Woke Kasnas City radio host admits OutKick is right, but asks his listeners to not read us

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Fox News · collected 2026-10-07 · by Bobby Burack

Quick Summary

Carrington Harrison, a Kansas City sports radio host, criticized OutKick’s coverage of the Chiefs despite agreeing with its content about player Josh Simmons. Harrison asked his listeners to avoid reading OutKick but admitted during an appearance on Mundo in the Morning that he doesn't fundamentally disagree with their reporting. His main issue is not with the accuracy of OutKick's information but rather with the platform and respect accorded to it by other media outlets.
Written locally by qwen2.5:14b on 2026-10-07, using this article's own text rather than the other coverage of the same event (that is the story summary below).

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Story summary

Carrington Harrison, a sports radio host in Kansas City, criticized the local sports media for debating with Bobby Burack but then proceeded to discuss OutKick on his show. Despite acknowledging that OutKick's coverage of the Chiefs is accurate, Harrison urged his listeners not to read OutKick because he believes its readers are racist and associates it with conservative radio host Clay Travis. He also stated he does not respect OutKick and would not use them as a source for Chiefs stories. This situation highlights the tension between media outlets based on ideological alignment rather than factual disagreements.

Written for “Woke Radio Host Admits Mistake” on 2026-10-08, grounded in this article and the 1 other(s) covering the same event.
Why this leaning score
The model judged this article politically coded and scored it -0.35, but every quote it verified points right, so the score is not published.
Written under an earlier scoring contract, which gave a paragraph rather than checkable quotes. Re-analysing this article replaces it.
Leaning score withheld for article 63864: score contradicts its own evidence · logged 2026-10-07

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Claims extracted
73
claim-shaped sentences
Uncertain
11%
8 of 73 hedged
Leaning
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Correction & hedging signals
68.6
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Outlets on this story
2
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Narrative spread
2
articles carrying this framing
Analyzed 2026-10-07 · how these are computed

Story

📰 Woke Radio Host Admits Mistake
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This article reads unscored and hedges 11% of its claims. Each row says how that neighbour differs.
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“Both articles describe the exact same incident involving Carrington Harrison, a Kansas City sports radio host criticizing OutKick's coverage of the Chiefs while paradoxically discussing it on his own show.”

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Who wrote this

Bobby Burack
19 article(s) here · 1 carrying a prediction
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Topics

Chiefs ESPN FOX News Kansas City OutKick

Subjects

OutKick ORG · 6× Chiefs ORG · 4× Harrison PERSON · 4× Simmons PERSON · 4× Kansas City GPE · 3× Bobby Burack PERSON · 2× Carrington Harrison PERSON · 2× ESPN ORG · 2× Josh Simmons PERSON · 2× Mundo PERSON · 2×

Narrative

Harrison confirmed on multiple occasions since Tuesday that he told his listeners to ignore OutKick's accurate information because he thinks our readers are racist and because of our association with Clay Travis, one of the country's most prominent conservative radio talk show hosts.
framing: assertive · carried by 2 article(s) · first seen 2026-10-07
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Claims (73 extracted, 8 hedged)

He says he doesn't disagree with anything we've written or reported, however. asserted
we → say → anything
Instead, he claims he doesn't like that we're allowed to talk about his team while holding different views than he does. uncertain
he → claim → views
On Tuesday, Carrington Harrison criticized members of the Kansas City sports media for "spending any part of [their] day arguing with Bobby Burack about any subject." asserted
Harrison → criticize → subject
In doing so, he spent part of his day posting about me on social media – and discussing OutKick and me on his radio show. asserted
he → do → show
This page may contain affiliate links to legal sports betting partners. uncertain
page → contain → partners
If you sign up or place a wager, FOX News may be compensated. uncertain
News → sign → wager
This content was created by a team that works independently from the FOX newsroom. asserted
that → create → newsroom
"I wouldn't get my [Chiefs] stories from OutKick," he said. asserted
he → get → OutKick
He then said he doesn't "respect OutKick." Harrison later asked to appear on the conservative radio show Mundo in the Morning on KCMO in Kansas City. asserted
Harrison → say → City
He claimed his issue with OutKick stemmed from a story we published last week about Chiefs left tackle Josh Simmons, who has yet to play this season. asserted
who → claim → season
In our story, we mentioned that ESPN had reported several "red flags" about Simmons' character and maturity before the 2024 draft. asserted
ESPN → mention → draft
We also cited a Sports Illustrated report that Simmons left the team unannounced the night before a game last season, was unresponsive, and left the team unaware of his whereabouts for a period of time. asserted
Simmons → cite → time
Simmons then missed a month of games for what the team described as "personal" reasons. asserted
team → miss → reasons
This season, Simmons has missed all four of the Chiefs' games. asserted
Simmons → miss → games
The team says he has a back injury, one that team sources told multiple reporters was a non-issue in August. asserted
sources → say → August
ESPN's Jeremy Fowler has since described the injury as "mysterious." asserted
Fowler → describe → injury
Most other national insiders won't discuss the injury, even during injury roundup segments in which they cover minor ailments involving players of far less consequence. asserted
they → discuss → consequence
We pointed out how the situation is unusual, that the team's lack of transparency is generating online theories, and that the secrecy suggests something more complicated than a simple back injury. uncertain
secrecy → point → injury
So, what exactly does a radio host on the Kansas City Chiefs' official station dispute about our analysis? asserted
host → dispute → analysis
"I don't fundamentally disagree with Bobby Burack," Harrison told a perplexed Pete Mundo on Wednesday. asserted
Harrison → disagree → Wednesday
"I would define someone asserted
I → define → ?
who is a hater, who is someone who is incapable of giving credit when credit should be due asserted
credit → give → credit
"The truth doesn't matter who says the truth. asserted
who → matter → truth
It's still the truth regardless of who says it," he added. asserted
he → say → it
According to Harrison, he doesn't like that OutKick told the truth. uncertain
OutKick → accord → truth
What does that mean? asserted
that → mean → What
Didn't he just say the opposite? asserted
he → say → opposite
We'll let him explain. asserted
him → let → ?
"I don't respect Bobby Burack's reporting," he said. asserted
he → respect → reporting
"I don't respect the platform that he has created for himself. asserted
he → respect → himself
I believe that he is somebody who has cultivated an audience and a brand around insects, bots, trolls and racists. asserted
who → believe → insects
That's not someone that I'm super interested in getting on the internet and having to tussle with and going back and forth with. asserted
I → get → internet
To recap, Carrington Harrison says he agrees with my reporting but doesn't respect it. asserted
he → recap → it
He says he doesn't want to get into a back-and-forth with me, despite initiating a back-and-forth with me on X, his radio show, and another radio show. asserted
he → say → X
At this point, you have to wonder if there is something seriously wrong with this guy. asserted
you → have → guy
He certainly doesn't appear to be operating with the highest IQ. asserted
He → appear → IQ
Befuddled by Harrison's contradictions, Mundo questioned his premise. asserted
Mundo → befuddle → premise
"But you are saying that he is absolutely onto something there with this Josh Simmons thing, but then saying on the other hand, he's not credible on this situation," Mundo said. asserted
Mundo → say → situation
"I've seen, I mean, I never said he's not credible on this situation. asserted
he → see → situation
I've seen his work in reporting in other situations. asserted
I → see → situations
…and 33 more, not listed.
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