The Sun twice calls Pickaxe Mountain Iran's "nuke-packed" hideout in its own voice. Its own body says only that Israel believes centrifuges were moved there and that scientists are "rumoured" to work at the site, so readers are told as fact that the site holds nuclear weapons. The outlet also narrates with loaded words, "the regime" and "bloodthirsty IRGC", although it calls Iran's authorities "the government" elsewhere.
States one side's claim as fact
Serious
“nuke-packed mountain hideout”
Why this matters
The Sun calls Pickaxe Mountain "nuke-packed" in its own narration, with no source attached.
The impression it gives
That the site is known to be packed with nuclear weapons.
The context
The article's own evidence for what is inside the mountain is Israel's belief, given to the Wall Street Journal, that enrichment centrifuges were moved there, and a rumour about scientists. Centrifuges are not nukes, and nothing in the article establishes weapons at the site.
How we know
Elsewhere in the article“Israel believes Iran has moved thousands of uranium-enrichment centrifuges into tunnels deep inside Pickaxe Mountain”
Elsewhere in the article“are rumoured to be working deep underground at the site”
Uses a loaded word
Minor
“The regime”
Why this matters
The Sun calls Iran's government "the regime" in its own narration.
The impression it gives
That Iran's authorities are an illegitimate ruling clique, not a government handing out safety advice.
The context
Later in the same article The Sun itself calls the same authorities "the government", so the label adds a verdict rather than a fact.
How we know
Elsewhere in the article“The government has also handed out iodine tablets”
“The regime’s bloodthirsty IRGC”
Why this matters
The Sun calls the IRGC "bloodthirsty" in its own voice, in a sentence that reports only that it posted video clips on Telegram.
The impression it gives
That the outlet has established the force as driven by a lust for killing.
The context
Nothing in the article reports any act by the IRGC beyond sharing tunnel footage. The word is a verdict with no fact behind it in the piece.
How we know
Elsewhere in the article“Iran shared a chilling video of tunnels packed with missile launchers”