Claims extracted
21
sentences that state something as happening or true
Uncertain
0%
0 of 21 hedged
("reportedly", "may", "according to")
Leaning
not political
takes no side on a contested political question
Publisher signals
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Travis Barker has revealed what led to his recent hospitalization, just one day after sharing photos from his hospital bed that left fans concerned.
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that → reveal → fans
“I had surgery yesterday,” the Blink-182 drummer wrote via his Instagram Stories Wednesday.
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drummer → have → Stories
“My arm, hand and fingers have been numb since a show I played last month.”
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I → play → show
Barker, 50, noted that he underwent a nerve test on Monday after his show, which revealed he “needed a cubital tunnel release” to fix it.
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he → note → it
“I wanted to get ahead of it and get it over with so that I can keep playing the way I play for a long, long time 🥁,” he wrote.
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he → want → time
Barker added that he “should be good in a few weeks 💪🏁.”
The drummer shared the update alongside a selfie taken by his wife, Kourtney Kardashian.
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drummer → add → wife
Barker appeared in a hospital gown and surgical cap as Kardashian, 47, smiled beside him.
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Kardashian → appear → him
“[I’m] not sure why my wife looks so happy about this 😂,” he joked.
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he → ’m → this
At the time, he shared a black-and-white photo of the injured finger to his Instagram Stories, captioning it, “F–k.”
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he → share → –
He later revealed that he had spent an entire afternoon at a doctor’s office, where he received a scan and an injection to ease the pain.
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he → reveal → pain
The following day, Barker offered fans an explanation on Twitter, writing, “I was playing the drums at rehearsals yesterday, and I smashed my finger so hard, I dislocated it and tore the ligaments 🤬.”
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I → offer → ligaments
Barker was also hospitalized in 2022 after developing “severe, life-threatening pancreatitis” following an endoscopy.
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Barker → hospitalize → endoscopy
He later addressed the hospitalization on his Instagram Stories, writing, “I went in for an endoscopy Monday feeling great.
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I → address → endoscopy
But after dinner, I developed excruciating pain and have been hospitalized ever since.”
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I → develop → pain
He said a “small polyp” was removed during the procedure, but the removal “damaged a critical pancreatic drainage tube.”
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removal → say → tube
“I am so very, very grateful that with intensive treatment, I am currently much better,” he wrote.
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he → write → treatment
Barker and Kardashian, who married in 2022, share son Rocky, 2, whom they welcomed in November 2023.
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they → marry → November
Kardashian also shares son Mason, 16, daughter Penelope, 14, and son Reign, 11, with ex Scott Disick.
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Kardashian → share → Disick
Barker, for his part, shares son Landon, 22, daughter Alabama and stepdaughter Atiana De La Hoya, 27, with his ex-wife, Shanna Moakler.
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Barker → share → wife
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voice → matter → ?
Discussions are moderated for civility.
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Discussions → moderate → civility