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
70/100
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
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articles that frame the event the way this one does
Stephen A. Smith had to issue two apologies last week after insensitive comments about Lane Johnson's mental health, but he had another mistake to own up to earlier this week.
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he → have → mistake
The ESPN mogul recently helped launch a new podcast, "The Culture Table," and in a recent episode, Smith discussed the divorce of former NBA player and current ESPN analyst Iman Shumpert and Teyana Taylor.
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Smith → help → Shumpert
On his own self-named podcast, Smith admitted to sharing "inaccurate" information about their divorce.
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Smith → name → divorce
"In the interest of fairness, accuracy, and decency, I believe it’s important to address what happened in an October episode of 'The Culture Table' titled, ‘Can Men Trust Women With Their Finances?'
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Men → believe → Finances
During that episode, I stated that Teyana Taylor walked away from her divorce with $25 million, $10 million in properties, luxury cars, and other assets, while Iman Shumpert, her ex-husband, was left with approximately $2 million and nowhere to live.
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Shumpert → state → million
Those statements were inaccurate, and I want to sincerely apologize to both Iman Shumpert and Teyana Taylor.
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I → want → Shumpert
"Straight Shooter Media and I as the CEO have a responsibility to ensure that information presented is properly sourced.
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information → have → responsibility
We didn’t meet that standard here, plain and simple."
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We → meet → standard
Smith admitted he believed false quotes that were attributed to Shumpert and said he apologized to both of them personally.
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he → admit → them
The episode has been taken down at Smith's request, he said.
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he → take → request
"I also regret that the segment may have left viewers with the impression that Iman had publicly disparaged the mother of his children," Smith added.
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Smith → regret → children
This apology comes just days after Smith appeared to poke fun at the aforementioned Johnson, now a former Philadelphia Eagles lineman, retiring midseason to focus on his mental health in the midst of the Birds' struggles.
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Smith → come → struggles
"Now he calls it quits.
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he → call → it
Not in the offseason," Smith said in a recent episode of "First Take."
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Smith → say → Take
" ... Four games into the 2026 season, a dude that has been in the league forever sits back and says, ‘I need to focus on my mental health.’
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I → sit → health
Am I making it up?"
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I → make → it
Smith doubled down, mocking the timing of Lane's decision: "And this brother said, ‘Hey, my life matters.
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life → double → decision
It’s time.
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It → ’ → ?
I’m gonna call it quits.
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I → go → it
Smith hopped on his podcast that night to apologize to Johnson and "for the misunderstanding regarding [his] comments."
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Smith → hop → comments
A further apology came at the beginning of the next day's "First Take" episode.
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apology → come → episode
Smith had even made sure to note shortly after his crack on Johnson that he was not "mak[ing] light of mental health issues" but instead "making light of the Philadelphia Eagles’ trashy situation right now."
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he → make → situation
OutKick's Alejandro Avila contributed to this report.
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Avila → contribute → report
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