 unverified
From 43 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 Rosie Slater The Independent
What the bias passes found in their reporting
Hedged or stated the Israeli minister's accusation hedged with 'claiming'; his statement then reproduced in full×1
How many were named puts the number at twelve and prints a list of twelve that includes one person described as a campaign director, not an MP×1
Whose words are used as the default the Israeli government's name for the West Bank carried into the reporter's own sentence, unquoted×1
Claims we checked that rest on their reporting
1 misleading1 disputed1 true
From 75 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 →
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 Air traffic control boss faces fresh calls to quit after second day of major flight disruption 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 fullest account: three airline bosses quoted against Rolfe, the Cirium cancellation counts, the £70m cost of 8 September, and the regulator saying compensation is unlikely.
News UK Home News Air traffic control boss faces fresh calls to quit after second day of major flight disruption Monday’s flight disruption was the fourth incident caused by problems at National Air Traffic Services in under four years, as chief executive Martin Rolfe comes under increased pressure to quit Alex Ross Monday 21 September 2026 17:33 BST Bookmark Comments Go to comments Bookmark popover Removed from bookmarks Close popover Glasgow Airport flights cancelled and delayed after second air traffic control issue in two weeks Your support helps us to tell the story Read more Support Now
Loaded descriptor: 'Beleaguered' is the reporter's own word, not attributed to anyone — “The beleaguered boss of air traffic control in the UK”
Figure measure: A cancellation count from an analytics firm; the same report later gives 117 departures and 110 arrivals — “on a day aviation analytics company Cirium reported at least 200 flights had been cancelled”
Passenger rights: The only report telling passengers they are unlikely to get compensation, attributed to the regulator — “unlikely to be entitled to compensation”
Loaded word: 'Beleaguered' describes the chief executive in the report's own voice. — “The beleaguered boss of air traffic control in the UK”
Headline vs body: Says the prime minister himself refused to back Rolfe. Later the same report says a spokesperson declined to answer a question. — “Prime minister Andy Burnham refused to back the chief executive”
Measure chosen: Counts cancelled flights, using an analytics firm's figure. — “Cirium reported at least 200 flights had been cancelled”
Read it at The Independent → https://www.independent.co.uk/news/uk/home-news/uk-flight-cancellations…
The Independent
Centre-left estimate · not a score
The Independent 🇬🇧UK · digital · independent Bulletin PM briefing: Air traffic control chief faces calls to resign and Trump’s new threat to Iran 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
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Read it at The Independent → https://www.independent.co.uk/bulletin/news/bulletin-pm-briefing-monday…
The Independent
Centre-left estimate · not a score
The Independent 🇬🇧UK · digital · independent Bride-to-be faces anxious wait for dream Las Vegas wedding after flight cancelled in air traffic control chaos 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
Leads on a Glasgow couple whose Las Vegas wedding is at risk, and counts at least 100 expected delays across Scotland, Northern Ireland and northern England.
News UK Home News Bride-to-be faces anxious wait for dream Las Vegas wedding after flight cancelled in air traffic control chaos Barbara Ann Stoddart and Andrew Lithgow now face an agonizing wait to see if their dream wedding will go ahead after National Air Traffic Services (Nats) was hit by an air traffic control (ATC) issue Alex Ross Monday 21 September 2026 16:28 BST Bookmark Comments Go to comments Bookmark popover Removed from bookmarks Close popover Glasgow Airport flights cancelled and delayed after second air traffic control issue in two weeks Your support helps us to tell the story R
Figure measure: Counts delays, not cancellations, and names no source — “At least 100 flights were expected to be delayed in Scotland, Northern Ireland and northern England”
Figure measure: Counts the 8 September failure in flights; the other full report counts it in money (£70m) — “which caused more than 2,000 flights to be cancelled, disrupting hundreds of thousands of passengers”
Measure chosen: Counts expected delays, not cancellations, and gives no source. — “At least 100 flights were expected to be delayed”
Factual discrepancy: Gives the same passenger's departure as 10.35am. Another report gives 10.25am. — “Booked on a 10.35am flight to Bradford Leeds Airport”
Read it at The Independent → https://www.independent.co.uk/news/uk/home-news/airport-delays-uk-air-t…
R RTÉ News
Centre estimate · not a score
RTÉ News 🇮🇪IE · digital · PUBLIC Airlines demand action after new UK traffic-control issue Open this report in The AI Times → Read it at RTÉ News → 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 → — PUBLIC
The only report counting one airline's losses: delays to 140 Ryanair flights, with airlines demanding urgent action.
Airlines in UK demand action after second traffic-control disruption Updated / Monday, 21 Sep 2026 13:41 Flights from Belfast International Airport were among those affected Airlines in the UK have demanded urgent action after another air traffic control issue caused widespread delays, including to 140 Ryanair flights. Flights have been delayed in Northern Ireland, Scotland and northern England amid an air traffic control issue, National Air Traffic Services (NATS) said. The company said the issue was unrelated to a software fault at NATS on 8 September, which caused more than 2,000 flights to
Figure measure: Counts only one airline's delayed flights — “including to 140 Ryanair flights”
Measure chosen: Counts one airline's delayed flights, so the figure reflects that airline's own count. — “including to 140 Ryanair flights”
Read it at RTÉ News → https://www.rte.ie/news/business/2026/0921/1592359-airlines-demand-acti…
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 → 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 → The Guardian
Centre-left estimate · not a score
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 10552 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 →
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