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Craig Carton: 'Crazy people' hate Sydney Sweeney, support Lindsay Clancy

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Gaydos, R. (2026, September 17). Craig Carton: 'Crazy people' hate Sydney Sweeney, support Lindsay Clancy. Fox News. https://www.foxnews.com/outkick-sports/craig-carton-crazy-people-hate-sydney-sweeney-support-lindsay-clancy

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Craig Carton, host of "The Craig Carton Show" on OutKick, commented on the differing reactions to Sydney Sweeney’s nearly nude ad for Novig and Lindsay Clancy’s trial for killing her three children. Carton categorized those who criticized Sweeney as “crazy” while praising Clancy as having conflicting moral stances compared to others he deemed rational. He argued that reasonable people find Sweeney's ad acceptable while believing Clancy should be in prison, whereas the opposite is true for what he terms the "crazy" group.
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OutKick host Craig Carton discussed the disparity in reactions towards Sydney Sweeney and Lindsay Clancy on his show, criticizing what he called "crazy people." Carton noted how some were upset by an ad for Novig, featuring Sweeney nearly nude discussing sports betting options, while others supported Clancy during her trial for the killings of her three children. He divided people into two groups: those he deemed "crazy," who criticized Sweeney's advertisement and considered Clancy a hero, and those who thought positively about both Sweeney’s ad and Clancy’s actions. Carton argued that criticizing Sweeney's ad was unjustified, stating it amounted to being “ugly” rather than a genuine concern for women’s rights or progress.

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This article reads unscored and hedges 3% of its claims. Each row says how that neighbour differs.
Daily Mail
Hedges 0 of 23 claims Outlet record 68/100
“The articles discuss different reactions to Sydney Sweeney's advertisement but describe distinct events and perspectives.”
Fox News
Hedges 0 of 46 claims Outlet record 70/100
“The articles discuss different individuals' reactions to Sydney Sweeney's advertisement but do not describe the same specific incident or happening.”
CBC News
⚖️ Leans left Hedges 4 of 40 claims Outlet record 74/100
“While both articles discuss backlash against Sydney Sweeney's ad, they describe different aspects of the incident: one focuses on Canadian athletes' criticism and the other on Craig Carton's commentary.”
The Globe and Mail
Hedges 0 of 33 claims Outlet record 52/100
“While both articles discuss controversy surrounding Sydney Sweeney's nude ad for Novig, they describe different aspects of the incident: one focuses on backlash from athletes globally, and the other discusses Craig Carton's commentary comparing reactions to Sweeney with those regarding Lindsay Clancy.”
Fox News
Hedges 2 of 39 claims Outlet record 70/100
“While both articles discuss Sydney Sweeney's controversial sports advertisement, they do not describe the same specific incident or occurrence.”
The Independent
⚖️ Leans strongly left Hedges 0 of 14 claims Outlet record 59/100
“Article A discusses backlash from female athletes against Sydney Sweeney's ad for Novig, while Article B addresses a broader discussion on social media and comments by Craig Carton regarding the controversy.”
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Topics

Massachusetts Novig OutKick

Subjects

Clancy PERSON · 5× Sydney Sweeney PERSON · 5× Sweeney PERSON · 4× Carton PERSON · 2× Lindsay Clancy PERSON · 2× Novig ORG · 2× OutKick ORG · 2× Craig Carton PERSON · 1× Massachusetts GPE · 1× William Sullivan PERSON · 1×

Narrative

OutKick host Craig Carton addressed the difference between those who were fine with Sydney Sweeney showing some skin in a sports advertisement and those who supported Lindsay Clancy during her trial in the killings of her three children.
framing: assertive · carried by 1 article(s) · first seen 2026-09-17
🔮 Female athletes and some in the media wagged their finger at Sweeney and Novig over the ad, which showed the actress nearly nude talking about all of the sports users could wager on with the company.

Claims (29 extracted, 1 hedged)

OutKick host Craig Carton addressed the difference between those who were fine with Sydney Sweeney showing some skin in a sports advertisement and those who supported Lindsay Clancy during her trial in the killings of her three children. asserted
who → address → children
Carton, who hosts "The Craig Carton Show" on OutKick, put it bluntly when addressing the so-called Sweeney controversy over her ad for Novig. " asserted
who → host → Novig
The world’s going crazy when it comes to the photographs of Sydney Sweeney. asserted
it → go → Sweeney
‘Oh, we’re sexualizing women. asserted
we → sexualize → women
It’s not right. asserted
It → ’ → ?
It’s setting the women’s movement back 100 years.’ asserted
It → set → movement
No, you’re just ugly. asserted
you → ’re → ?
That’s what that is." asserted
that → ’ → ?
Female athletes and some in the media wagged their finger at Sweeney and Novig over the ad, which showed the actress nearly nude talking about all of the sports users could wager on with the company. uncertain
users → wag → company
Carton asserted that the same ones who were upset about the Sweeney spot also thought Clancy was a "hero." "I’m gonna separate people into two groups, OK? asserted
I → assert → groups
We’re gonna call you ‘crazy.’ asserted
We → go → you
On the other side, I’m just gonna refer to you as not crazy," he said. asserted
he → go → you
"Consider for a moment that the non-crazy side loves those pictures of Sydney Sweeney. asserted
side → consider → Sweeney
The crazy side would rather support, I don’t know, Lindsay Clancy. asserted
I → support → Clancy
She’s a hero to the crazy side. asserted
She → ’ → side
I saw one of those gals come out this morning legitimately refer to her as heroic. asserted
one → see → her
She killed her three children. asserted
She → kill → children
She killed her own children. asserted
She → kill → children
But for the crazies, ‘Man, she gets it. asserted
she → get → it
She represents us.’ asserted
She → represent → us
For the non-crazies, she belongs in prison for the rest of her life. asserted
she → belong → life
"Crazy people hate Sydney Sweeney. asserted
people → hate → Sweeney
Crazy people love Clancy. asserted
people → love → Clancy
Non-crazy people love Sydney Sweeney. asserted
people → love → Sweeney
Non-crazy people think Clancy should be behind bars for the rest of her life." asserted
Clancy → think → life
Earlier this month, the jury in the Clancy trial was deadlocked with one juror holding out on a not guilty determination. asserted
juror → deadlocke → determination
Massachusetts Judge William Sullivan declared a mistrial as the jury was unable to reach a unanimous verdict in the case. asserted
jury → declare → case
Clancy had been charged with first-degree murder in the January 2023 deaths of her children, each of whom had been strangled with exercise bands. asserted
each → charge → bands
Sweeney only riled up some people with an advertisement. asserted
Sweeney → rile → advertisement
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