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The Irish Times says 'ramming' gardaí, TheJournal.ie says the car 'hit' them: M50 reports split on the verb and on one teenager or two

A 16-year-old boy appeared before the Children's Court in Dublin. He is charged over a stolen car driven on the wrong side of the M50. Two headlines say two teenagers were arrested. Only one headline says gardaí were rammed.

Two teens arrested after car driven wrong way on M50
Two teens arrested after car driven wrong way on M50 as published by RTÉ News · seen at RTÉ News
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What is agreed. A 16-year-old boy appeared in court in Dublin on Friday. TheJournal.ie says he is accused of stealing a car and of seven counts of dangerous driving. It says most of the driving was around Finglas, including at Junction 5 on the M50. The Irish Times says the car was stolen from Coolock on Wednesday.

Where the accounts differ. They differ on the verb and on the number of teenagers.

Outlet Verb for the contact Attributed? Teenagers in the headline
The Irish Times "ramming" gardaí No Two arrested
RTÉ News none; car "driven" No actor named Two arrested
TheJournal.ie "hit" two garda vehicles Yes, "court hears" One boy
TheJournal.ie, evening round-up "collided with" Yes, "a court heard" One boy

The verb. "Ramming" says the contact was deliberate. "Hit" and "collided" do not. Only The Irish Times headline uses "ramming", and it names no source for it.

The headcount. RTÉ News reports two arrests in its headline. Its first line then describes one boy in court. None of the text we hold says what became of a second teenager.

The father. A second Irish Times report leads on the boy telling the court that his father never says he is proud of him. No other report we hold carries that.

Not settled. - Whether the collisions were deliberate. - Whether a second teenager was charged or released. - Whether gardaí were chasing the car when it hit their vehicles.

What this is about. A boy of 16 is charged over a stolen car that was driven the wrong way on Dublin's main motorway. Irish outlets describe the same night in different words.

How it got here. The M50 is the motorway that rings Dublin and links the national roads out of the city. Finglas and Coolock are districts on the city's north side. The Irish Times says the car was stolen from Coolock on Wednesday. It says the car was seen being driven dangerously in north Dublin on Thursday night. By Friday a boy was before the court.

Wrong-way driving and garda pursuits were already in the news that week. On Friday TheJournal.ie reported a finding by the garda watchdog on a car that crashed on the M9 motorway, killing five teenagers who were driving the wrong way. The watchdog found no wrongdoing by gardaí in how they pursued that car.

Who is involved. An Garda Síochána is Ireland's national police service, and its officers are called gardaí. The Children's Court in Dublin hears criminal charges against people under 18. Irish law bars publishing anything that would identify a child charged with an offence. That is why every outlet names him only as a boy of 16. The police ombudsman is the independent body that investigates how gardaí behave.

What is at stake. Whether the car struck the garda vehicles on purpose matters to the case and to how the public reads it. "Ramming" implies intent. "Hit" and "collided" do not. How much of a child defendant's words to print is left partly to editors, and outlets chose differently here.

Where it stands. According to TheJournal.ie, one boy is charged with stealing the car and with seven counts of dangerous driving. Two outlets report two arrests. None of the reports we hold says whether the second teenager faces any charge.

What is being argued about

  • Whether the car rammed gardaí or hit them
  • Two teenagers arrested, one boy charged
  • How outlets report a child defendant's words in court
  • Wrong-way driving on Irish motorways after the M9 finding
Rammed, hit or collided: one contact, three verbsSide by side
OutletWhat it saidAttributed to the court?
The Irish Times"Two teenagers arrested after ramming gardaí in stolen car"No
RTÉ News"Two teens arrested after car driven wrong way on M50"No, and no actor named
TheJournal.ie"hit a civilian's car and two garda vehicles, court hears"Yes
TheJournal.ie, evening round-up"collided with a civilian's car and two garda vehicles"Yes
The Irish Times, court report"complains his father never says he is proud of him"Leads on the boy's words
Headlines and opening lines as published on 18 September. This counts wording. It does not rate any outlet.
Sources T The Irish Times
Centre estimate · not a score
The Irish Times 🇮🇪IE · digital · Two teenagers arrested after ramming gardaí in stolen car and driving against traffic on M50 Open this report in The AI Times → Read it at The Irish Times → 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 RTÉ News
Centre estimate · not a score
RTÉ News 🇮🇪IE · digital · PUBLIC Two teens arrested after car driven wrong way on M50 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 → T TheJournal.ie
Centre estimate · not a score
TheJournal.ie 🇮🇪IE · digital · Boy (16) drove on wrong side of M50 and hit a civilian's car and two garda vehicles, court hears Open this report in The AI Times → Read it at TheJournal.ie → What we have measured Accuracy of attribution The report calls the Tánaiste the Taoiseach partway through. That puts his words under another office. ×1Accusation carried without a reply a charge against a named party, no answer from it in the text held ×1Actor labelling calls the accusers 'opposition parties' when the named accuser is the deputy First Minister ×1Actor mislabelled The first line calls the accusers 'opposition parties', but the accuser quoted is the DUP deputy First Minister, who sits in the same executive ×1 from 2218 articles we hold · quote attached Outlet profile in The AI Times → T TheJournal.ie
Centre estimate · not a score
TheJournal.ie 🇮🇪IE · digital · The 5 at 5: Friday Open this report in The AI Times → Read it at TheJournal.ie → What we have measured Accuracy of attribution The report calls the Tánaiste the Taoiseach partway through. That puts his words under another office. ×1Accusation carried without a reply a charge against a named party, no answer from it in the text held ×1Actor labelling calls the accusers 'opposition parties' when the named accuser is the deputy First Minister ×1Actor mislabelled The first line calls the accusers 'opposition parties', but the accuser quoted is the DUP deputy First Minister, who sits in the same executive ×1 from 2218 articles we hold · quote attached Outlet profile in The AI Times → T The Irish Times
Centre estimate · not a score
The Irish Times 🇮🇪IE · digital · Boy on dangerous driving charges complains his father never says he is proud of him Open this report in The AI Times → Read it at The Irish Times → 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 →
From the theft to Friday's reportsTimeline
  1. 2026-09-16— no time published The Irish Times Car stolen from Coolock, according to The Irish Times
  2. 2026-09-17— no time published The Irish Times Car seen driven dangerously in north Dublin on Thursday night
  3. 2026-09-1813:44 published time RTÉ News Two teens arrested; one boy of 16 in court 2 arrested
  4. 2026-09-1814:15 published time The Irish Times Two teenagers arrested after 'ramming' gardaí 2 arrested
  5. 2026-09-1814:42 published time TheJournal.ie Boy of 16 'hit' a civilian's car and two garda vehicles, court hears 7 countsof dangerous driving
  6. 2026-09-1815:07 published time The Irish Times Boy says his father never says he is proud of him
  7. 2026-09-1816:54 published time TheJournal.ie Boy 'collided with' a civilian's car and two garda vehicles, a court heard
Publication times are given in Irish time.
Sources T The Irish Times
Centre estimate · not a score
The Irish Times 🇮🇪IE · digital · Two teenagers arrested after ramming gardaí in stolen car and driving against traffic on M50 Open this report in The AI Times → Read it at The Irish Times → 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 RTÉ News
Centre estimate · not a score
RTÉ News 🇮🇪IE · digital · PUBLIC Two teens arrested after car driven wrong way on M50 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 → T TheJournal.ie
Centre estimate · not a score
TheJournal.ie 🇮🇪IE · digital · Boy (16) drove on wrong side of M50 and hit a civilian's car and two garda vehicles, court hears Open this report in The AI Times → Read it at TheJournal.ie → What we have measured Accuracy of attribution The report calls the Tánaiste the Taoiseach partway through. That puts his words under another office. ×1Accusation carried without a reply a charge against a named party, no answer from it in the text held ×1Actor labelling calls the accusers 'opposition parties' when the named accuser is the deputy First Minister ×1Actor mislabelled The first line calls the accusers 'opposition parties', but the accuser quoted is the DUP deputy First Minister, who sits in the same executive ×1 from 2218 articles we hold · quote attached Outlet profile in The AI Times → T The Irish Times
Centre estimate · not a score
The Irish Times 🇮🇪IE · digital · Boy on dangerous driving charges complains his father never says he is proud of him Open this report in The AI Times → Read it at The Irish Times → 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 → T TheJournal.ie
Centre estimate · not a score
TheJournal.ie 🇮🇪IE · digital · The 5 at 5: Friday Open this report in The AI Times → Read it at TheJournal.ie → What we have measured Accuracy of attribution The report calls the Tánaiste the Taoiseach partway through. That puts his words under another office. ×1Accusation carried without a reply a charge against a named party, no answer from it in the text held ×1Actor labelling calls the accusers 'opposition parties' when the named accuser is the deputy First Minister ×1Actor mislabelled The first line calls the accusers 'opposition parties', but the accuser quoted is the DUP deputy First Minister, who sits in the same executive ×1 from 2218 articles we hold · quote attached Outlet profile in The AI Times →
The bias in this coverageBias

Rammed, hit or collided: three verbs for one contact

One report says flat that the car rammed gardaí. One says it hit their vehicles and one says it collided with them, and both attribute that to the court. Only the report that uses 'rammed' leaves out 'court hears'.

1 reports saying the car rammed gardaí 1 reports saying the boy hit the vehicles 1 reports saying the boy collided with them 2 reports attributing the contact to the court

Two teenagers in the headlines, one boy in the text

Two headlines say two teenagers were arrested. Four reports describe a single 16-year-old before the court. None of the text we hold says what happened to a second teenager.

2 headlines saying two teenagers were arrested 4 reports describing one boy of 16 in court 0 reports saying what became of a second teenager
Scored without the mastheads. Where the two passes differ, both are kept.
Sources T The Irish Times
Centre estimate · not a score
The Irish Times 🇮🇪IE · digital · Two teenagers arrested after ramming gardaí in stolen car and driving against traffic on M50 Open this report in The AI Times → Read it at The Irish Times → 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 RTÉ News
Centre estimate · not a score
RTÉ News 🇮🇪IE · digital · PUBLIC Two teens arrested after car driven wrong way on M50 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 → T TheJournal.ie
Centre estimate · not a score
TheJournal.ie 🇮🇪IE · digital · Boy (16) drove on wrong side of M50 and hit a civilian's car and two garda vehicles, court hears Open this report in The AI Times → Read it at TheJournal.ie → What we have measured Accuracy of attribution The report calls the Tánaiste the Taoiseach partway through. That puts his words under another office. ×1Accusation carried without a reply a charge against a named party, no answer from it in the text held ×1Actor labelling calls the accusers 'opposition parties' when the named accuser is the deputy First Minister ×1Actor mislabelled The first line calls the accusers 'opposition parties', but the accuser quoted is the DUP deputy First Minister, who sits in the same executive ×1 from 2218 articles we hold · quote attached Outlet profile in The AI Times → T The Irish Times
Centre estimate · not a score
The Irish Times 🇮🇪IE · digital · Boy on dangerous driving charges complains his father never says he is proud of him Open this report in The AI Times → Read it at The Irish Times → 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 → T TheJournal.ie
Centre estimate · not a score
TheJournal.ie 🇮🇪IE · digital · The 5 at 5: Friday Open this report in The AI Times → Read it at TheJournal.ie → What we have measured Accuracy of attribution The report calls the Tánaiste the Taoiseach partway through. That puts his words under another office. ×1Accusation carried without a reply a charge against a named party, no answer from it in the text held ×1Actor labelling calls the accusers 'opposition parties' when the named accuser is the deputy First Minister ×1Actor mislabelled The first line calls the accusers 'opposition parties', but the accuser quoted is the DUP deputy First Minister, who sits in the same executive ×1 from 2218 articles we hold · quote attached Outlet profile in The AI Times →

Claims and verdicts

No claims registered.

Who wrote it

D Diarmuid Pepper TheJournal.ie
What the bias passes found in their reporting
Characterisation 'politically motivated' outside quotation marks; only 'broad daylight' is quoted×1
Defence line leads The headline leads with the defence barrister's words, with the phrase in quotation marks.×1
Denominator two denominators in one sentence, the flattering one last×1
Figure only in quote The only death toll in the coverage comes from a politician quoted in the report. The report does not check it or give it in its own voice.×1
Claims we checked that rest on their reporting
1 false1 disputed1 unverified4 true
From 78 reports we hold under this byline, at TheJournal.ie. Two independent readings, each made without the masthead, a quote attached to every tag. A record, never a rating. Their full record →
T Tom Tuite The Irish Times · 2 reports on this story
What the bias passes found in their reporting
Asserted vs attributed Later in the same report the driving is hedged, which contradicts the flat opening×1
Asserted vs attributed The opening sentence states as fact that he drove; the charge is not yet tried and he has entered no plea×1
Asserted vs attributed The driving is stated as fact in the report's own voice, before the court appearance is mentioned.×1
Attribution collision account attributed to the court, verb 'hit'×1
Claims we checked that rest on their reporting
2 misleading1 unverified
From 75 reports we hold under this byline, at The Irish Times, TheJournal.ie. Two independent readings, each made without the masthead, a quote attached to every tag. A record, never a rating. Their full record →
J James Cox The Irish Times
What the bias passes found in their reporting
Actor framing The release is framed as a joint agreement, with no pressure mentioned×1
With no actor named construction no actor named for the theft or the driving in the standfirst×1
Hedged, not stated the exclusion to Ireland alone is carried as Trump's assertion, not as policy×1
How hard the claim is stated the rate is stated and the Ireland-only limit is attributed to Trump in the same sentence×1
Claims we checked that rest on their reporting
1 disputed5 unverified4 true
From 60 reports we hold under this byline, at The Irish Times. 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

T TheJournal.ie
Centre estimate · not a score
TheJournal.ie 🇮🇪IE · digital · The 5 at 5: Friday Open this report in The AI Times → Read it at TheJournal.ie → What we have measured Accuracy of attribution The report calls the Tánaiste the Taoiseach partway through. That puts his words under another office. ×1Accusation carried without a reply a charge against a named party, no answer from it in the text held ×1Actor labelling calls the accusers 'opposition parties' when the named accuser is the deputy First Minister ×1Actor mislabelled The first line calls the accusers 'opposition parties', but the accuser quoted is the DUP deputy First Minister, who sits in the same executive ×1 from 2218 articles we hold · quote attached Outlet profile in The AI Times → —
TheJournal.ie's afternoon digest alone calls the attack 'politically motivated', says it happened in 'broad daylight' in Dublin and followed 'a tirade of abuse', and does not say who made that claim.
An account is an optional way to support the work we do. Find out more. 1. #M50: A 16-year-old boy collided with a civilian’s car and two garda vehicles after repeatedly driving on the wrong side of the M50 and other roads in Dublin, a court heard. 2. #APOLOGY: Ryanair chief executive Michael O’Leary issued an apology for previously comparing competitor airlines to “rapists”. 3. #MICHAEL HEALY-RAE: A man accused of a politically motivated “broad daylight” attack on Kerry TD Michael Healy-Rae in Dublin following a tirade of abuse was denied bail. 4. #GARY ANDERSON: The PSNI is liaising with gar
Motive: 'politically motivated' framed as part of the accusation, not placed in quotation marks — “A man accused of a politically motivated “broad daylight” attack on Kerry TD Michael Healy-Rae”
What came before the attack: adds a preceding 'tirade of abuse', which the other reports we hold do not carry — “following a tirade of abuse was denied bail”
Characterisation: 'politically motivated' outside quotation marks; only 'broad daylight' is quoted — “A man accused of a politically motivated “broad daylight” attack on Kerry TD Michael Healy-Rae”
Read it at TheJournal.ie → https://www.thejournal.ie/5-at-5-friday-september-7166763-Sep2026/
T The Irish Times
Centre estimate · not a score
The Irish Times 🇮🇪IE · digital · Boy on dangerous driving charges complains his father never says he is proud of him Open this report in The AI Times → Read it at The Irish Times → 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 → —
Leads on the boy telling the Children's Court that his father never says he is proud of him.
A 16-year-old boy collided with a motorist’s car and two Garda vehicles after repeatedly driving on the wrong side of the M50 and other roads in Dublin, a court has heard. The youth, who cannot be identified as he is a minor, appeared before the Children’s Court on Friday following his arrest in connection with the incident on Thursday evening. He is accused of stealing a Toyota car and seven counts of dangerous driving, mainly in the Finglas area of north Dublin, including at junction five on the M50. Garda Seán Power objected to bail, citing the seriousness of the case and fears the teenager
What the headline leads with: leads with the boy's remark about his father, not with the driving or the charges — “Boy on dangerous driving charges complains his father never says he is proud of him”
Lead choice: headline leads on the boy's family remark in court, not on the driving — “Boy on dangerous driving charges complains his father never says he is proud of him”
Read it at The Irish Times → https://www.irishtimes.com/crime-law/courts/2026/09/18/boy-on-dangerous…
T TheJournal.ie
Centre estimate · not a score
TheJournal.ie 🇮🇪IE · digital · Boy (16) drove on wrong side of M50 and hit a civilian's car and two garda vehicles, court hears Open this report in The AI Times → Read it at TheJournal.ie → What we have measured Accuracy of attribution The report calls the Tánaiste the Taoiseach partway through. That puts his words under another office. ×1Accusation carried without a reply a charge against a named party, no answer from it in the text held ×1Actor labelling calls the accusers 'opposition parties' when the named accuser is the deputy First Minister ×1Actor mislabelled The first line calls the accusers 'opposition parties', but the accuser quoted is the DUP deputy First Minister, who sits in the same executive ×1 from 2218 articles we hold · quote attached Outlet profile in The AI Times → —
The only report to give the charges in full: theft of a car and seven counts of dangerous driving, mainly in Finglas and at Junction 5 on the M50.
An account is an optional way to support the work we do. Find out more. A 16-YEAR-OLD BOY collided with a civilian’s car and two garda vehicles after repeatedly driving on the wrong side of the M50 and other roads in Dublin, a court has heard. The youth, who cannot be identified because he is a minor, appeared before the Dublin Children’s Court on Friday following his arrest in connection with the incident on Thursday evening. He is accused of stealing a Toyota car and seven counts of dangerous driving, mainly in the Finglas area of north Dublin, including at Junction 5 on the M50. A second te
Verb for the contact with gardaí: 'hit', attributed to the court — “hit a civilian's car and two garda vehicles, court hears”
Attribution: collision account attributed to the court, verb 'hit' — “hit a civilian's car and two garda vehicles, court hears”
Read it at TheJournal.ie → https://www.thejournal.ie/two-teenagers-arrested-after-stolen-vehicle-d…
T The Irish Times
Centre estimate · not a score
The Irish Times 🇮🇪IE · digital · Two teenagers arrested after ramming gardaí in stolen car and driving against traffic on M50 Open this report in The AI Times → Read it at The Irish Times → 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 → —
The only report to say the car was 'ramming' gardaí, stated in the headline without attribution. It adds that the car was stolen from Coolock on Wednesday.
Two teenagers have been arrested after ramming a Garda car with a stolen vehicle which they drove against traffic on the M50 motorway. The car was taken from Coolock in Dublin 17 on Wednesday morning, An Garda Síochána said. It was observed on Thursday evening doing a number of dangerous driving manoeuvres in the Whitehall, Finglas and Ballymun areas, and also driving against the flow of traffic on the M50. Gardaí from Mountjoy station and the Blanchardstown Traffic Unit were involved in a chase with the stolen car, which rammed a Garda vehicle at the junction of the M1 and R132. READ MORE The
Verb for the contact with gardaí: 'ramming' stated flat in the headline, with no court attribution; the body we hold does not mention gardaí being struck — “Two teenagers arrested after ramming gardaí in stolen car and driving against traffic on M50”
Verb choice: headline states intent flat, 'ramming', with no attribution to court or gardaí — “Two teenagers arrested after ramming gardaí in stolen car”
With no actor named construction: no actor named for the theft or the driving in the standfirst — “Vehicle, stolen from Coolock on Wednesday, was seen being driven dangerously”
Read it at The Irish Times → https://www.irishtimes.com/crime-law/2026/09/18/two-teenagers-arrested-…
R RTÉ News
Centre estimate · not a score
RTÉ News 🇮🇪IE · digital · PUBLIC Two teens arrested after car driven wrong way on M50 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
Its headline says two teenagers were arrested, then it opens on one 16-year-old in court. It says the car was 'repeatedly' driven on the wrong side of the M50 and other roads.
Two teenagers arrested after stolen car driven wrong way on M50 Updated / Friday, 18 Sep 2026 14:14 Getty A garda vehicle was rammed during the series of incidents in Dublin last night Two teenagers were arrested after a garda car was rammed during an incident in which a stolen car was driving the wrong way on the M50 and other areas of Dublin last night. The car was stolen in the Coolock area in the early hours of Wednesday morning. Gardaí said they responded with a "managed containment operation" shortly before 8pm last night, after a "number of dangerous driving episodes" involving the stol
Headline not carried by body: headline says two teens were arrested; the body describes one 16-year-old boy in court. The headline also names no driver: the car was 'driven' — “Two teens arrested after car driven wrong way on M50”
Headline body mismatch: headline says two teens arrested, with no actor named for the driving; the body reports one boy charged in court — “Two teens arrested after car driven wrong way on M50”
Read it at RTÉ News → https://www.rte.ie/news/dublin/2026/0918/1592089-dublin-wrong-way-arres…
Checked, didn’t cover
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)
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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 → The Guardian
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The Guardian 🇬🇧UK · newspaper · independent No report held from this outlet on this story. What we have measured Actor named Denial in the passive voice, with no one named as the person who dismissed it ×1Actor named names Israel as acting and states the death toll flat, with no source ×1Actor named Ireland named as the side that ended the conference ×1Allegation omitted the police statement is cut with an ellipsis where the other two reports carry the controlling or coercive behaviour allegation ×1 from 10552 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
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BBC News 🇬🇧UK · public broadcaster · public-service No report held from this outlet on this story. What we have measured Dating and attribution 'It was not until Tuesday' is a judgement about delay, not a date. No other report we hold comments on how long the German finding took. ×1How hard the claim is stated Headline says the UN voted to adopt and replace; the last sentence of the report says the vote is non-binding ×1How hard the claim is stated The qualification arrives in the last sentence and is immediately overridden by an effect the report gives no source for. ×1Which figure is used States the replacement as done — the Assembly voted to replace the map — where the resolution urges states to use a different projection. ×1 from 473 articles we hold · quote attached Outlet profile in The AI Times → The Daily Telegraph
Right estimate · not a score
The Daily Telegraph 🇬🇧UK · newspaper · independent No report held from this outlet on this story. What we have measured Nothing scored yet. We do not carry a rating for any outlet — only what we have measured from published text. Outlet profile in The AI Times → The Times
Centre-right estimate · not a score
The Times 🇬🇧UK · newspaper · independent No report held from this outlet on this story. What we have measured Nothing scored yet. We do not carry a rating for any outlet — only what we have measured from published text. Outlet profile in The AI Times →
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