Analysis Summary:

The article's claim about 220 million Americans being affected by the arctic blast is not consistently supported by the provided sources, with some sources reporting significantly lower numbers. The article presents a straightforward news report, but the selection of the large number (220 million) without further context or comparison to other reports suggests a possible slant towards emphasizing the severity of the event.

Detailed Analysis:

• Claim:** "The arctic blast gripping more than 220 million Americans..."
  • Verification Source #1: Mentions "Arctic blast grips more than 220 million Americans" in its title, supporting the claim.
  • Verification Source #2: States "More than 65 million Americans are under cold weather alerts," contradicting the claim.
  • Verification Source #3: States "more than 300 million people could be hit by below-average freeze," which is a different claim but suggests a larger number than the CBS article.
  • Verification Source #4: States "About 63 million people in the U.S. were under some kind of..." contradicting the claim.
  • Verification Source #5: Fails to cover this claim.
• Claim:** "...is forecast to bring more record-breaking low temperatures Wednesday."
• This claim is not directly verifiable with the provided sources, as they do not specifically mention "record-breaking low temperatures Wednesday."
• Claim:** "Freeze warnings are up as far south as Texas, with winter weather advisories up as far north as Michigan."
• This claim is not directly verifiable with the provided sources. Internal knowledge suggests this is plausible for a significant cold weather event, but without source confirmation, it remains unverified.

Supporting Evidence/Contradictions:

• Verification Source #1: Supports the claim of "more than 220 million Americans" being affected.
• Verification Source #2: Contradicts the claim, stating "More than 65 million Americans are under cold weather alerts."
• Verification Source #3: Mentions "more than 300 million people could be hit by below-average freeze," which is a different claim but suggests a larger number than the CBS article.
• Verification Source #4: Contradicts the claim, stating "About 63 million people in the U.S. were under some kind of..."
• The significant discrepancy in the number of people affected between the CBS article and Verification Sources #2 and #4 raises concerns about the accuracy of the initial claim.