so repeatedly. the press asked for details operating on information we had gotten that those 5,000 jobs were part of a larger deal that had been announced weeks ago. >> reporter: sprint tells us that the 5,000 jobs you announced today were part of the 50,000 that -- >> sprint will give you -- i just spoke with the head person. he said because of me they're doing 5,000 jobs in this country. >> the president-elect suggested the media refer to sprint's statement. in fact, sprint later said a the jobs were part of a previously announced commitment by japan's softbank, which owns a controlling stake of the mobile phone carrier, to invest $50 billion in the u.s. and create 50,000 positions. now to be clear the 5,000 jobs trump claimed credit for was part of a previously announced 50,000 jobs pledge by the parent company and its founder masa son. that's not where this ends. trump took credit for that, too. on december, after meeting with