Claims extracted
14
sentences that state something as happening or true
Uncertain
0%
0 of 14 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
1
Entertainment
Same framing elsewhere
1
articles that frame the event the way this one does
What happened to SMU in north Texas was not just a beatdown.
asserted
happened → happen → Texas
Wake Forest, the 13th-ranked team in the country, entered its road matchup against unranked SMU as a 2.5-point underdog and proved the oddsmakers just as wrong as College GameDay hosts Pat McAfee and Kirk Herbstreit.
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oddsmakers → rank → hosts
The two picked the surging SMU Mustangs during the College GameDay broadcast at Boise State, which featured Ian Johnson, the former Broncos running back who scored the game-winning two-point conversion against Oklahoma in the 2007 Fiesta Bowl.
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who → pick → Bowl
Fast-forward to halftime — SMU was down 42-0.
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SMU → forward → halftime
The game wasn't close from the get-go, so McAfee and Herbstreit took to social media to provide a little humor and humility for their poor pick.
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McAfee → take → pick
"We apologize to Wake [Forest].
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We → apologize → Forest
Wake is real," McAfee said as Herbstreit put his arm around his colleague.
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Herbstreit → say → colleague
"I don't know what we were thinking," McAfee added as Herbstreit agreed.
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Herbstreit → know → what
"Boy, were we wrong," Herbstreit said with a sense of astonishment.
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Herbstreit → say → astonishment
SMU has a high-powered offense that put up 51 on Virginia Tech last week, but as they acknowledged in the apology video, Wake Forest has looked great too.
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Forest → have → video
The Demon Deacons have averaged over 50 points over the last three games.
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Deacons → average → games
Picking winners each week is not easy, unless you’re Steve Young, who went perfect as the guest picker when College GameDay visited BYU this season.
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GameDay → pick → BYU
But sometimes, when you’re wrong, you’re really wrong.
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you → ’re → ?
Wake Forest went on to win 49-7.
asserted
Forest → go → ?
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