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Heavily armed police begin patrolling in Sydney

1 source1 article First seen 1 day ago Updated 1 day ago Australia Truth score 42

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Summary

Sydney has a new elite police force patrolling the streets armed with military-style weapons and high-powered vehicles.

Description from The Sydney Morning Herald.

Who is covering this

The Sydney Morning Herald Leans left Factuality: High AU 1 day ago
Heavily armed police begin patrolling in Sydney
Sydney has a new elite police force patrolling the streets armed with military-style weapons and high-powered vehicles.

Truth score

42/100Limited corroboration

Independent outlets: 1
Source reliability: 78/100
Sides of the spectrum covering it: 1/3
Propaganda risk: 0/100

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Coverage by lean

Left 100%100%

Left: 1
Centre: 0
Right: 0
Not rated: 0

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Source quality

Average reliability: 78/100 (High)
Low-credibility outlets: 0%
State media: 0%
Opinion pieces: 0%

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Where the coverage comes from

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