Claims extracted
26
sentences that state something as happening or true
Uncertain
23%
6 of 26 hedged
("reportedly", "may", "according to")
Leaning
not political
takes no side on a contested political question
Publisher signals
70/100
Fox News's corrections and
hedging, across everything collected from it. Not a measure of accuracy.
Outlets on this story
1
Environment
Same framing elsewhere
1
articles that frame the event the way this one does
A driver's early morning trip through Yellowstone National Park took a frightening turn when a bison suddenly charged his pickup truck.
asserted
bison → take → truck
A video shared on Facebook shows the massive animal standing on a dark roadway before rushing toward the vehicle — then slamming into the front of the truck.
asserted
animal → share → truck
The driver had stopped his Ford Ranger after spotting the bull bison near Mud Volcano at around 2:45 a.m. on Thursday, according to Wyoming publication Cowboy State Daily.
uncertain
driver → stop → Daily
Kyle Weber, a seasonal mechanic who had been working in Yellowstone, was driving south from Canyon Village toward Fishing Bridge when he encountered the animal in the road, the outlet reported.
asserted
outlet → work → road
Rather than attempting to pass, he hit the brakes and waited for the bison to move.
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bison → attempt → brakes
"I slammed on my brakes and stopped, and was just sitting there watching and waiting for him to continue walking," Weber told Cowboy State Daily.
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Weber → slam → Daily
After he waited, the animal remained on the roadway — and then unexpectedly charged the pickup and hit its front-left side, according to the outlet.
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animal → wait → outlet
"I definitely got jolted," Weber said.
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Weber → jolt → ?
"I knew they hit hard, but that was pretty rough."
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that → know → ?
Fox News Digital reached out to Yellowstone National Park for comment.
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Digital → reach → comment
Weber said he estimated the impact pushed his truck backward at least a foot and a half.
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impact → say → foot
The collision dented the truck's bumper and hood, and it broke a side marker light, according to Cowboy State Daily.
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it → dent → Daily
Weber reportedly plans to replace the damaged bumper and side marker, using the repairs as an opportunity to make some upgrades to the truck.
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Weber → plan → truck
The dented hood, however, may remain as a reminder of the encounter.
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hood → dent → encounter
"I think I'll keep it," Weber said.
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Weber → think → it
"It has a cool story behind it," the same outlet reported.
asserted
outlet → have → it
"Not everyone can say they have bison damage decorating their vehicle," the publication noted.
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publication → say → vehicle
Fox News Digital previously reported on another frightening bison encounter at Yellowstone National Park that left a grandfather seriously injured.
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that → report → grandfather
Carl Isom-McDaniel was visiting the park with his grandson in July when a bull bison charged him at Bridge Bay Campground near Yellowstone Lake.
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bison → visit → Lake
"They move faster than you could ever imagine," Isom-McDaniel later said from his hospital room.
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McDaniel → move → room
"As soon as he got off that tree, he launched me in the air.
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he → get → air
Isom-McDaniel broke his femur in four places after being thrown into the air.
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McDaniel → break → air
He underwent surgery at a Montana hospital.
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He → undergo → hospital
A photographer who witnessed the attack told Fox News Digital that Isom-McDaniel appeared focused on protecting his grandson.
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McDaniel → witness → grandson
He asked about the boy immediately after the attack.
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He → ask → attack
Jessica Mekles of Fox News Digital contributed reporting.
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Mekles → contribute → reporting
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