Claims extracted
30
sentences that state something as happening or true
Uncertain
0%
0 of 30 hedged
("reportedly", "may", "according to")
Leaning
not political
takes no side on a contested political question
Publisher signals
66/100
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Outlets on this story
6
Sports
Same framing elsewhere
1
articles that frame the event the way this one does
Texas’s star quarterback, Arch Manning, has apologized after joking about an AI-generated video that depicted Longhorns coach Steve Sarkisian slapping ESPN college football reporter Holly Rowe after last Saturday’s game.
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Sarkisian → apologize → game
Manning had been asked at a press conference on Monday about the social media reaction to the Longhorns’ 24-23 upset win over No 1 Ohio State.
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Manning → ask → State
Rowe had attempted to ask Sarkisian a question for the standard postgame interview, but the coach interrupted her and yelled a pair of Texas slogans before walking off.
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coach → attempt → slogans
“I’ve seen a few AI edits, that’s about it.
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that → see → it
I saw an AI edit of Sark’s interview,” Manning said on Monday.
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Manning → see → Monday
“Y’all seen that one?
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Y’all → see → one
That’s a good one.
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That → ’ → ?
Of him slapping Holly Rowe.
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him → slap → Rowe
It’s hilarious.”
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It → ’ → ?
His comments were met with laughter in the room.
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comments → meet → room
On Tuesday, Manning apologized with a statement on his Instagram story, calling his words and actions “hurtful to a lot of people”.
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Manning → apologize → people
“In my press conference yesterday, I made an insensitive comment about an AI video.
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I → make → video
There is nothing funny about it,” he wrote.
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he → be → it
“It’s easy to say I didn’t mean it, but I know my words and actions were hurtful to a lot of people.
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words → ’ → people
I do not take that lightly and am deeply sorry for it.
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I → take → it
“I specifically want to apologize to Holly Rowe for what she has personally had to deal with because of my comments.
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she → want → comments
I have a ton of respect for her and appreciate her showing me grace in this moment.
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her → have → moment
I need to do better and will be more thoughtful going forward.”
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I → need → ?
Rowe posted a response on Instagram later Tuesday, saying: “Thank you Arch.
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Rowe → post → you
I appreciate our conversation about this – which will remain private.
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which → appreciate → this
Apology accepted.
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Apology → accept → ?
We move forward with respect and kindness for one another.”
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We → move → one
Evan Vieth, the reporter who asked the question in the press conference, apologized on Tuesday for describing Manning’s reaction as “gold” in a post that has more than 27m views on X.
“I sincerely apologize for how I chose to present the tweet, and I’ll be more careful going forward, especially when it comes to AI-generated content and how quickly I hit send,” Vieth wrote.
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Vieth → ask → send
Rowe has spent more than two decades as a sideline reporter for ESPN’s college football and college basketball coverage.
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Rowe → spend → coverage
She has won a Sports Emmy for her reporting and was honored by the Naismith Basketball Hall of Fame in 2023 with its Curt Gowdy Electronic Media Award.
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She → win → Award
Earlier in Saturday’s game, Sarkisian had appeared to avoid talking to ESPN reporter Laura Rutledge for the usual half-time interview.
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Sarkisian → appear → interview
Rutledge later said on the broadcast that ESPN had technical issues.
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ESPN → say → issues
When Rowe found Sarkisian after the game and attempted to ask a question, he screamed, “Let’s go, Texas fight! Let’s go, Texas fight!” before adding “Hook ’Em!” and walking off.
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Texas → find → Em
A Texas spokesperson said ESPN’s technical difficulties played a role in Sarkisian’s response.
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difficulties → say → response
The Longhorns came back from a 20-point deficit to beat the Buckeyes on Saturday and are the No 1 team in the country entering the third week of the season.
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Longhorns → come → season
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