Claims extracted
23
sentences that state something as happening or true
Uncertain
4%
1 of 23 hedged
("reportedly", "may", "according to")
Leaning
not political
takes no side on a contested political question
Publisher signals
67/100
Fox News's corrections and
hedging, across everything collected from it. Not a measure of accuracy.
Outlets on this story
26
Politics
Same framing elsewhere
1
articles that frame the event the way this one does
President Donald Trump said Sunday he was joking when he announced on social media that he had offered UFC boss Dana White the White House press secretary job and lined up a roster of fighters to serve as his assistants.
asserted
he → say → assistants
"I will tell you, I was only kidding," Trump said when asked what prompted the pitch and whether he was serious.
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he → tell → pitch
Trump pointed to the fighters he had named as White’s would-be assistants, saying the lineup should have given the joke away.
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lineup → point → joke
"And you see a lot of rough faces there," he said.
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he → see → faces
He also joked that some of the fighters came from "parts unknown."
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some → joke → parts
Trump said he thought White liked the idea and called him "a very capable guy."
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White → say → him
As for how the UFC boss might handle the job, Trump said, "You wouldn’t mess around with him so much."
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You → handle → him
"But Dana is actually coming tomorrow," Trump said.
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Trump → come → ?
He explained that the visit was for other reasons, saying he believed White already planned to be in Washington and would stop by to see him.
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White → explain → him
Trump said some people took to the idea after he floated it.
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he → say → it
"And then people said, you know, that’s actually a pretty good idea," he said.
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he → say → ?
The clarification came a day after Trump wrote on Truth Social that he had offered White the job.
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he → come → job
His post named UFC stars including Khabib Nurmagomedov, Islam Makhachev, Justin Gaethje, Daniel Cormier and Amanda Nunes as prospective assistants.
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post → name → assistants
"Dana, please take the job!" Trump wrote.
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Trump → take → job
White shared Trump’s post on his Instagram Story, along with a photo of himself behind the White House podium.
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White → share → podium
He captioned the photo, "On to the next chapter."
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He → caption → chapter
The exchange came weeks after Katie Zacharia’s departure as press secretary.
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exchange → come → secretary
Zacharia had been tapped to succeed Karoline Leavitt, who left in August.
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who → tap → August
Asked Oct. 23 about finding a replacement, Trump told reporters, "We’re in no rush."
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We → ask → rush
Trump and White have known each other for decades, dating back to the UFC’s early years, when Trump hosted fights at his Atlantic City property.
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Trump → know → property
White introduced Trump at the 2024 Republican National Convention and joined him on the White House South Lawn in June for UFC Freedom 250.
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White → introduce → Freedom
White previously told Sports Business Journal in November 2024 that he had "no personal political aspirations" when asked about a possible role in Trump’s incoming administration.
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he → tell → administration
Outkick's Jackson Thompson contributed to this report.
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Thompson → contribute → report
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