Claims extracted
24
sentences that state something as happening or true
Uncertain
17%
4 of 24 hedged
("reportedly", "may", "according to")
Leaning
not political
takes no side on a contested political question
Publisher signals
66/100
BBC News's corrections and
hedging, across everything collected from it. Not a measure of accuracy.
Outlets on this story
121
Politics
Same framing elsewhere
1
articles that frame the event the way this one does
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The White House is defending its new press secretary, Katie Zacharia, as she faces scrutiny over her legal credentials.
asserted
she → publish → credentials
President Donald Trump described Zacharia as an attorney when announcing her appointment last week and she has referred to herself as a lawyer.
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she → describe → lawyer
But when she was asked on Tuesday by a reporter in which state she had passed the bar exam required to be an attorney in the US, she said standing alongside the president: "When I moved to China."
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I → ask → China
She does not appear to be registered to the bar in any state where she has lived.
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she → appear → state
White House communications director Steven Cheung said Zacharia is "uniquely qualified and whip smart to help inform the American people".
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Zacharia → say → people
Responding to questions about her credentials, Zacharia said in a statement this week: "I practised international transaction law, with all the appropriate credentials."
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I → respond → credentials
On Wednesday, a watchdog group, Campaign for Accountability, filed a complaint with the California State Bar Association.
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group → file → Association
They are seeking an investigation into whether Zacharia "repeatedly held herself out to the public as entitled to practise law without a licence to do so, conduct California law treats as a crime".
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law → seek → crime
The 42-year-old political strategist graduated from law school at Pepperdine University in California in 2011, the university confirmed.
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university → graduate → 2011
A law degree is not a licence to practise law in the US.
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degree → practise → US
The new White House press secretary told the New York Times on Wednesday that when she first began appearing on cable news, she had asked Pepperdine how she should identify herself.
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she → tell → herself
She said she was advised by the university president that she could call herself a lawyer, but not an attorney.
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she → say → herself
Zacharia took the bar exam in California after graduating from law school but did not pass, according to the Wall Street Journal.
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Zacharia → take → Journal
California's bar exam is widely regarded as one of the hardest in the US to pass.
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exam → regard → US
A person with direct knowledge of the matter told the outlet that Zacharia took the exam around the same time that she was planning a wedding and preparing to move to China with her husband-to-be.
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she → tell → husband
She moved to Beijing because of her husband's job at an American private equity firm.
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She → move → firm
Zacharia has said she worked on "international transaction law" there.
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she → say → law
Her LinkedIn profile states that she worked as an associate at Zhong Lun Law Firm in Beijing from 2011-13.
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she → state → 2011
In China, only Chinese citizens are eligible to obtain a licence to practise law.
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citizens → obtain → law
Foreign employees may work at law firms in other roles.
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employees → work → roles
In February last year, Zacharia said on conservative radio programme The Clay Travis and Buck Sexton Show that she had worked as outside counsel for the International Finance Corporation (IFC) and the World Bank during her time in China.
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she → say → China
The BBC has contacted the World Bank and IFC for comment.
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BBC → contact → comment
It is understood the World Bank Group sometimes retains outside law firms, and that those firms decide which of their lawyers are assigned to which parts of any work.
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which → understand → work
Zacharia has also served as general counsel for Fix California, a conservative non-profit started by Trump ally Ric Grenell, according to her LinkedIn profile.
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Zacharia → serve → profile
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