👤 Jon Root

23 articles tracked

About this journalist

Articles
23
2026-09-04 – 2026-10-19
Claims per article
29
670 extracted in total
Hedged claims
7%
corpus average 9%
Typical length
3,847
characters
Writes for Fox News.
Hedged claims are ones written with attribution or uncertainty (“reportedly”, “according to”). A higher rate is not a fault: it is often careful sourcing. How these are measured.

What they cover

Sports
65%
Entertainment
17%
Politics
17%
Most-tagged topics
ESPNWNBAFeverNBANFLAcesAmericaAmerican

Leaning

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5 scored articles; a leaning average needs at least 8 before it says more about the writer than about which stories they happened to be assigned. Their outlet averages +0.18 (centre).

More from this journalist

Ordered by how many newsrooms covered the same event.
2026-09-18 · Fox News · Politics
Singing the Canadian National Anthem at the Buffalo Bills Home Opener was a mistake
7 outlets covered this event · leans strongly right
2026-10-12 · Fox News · Entertainment
This Michael Jordan game-worn jersey just became the most expensive piece of basketball memorabilia ever
5 outlets covered this event
2026-10-16 · Fox News · Politics
Former NFL All-Pro running back joins President Trump for Georgia midterms rally
4 outlets covered this event · leans right
2026-09-19 · Fox News · Sports
Vanderbilt pulled off the most improbable last-second victory you'll ever see in college football
4 outlets covered this event
2026-10-16 · Fox News · Sports
NBA and many sportsbooks agree to ban multiple types of bets due to recent betting scandals
3 outlets covered this event
2026-10-03 · Fox News · Sports
Fever general manager Amber Cox calls out 'attacks' on the fan base in season-ending press conference
3 outlets covered this event · leans left

What they said would happen

2026-09-04 · Fox News
Cathy Engelbert will be remembered as the commissioner who made the WNBA deeply political and divisive
🔮 WNBA Commissioner Cathy Engelbert announced Friday that she would retire following the 2026 season after seven years in the role. assertive
2026-09-05 · Fox News
Indiana QB Josh Hoover delivers the greatest "football guy" moment of the season so far
🔮 Hoover could be seen with blood all over his pants, face, and jersey. assertive
2026-09-18 · Fox News
Singing the Canadian National Anthem at the Buffalo Bills Home Opener was a mistake
🔮 The Buffalo Bills inaugural regular season home opener couldn't have gone much better. assertive
2026-09-19 · Fox News
Pat McAfee might have made an illegal immigration joke on 'College GameDay,' liberals lose their minds
🔮 On Saturday morning at Ole Miss, which will play the most anticipated game of the season (so far) against Lane Kiffin and the LSU Tigers, Pat McAfee added more fuel to the fire. assertive
2026-09-19 · Fox News
Rams coach Sean McVay's '60 Minutes' interview reveals why you shouldn't find your identity in your job
🔮 Hearing this I couldn't help but think about Tom Brady's "60 Minutes" interview, which echoed these same sentiments by McVay about a lack of fulfillment in winning awards, Super Bowls and other accolades. assertive
2026-09-19 · Fox News
Vanderbilt pulled off the most improbable last-second victory you'll ever see in college football
🔮 This page may contain affiliate links to legal sports betting partners. assertive
2026-09-25 · Fox News
Cooper Flagg rookie card makes eye-popping record sale, but is it actually a good investment?
🔮 I, for one, did not believe he was so special that his most sought-after rookie card, the Topps Chrome Update Rookie Debut Patch Auto 1-of-1 in a PSA Gem-Mint 10 grade for both the card and the auto, would become the sixth-most expensive trading card of all time. assertive
2026-09-26 · Fox News
The wildest things celebrity guest picker Johnny Knoxville said on College Gameday
🔮 "I'm so sure about this game, that if Missouri loses, I will punish myself by listening to Pat McAfee's new album on repeat until Halloween." assertive
2026-09-26 · Fox News
Ohio State's Jeremiah Smith is now the Heisman favorite following historic performance
🔮 Jeremiah Smith will undoubtedly extend that streak and his historic performance against Illinois on Saturday helped solidify why he's the best wide receiver in the country. assertive
2026-09-28 · Fox News
Dan Dakich calls Chris Simms' apology over Dante Moore slide analysis 'soft a-- bulls--t'
🔮 But I would also say, Dante Moore slide very late, and kind of put the defender in a no win situation." assertive
2026-10-02 · Fox News
Aces' fans spew unfounded claims that Fever fans are "racist" while defending A'ja Wilson
🔮 The fan still speculated that race could've played a part in Wilson's thinking, leading her to lose her cool. assertive
2026-10-03 · Fox News
Fever general manager Amber Cox calls out 'attacks' on the fan base in season-ending press conference
🔮 They're gonna cheer, they're gonna boo, and sometimes, they might point," Cox said, poking fun at the Game 2 incident involving the fan with whom the Aces forward took issue. assertive
2026-10-04 · Fox News
Fever star Sophie Cunningham tells Aces' A'ja Wilson to 'grow up' in response to her playoff meltdown
🔮 "I can say this, because I, hands down, have probably got s--- on the entire season, maybe sometimes two seasons — people coming after who I am, my character, what I stand for, x, y, z, I could go on and on." assertive
2026-10-05 · Fox News
Journalist hilariously fails claiming WNBA's popularity isn't effected by Caitlin Clark's playoff exit
🔮 Thomas framed it as a sellout, posting on X saying sarcastically, "Nobody will watch the WNBA playoffs now that Caitlin Clark is no longer playing. assertive
2026-10-05 · Fox News
Journalist hilariously fails claiming WNBA's popularity isn't affected by Caitlin Clark's playoff exit
🔮 Thomas framed it as a sellout, posting on X saying sarcastically, "Nobody will watch the WNBA playoffs now that Caitlin Clark is no longer playing. assertive
2026-10-09 · Fox News
OutKick's Craig Carton calls WNBA MVP A'ja Wilson's acceptance speech comments a "bold-faced lie"
🔮 To add a little background to Carton's comments, if you were to put your child through Heathwood from first grade through high school today, it would cost almost $260,000. assertive
2026-10-10 · Fox News
Democrat Senate candidate Abdul El-Sayed jokes that Michigan football can't win without cheating
🔮 He encouraged them to maybe even ditch talking about politics and have a conversation about the weather or "Will (the University of) Michigan ever win a football game without cheating," El-Sayed said with a chuckle in the midst of a couple awkward laughs. assertive
2026-10-10 · Fox News
ESPN College Gameday 'no religious signs' rule draws backlash during Alabama vs Georgia broadcast
🔮 The network reportedly doesn't enforce these rules outside "The Pit," which may be the reason the signs featuring Bible verses, and other Christian phrases, are not prohibited, but after looking over past broadcasts, it sure seems like those signs have indeed been allowed in "The Pit." assertive
2026-10-12 · Fox News
This Michael Jordan game-worn jersey just became the most expensive piece of basketball memorabilia ever
🔮 Nearly 30 years after Jordan sank his iconic championship-winning shot against Utah, collectors are still willing to spend fortunes to own a piece of his legacy. assertive
2026-10-16 · Fox News
NBA and many sportsbooks agree to ban multiple types of bets due to recent betting scandals
🔮 These are also getting the boot in sportsbooks: - Bets on opening tip winners - Players to miss specific shots - Unders involving players expected to play fewer than 12 minutes The crackdown comes after Porter admitted to intentionally removing himself from games to help gamblers cash in. assertive
2026-10-16 · Fox News
Former NFL All-Pro running back joins President Trump for Georgia midterms rally
🔮 I will say that it's refreshing to see so many former and current professional athletes unafraid to show support for President Trump and the Republican party. assertive
2026-10-17 · Fox News
Nick Saban and Tim Tebow give their thoughts on expanding the College Football Playoff to 24 teams
🔮 Tebow acknowledged that there will no doubt be some good things that come out of this, but in his opinion, there are some glaring issues that make college too similar to the NFL. assertive
2026-10-19 · Fox News
Brewers fans are cashing in on decade-old $1K ticket promotion for World Series tickets
🔮 They offered fans what might be one of the the coolest promotions in baseball history: Pay $1,000 for a ticket to any future Brewers home game. mixed
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