Claims extracted
20
sentences that state something as happening or true
Uncertain
5%
1 of 20 hedged
("reportedly", "may", "according to")
Leaning
Leans strongly right
of the writing, not the subject · beta estimate
Publisher signals
67/100
Fox News's corrections and
hedging, across everything collected from it. Not a measure of accuracy.
Outlets on this story
2
Sports
Same framing elsewhere
1
articles that frame the event the way this one does
On Friday night, women's sports activists descended upon the Portland Thorns (NWSL) game wearing XX-XY Athletics T-shirts and holding a sign that said, "Save Women's Sports."
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that → descend → Sports
They simply wore shirts that recognized biological reality, but that led to pro-trans Thorns fans striking them with a flag pole, verbally assaulting them, and security physically restraining and throwing some of them out of the game.
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security → wear → game
It was an awful night for those who claim to be "tolerant" and "accepting," so when the team posted about appreciating their fans, "save women's sports" supporters let them have it.
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them → claim → it
After the game, the Thorns social team posted this:
"the 𝒂𝒃𝒔𝒐𝒍𝒖𝒕𝒆 best fans in all the land 🫶 thank you for the best atmosphere, support and energy tonight and all season long!
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team → post → atmosphere
we couldn’t do it without you!"
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we → do → you
There's a social media term called, "ratioed", which means a social media post receives significantly more replies than likes.
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post → be → likes
That's exactly what happened here.
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what → happen → ?
Columnist Dustin Grage said, "Your fans are violent and you cheered them on."
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you → say → them
Journalist Andy Ngo said, "You allowed thugs to assault women and then had your security force the victims out."
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security → say → victims
X user Charlotte Welcker said, "Your fans assaulted a woman and then your security threw her out.
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security → say → her
Another user stated, "Unless you wear an athletic shirt with the wrong brand, in which case you'll be ejected from the game in a hurry."
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you → state → hurry
One user highlighted one of the worst incidents of the night saying, "show the part where a male fan shoved a 57 year old lesbian down two rows of seats.
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fan → highlight → seats
Reporter, commentator, and "Save Women's Sports" activist, Brandi Kruse, who was physically restrained by security and eventually, picked up and thrown out of the stadium, shared details about what happened to her friend.
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what → restrain → friend
"Julie, a 57-year-old lesbian, was shoved down by a male @ThornsFC fan and tumbled over two rows of chairs.
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Julie → shove → chairs
He later apologized and said he didn’t know why he did it, he was just following the crowd.
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he → apologize → crowd
She has filed a police report," she reported on X with an accompanying video.
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she → file → video
Other replies included:
"Too bad you don’t support free speech."
"I will never attend a game.
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I → include → game
You assaulted women wearing t-shirts representing science."
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You → assault → science
To be fair, as was pointed out by OutKick reporter Jackson Thompson on X, Friday night was Fan Appreciation Night, but the Thorns should have read the room, regardless of the theme night.
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Thorns → point → night
If this incident proved anything in my mind, it's that the NWSL is more radical and intolerant than the WNBA.
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NWSL → prove → WNBA
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