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Skip claims attributed to `TEXT` #164

Open reefdog opened 5 years ago

reefdog commented 5 years ago

On-screen text is captured in the transcript and attributed to TEXT. We don't need to check or store these statements:

TEXT: Jeffrey Epstein Indicted: Florida multi-millionaire; Accused of operating sex trafficking ring to lure minor girls; "Dozens" of victims as young as 14 years old; Would pay victims to recruit other victims; Some victims were abused for years

One small hiccup: at least in some examples, these do not end in punctuation, which is part of what helps us delimit speaker changes.

Related: #163

ericaryan commented 5 years ago

In case it's helpful to have another example where there's no punctuation to help note a speaker change:

TEXT on CNN NEWSROOM (CNN): Charges in Hurricane Irma Nursing Home Deaths, Hollywood, Florida: 12 counts of aggravated manslaughter and neglect of an elderly/disabled adult; Two counts of aggravated manslaughter and neglect of an elderly/disabled adult; Two counts of tampering or fabricating evidence; Six counts of aggravated manslaughter; Three counts of tampering or fabricating evidence VALENCIA: Police, very clear and direct in this press conference, saying it was the actions and inactions of these four former nursing home employees that led to the deaths of the 12 elderly patients.

http://transcripts.cnn.com/TRANSCRIPTS/1908/27/cnr.04.html

From this edition: Tech & Check Alerts: CNN 08/28/19

ericaryan commented 5 years ago

I am sure you don't need another example of this, but I am leaving it here anyway. :)

Tech & Check Alerts: CNN 08/31/19 TEXT on CNN NEWSROOM (CNN): August 21-26, Quinnipiac University Poll: Choice for Nominee, Registered Dem/Dem-Leaning Voters: Biden, 32 percent; Warren, 19 percent; Sanders, 15 percent; Harris, 7 percent; Buttigieg, 5 percent; Yang, 3 percent GABBARD: I will not, no.

http://transcripts.cnn.com/TRANSCRIPTS/1908/29/cnr.04.html

ericaryan commented 5 years ago

And today's:

Tech & Check Alerts: CNN, Twitter 09/13/19

TEXT on HALA GORANI TONIGHT (CNN): If Election Were Held Today... among registered voters: Biden, 55 percent, Trump, 40 percent; Sanders, 52 percent, Trump, 43 percent; Warren, 51 percent, Trump, 44 percent; Harris, 50 percent, Trump, 43 percent; Buttigieg, 47 percent, Trump, 43 percent MACFARLANE: You can see there, Biden coming out, strongly, Bernie Sanders as well.

http://transcripts.cnn.com/TRANSCRIPTS/1909/11/qmb.01.html