Shooting at California college injures beloved athletic director featured in Netflix docuseries
Shooting at California college injures beloved athletic director featured in Netflix docuseries
A gunman opened fire at a community college that was once featured in the Netflix documentary series, “Last Chance U.” John Beam, the athletic director and former football coach at Laney College in Oakland, California, was critically wounded in the attack. CBS News’ Elaine Quijano has more.
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Truth Analysis
Analysis Summary:
The article is highly accurate, with all key claims verified by multiple reliable sources. The bias is minimal, with a slight positive slant towards John Beam due to the use of the word 'beloved'. The article accurately reports the shooting and Beam's involvement with 'Last Chance U'.
Detailed Analysis:
- Claim: A gunman opened fire at a community college that was once featured in the Netflix documentary series, "Last Chance U."
- Verification Source #2: Confirms the shooting occurred at a college featured in 'Last Chance U'.
- Verification Source #3: Confirms Laney College was featured in 'Last Chance U'.
- Assessment: Supported
- Claim: John Beam, the athletic director and former football coach at Laney College in Oakland, California, was critically wounded in the attack.
- Verification Source #2: Confirms John Beam is the athletic director at Laney College and was shot.
- Verification Source #4: Confirms John Beam is the athletic director at Laney College and was injured in a shooting.
- Verification Source #5: Confirms John Beam is the athletic director at Laney College and was shot.
- Assessment: Supported
- Claim: John Beam starred in the 2020 season of the Netflix documentary series 'Last Chance U'
- Verification Source #1: Confirms Beam starred in the 2020 season of 'Last Chance U'.
- Verification Source #3: Confirms Beam and the Laney Eagles were featured in the fifth season of 'Last Chance U'.
- Verification Source #4: Confirms Beam and his Laney College football team were featured in the fifth season of Netflix's 'Last Chance U'.
- Assessment: Supported
Supporting Evidence/Contradictions:
- Source 2: 'John Beam, the current athletic director at Laney College in Oakland was shot'
- Source 1: 'Beam starred in the 2020 season of the Netflix documentary series 'Last Chance U'