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
66/100
New York Post's corrections and
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Outlets on this story
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Entertainment
Same framing elsewhere
1
articles that frame the event the way this one does
Michael Fishman dismissed Roseanne Barr’s recent podcast takedown as “obvious lies and name calling” in a lengthy video Thursday.
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Fishman → dismiss → video
“I know everybody wants a response,” the actor, 44, began his Instagram video, one day after a scathing clip of his TV mom’s upcoming “Can’t Be Censored” episode went viral.
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clip → know → episode
Fishman went on to thank Barr, who told him to “shut the f–k up” and “stay f–ked,” for “finally admitting the public truth” — that he reached out to her the morning after the racist tweets that got the “Roseanne” reboot canceled in 2018.
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reboot → go → 2018
However, he pointed out Thursday, “I gave you respect and asked for clarity.
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I → point → clarity
I never turned my back.
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I → turn → back
I showed you compassion even though I vehemently disagreed with you.”
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I → show → you
The “Conners” alum referred to Barr’s rant as “a glimpse into the darker side of [his] childhood” as D.J. Conner — and promised fans to deliver a “fuller picture” one day.
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alum → refer → picture
While he doesn’t “talk much about the show or [his] experience on it,” he teased, “I might have to fix that soon.”
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I → talk → that
He went on to request a “retraction or an apology maybe” from Barr, 73, before meeting her “rage, hate and alienation” with “the capacity of [his] heart.”
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He → go → heart
Fishman explained, “I don’t have to take the hook of the fight just because people lashed out.”
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people → explain → fight
He told his followers he set “healthy boundaries” with the actress and added, “I’m living something publicly a lot of you have been navigating privately.
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lot → tell → you
That’s caring and loving someone who has been a powerful part of your life who has changed.
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who → care → life
“We don’t understand and we don’t agree with it,” Fishman continued.
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Fishman → understand → it
“And a lot of times, it’s the people who taught us the values we live by even if they resent him today.”
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they → ’ → him
He noted in the social media upload’s caption that he plans to “trust in the work [and] walk with integrity.”
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he → note → integrity
Barr’s rep did not immediately respond to Page Six’s request for comment.
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rep → respond → comment
In the Emmy winner’s blistering comments Wednesday, she called her TV son a “f–king worm,” a “brainwashed bigot” and a “f–king putz.”
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she → call → son
She did so in the wake of Fishman doubling down in an Instagram Reel about Barr’s axing being a “rightful” decision since her tweets were “damag[ing] and dehumanizing.”
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tweets → do → Reel
“Perpetuating racial tropes leads to real-world consequences,” he said in the August clip, clarifying he’ll “always have compassion and love [for Barr] and [has] shown it continuously.”
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he → perpetuate → it
Fishman added, “She helped the world understand that good people can make mistakes.”
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people → add → mistakes
Barr’s son, Jake Pentland, subsequently slammed Fishman to TMZ, claiming he “prevented her from publicly defending herself” and “conspired” to take the revival away.
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he → slam → revival
Your voice matters.
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voice → matter → ?
Discussions are moderated for civility.
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Discussions → moderate → civility
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