Metro Nashville Police Department released new body camera footage that shows an officer speaking with Riley shortly before he went missing.
'Riley does not appear distressed' and 'the officer did not notice anything unusual about him at the time of their interaction.'
Riley Strain
Riley Strain, a 22-year-old University of Missouri student who was last seen in Nashville on March 8th, has gone missing. The Metro Nashville Police Department released new body camera footage that shows an officer speaking with Riley shortly before he went missing. In the video, Riley does not appear distressed and the officer did not notice anything unusual about him at the time of their interaction.
Riley Strain went missing in Nashville, TN on March 8th
The Metro Nashville Police Department released body camera footage of an officer's interaction with Riley Strain on the night he went missing
No signs of foul play were found during the search for Riley Strain
Accuracy
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Deception
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The article is deceptive in several ways. Firstly, the title of the article implies that Riley Strain went missing and was last seen on Gay Street near Woodland St Bridge. However, this information is not supported by any evidence presented in the body camera footage or other sources cited in the article.
The title of the article implies that Riley Strain went missing and was last seen on Gay Street near Woodland St Bridge. However, this information is not supported by any evidence presented in the body camera footage or other sources cited in the article.
Fallacies
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The article contains several informal fallacies. The author uses an appeal to authority by citing the Metro Nashville Police Department as a source of information without providing any context or evidence for their claims. Additionally, the author relies on personal accounts and testimonies from individuals who may not be reliable sources, leading to potential bias in the reporting. Furthermore, there are several instances where inflammatory rhetoric is used to create a sense of urgency and importance around Riley Strain's disappearance.
The department also shared body camera video that shows an officer on Gay Street on the night of March 8.
Bias
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The article contains examples of religious bias and monetary bias. The author uses the phrase 'Riley's parents met with some of the detective team and received a full briefing on the work being done.' This implies that Riley's family is privileged enough to have access to information about their missing loved one, which may not be true for all families in similar situations. Additionally, the article mentions 'Metro Nashville PD (@MNPDNashville)' and provides a link to the department's Twitter account. This suggests that there may be an affiliation between the author and this organization or its resources, potentially leading to monetary bias.
Riley's parents met with some of the detective team and received a full briefing on the work being done.
Riley Strain was last seen around 10 p.m. March 8 walking along Gay Street after drinking downtown at Luke Bryan's bar on Broadway Street.
The body of someone floating down the Cumberland River around 1 p.m. on Sunday did not match Riley Strain's description.
Riley Strain was reportedly kicked out of Luke Bryan's Nashville bar on Friday night and no one has been able to locate him or get in touch with him since.
Accuracy
No Contradictions at Time
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Deception
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The article is deceptive in several ways. Firstly, it states that Riley Strain's bank card was found near the Cumberland River on Sunday afternoon. However, this information is not accurate as a body was reported to be floating down the river around 1 p.m., but Nashville Fire Department officials told Fox 17 that the body does not match Strain's description.
The article states that Riley Strain's bank card was found near the Cumberland River on Sunday afternoon, however a body was reported to be floating down the river around 1 p.m., but Nashville Fire Department officials told Fox 17 that the body does not match Strain's description.
Fallacies
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None Found At Time Of
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Bias
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The article contains multiple examples of bias. The author uses language that dehumanizes Riley Strain by describing him as a 'college student' rather than using his name. This is an example of religious bias as it implies that being a college student is inherently negative or undesirable, which may not be true for everyone.
Nashville police on Thursday provided an update on the search for missing Missouri college student Riley Strain.
Riley Strain was kicked out of Luke Bryan's Nashville bar on Friday night and no one has been able to locate him or get in touch with him since.
The article describes Riley Strain as a 'college student'
The University of Missouri senior was visiting Nashville with his fraternity brothers for a spring formal trip, according to Fox 17 Nashville.
Riley Strain went missing in Nashville on March 8.
Strain had been visiting Nashville with friends from his college fraternity and was kicked out of Luke's 32 Bridge Food & Drink at about 9:35 p.m.
On the night he disappeared, Strain briefly interacted with a police officer who was responding to a vehicle burglary on Gay Street
Strain FaceTimed his mother between 7:30 p.m. and 8:00 p.m., mentioning that he had been to Miranda Lambert's Casa Rosa earlier in the evening.
Whiteid received messages from up to 10 people who claimed they were drugged while visiting bars in Nashville
Strain's bank card was found on the embankment between Gay Street and the Cumberland River on Sunday
Accuracy
No Contradictions at Time
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Deception
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None Found At Time Of
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Fallacies
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The article contains several logical fallacies. The author uses an appeal to authority by citing the police's statement that no evidence of foul play has surfaced as proof that there is none. This is a flawed reasoning because it assumes that if something hasn't been proven yet, then it must be false or not exist at all.
The video shows Strain briskly walking past an officer on a sidewalk adjacent to the Cumberland River on Gay Street at about 9:52 p.m. The officer asks how Strain is doing, to which Strain replies, "I'm good, how are you?"
In security video recorded in the minutes before the latest video and released by police last week, Strain stumbles at times and in one instance falls. In the video released Monday, Strain appears to be walking upright.
Bias
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The article contains examples of religious bias and monetary bias. The author uses the phrase 'country singer Luke Bryan' to describe a bar owner which implies that he is wealthy and successful due to his fame as a country musician.
Attempts to reach members of Strain’s fraternity were unsuccessful. In a statement, the fraternity's CEO, Karl Grindel, referred NBC News to the police and asked that journalists not reach out to individual fraternity members.
> Strain had been visiting Nashville with friends from his college fraternity, Delta Chi. He disappeared after he was kicked out of Luke’s 32 Bridge Food + Drink, a bar owned by country singer Luke Bryan in the city's downtown.
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There are multiple examples of conflicts of interest in this article. The author has a financial stake in Luke Bryan's bar and is reporting on the events that took place there. Additionally, the author has personal relationships with Garth Brooks and Miranda Lambert who were also mentioned in the article.
The author mentions his own experience at Luke Bryan's bar, which could be seen as a conflict of interest since he owns it.
Riley Strain was last seen on March 8 in Nashville.
Police have released new body camera footage that shows an officer speaking with Riley Strain shortly before he went missing.
Strain did not appear distressed when he encountered the officer, who was in the area in response to a vehicle burglary call.
Accuracy
No Contradictions at Time
Of
Publication
Deception
(30%)
The article is deceptive in several ways. Firstly, the title implies that Riley Strain was seen talking to a cop and this video footage supports it. However, the body of the article states that no evidence has been found showing Riley away from Gay Street after 9:52 p.m., which contradicts what is stated in the title.
The title implies that Riley Strain was seen talking to a cop and this video footage supports it.
Fallacies
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None Found At Time Of
Publication
Bias
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The article contains a statement that suggests Riley Strain was not distressed when he spoke with Officer Young. However, it is unclear what the officer's response to his behavior was or if there were any other indications of distress in the footage.
Officer Young asked Riley how he was doing and received a reply indicating that he was good.
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