Claims extracted
22
sentences that state something as happening or true
Uncertain
9%
2 of 22 hedged
("reportedly", "may", "according to")
Leaning
not political
takes no side on a contested political question
Publisher signals
69/100
Fox News's corrections and
hedging, across everything collected from it. Not a measure of accuracy.
Outlets on this story
2
Entertainment
Same framing elsewhere
1
articles that frame the event the way this one does
Actor Bill Murray posed an unusual question to National Economic Council Director Kevin Hassett during an appearance on CNBC's "Squawk Box" Monday morning.
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Murray → pose → Box
The "Ghostbusters" and "Groundhog Day" actor was on CNBC to promote his new six-part travel and golf docuseries "A Course Called Ireland," which premiered last week.
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which → promote → docuseries
Later in the program, Murray was invited by "Squawk Box" host Joe Kernen to ask Hassett a question.
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Murray → invite → question
"I would regret it if I didn’t take this opportunity," Murray said.
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Murray → regret → opportunity
"Could you just say the words, ‘My dog just died?’
uncertain
dog → say → words
I want to see what happens to your smile."
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what → want → smile
While continuing to smile, Hassett asked, "Oh, well, is it your dog or my dog?"
"Your dog," Murray answered.
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Murray → continue → ?
My dog just died," Hassett said before giving a more neutral facial expression.
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Hassett → die → expression
"We were gonna have someone go take your blood.
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someone → go → blood
We’re gonna call them off.
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We → go → them
Not gonna happen," Murray remarked.
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Murray → go → ?
Fox News Digital reached out to the White House and Murray's representative for comment but did not immediately receive a response.
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Digital → reach → response
After the exchange, Kernen asked Hassett if he had a favorite Bill Murray movie.
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he → ask → movie
Hassett answered that "Groundhog Day" was a "fantastic" film and "one of the top five movies ever made."
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Day → answer → movies
Murray joked that other political figures likely agree with him, recalling an exchange he had with former U.S. Attorney General Janet Reno about her time at the Department of Justice.
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he → joke → Justice
She said, 'Bill, the first thing I do to everyone at Justice [Department] is I show them that movie and I say this is what your job is going to be.
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job → say → what
'Groundhog Day,'" Murray recalled.
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Murray → recall → ?
Hassett agreed with the sentiment, likening the idea of waking up on the same day to polling ahead of the midterm elections.
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Hassett → agree → elections
"It seems like every election, everybody's angry at each other.
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everybody → seem → other
Everybody thinks this side is going to win.
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side → think → ?
That side's going to win.
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side → go → ?
And when it comes to Election Day, it feels like it could go either way," Hassett said.
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Hassett → come → Day
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