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Daily Express · Iran · 26 Sept 2026

Passive voice hides who attacked, the headline editorialises, and the legal stakes go unmentioned.

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scored on 5 of 11 measures · thin coverage

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  • Amend the headline to include a finite verb accurately describing the military or diplomatic action at the centre of the story, remove the unverified 'rejecting ceasefire deal' claim from quotation marks unless the article body clearly attributes and verifies it, and include a reference to the country subject to military action. A faithful example would be: 'Trump renames Strait of Hormuz as Iran bombing set to continue after midterms, aides say'.
  • Add a verification caveat directly attached to the sentence 'He is believed to have told aides that he expects to continue bombing the country after the midterms in November', naming the source or sources on which this claim rests and stating clearly whether it has been independently verified.
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Donald Trump trolls Iran with 'Trump Strait' photo after 'rejecting ceasefire deal'

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