Kash Patel serves as FBI Director.
Said by Congressman Greg Murphy, M.D., Checked Updated
- Sources
- 6 support
- Said
- 1 time·
- Confidence
- 95%
The Dan Bongino ShowSep 16, 2026
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Multiple primary and tier1 sources establish that Kash Patel was confirmed by the Senate on February 20, 2025 and serves as FBI Director, and sources published through late October 2026 (AP, Reuters, CNN, Britannica) still identify him in that role, so the claim held on 2026-09-16. The extraction faithfully reflects the post, which referred to 'FBI Director Kash Patel'.
This claim is in the show notes, the publisher's own words. It counts against the post, once.
This claim is about the present, so it is judged as of the day it was checked.
What we found
Supports. The FBI's official leadership page states Kash Patel became the ninth Director of the FBI on February 20, 2025.[3]
Supports. A Senate primary statement from April 2026 confirms the Senate confirmed Kash Patel to serve as FBI Director, dated to the February 20, 2025 confirmation.[4]
Supports. Reuters reporting from the September 15, 2026 Senate oversight hearing identifies Patel as FBI Director testifying before lawmakers, and AP's October 2026 coverage also calls him Director.[1][2]
Supports. Later coverage in October 2026 (CNN, Britannica) continues to identify Patel as the sitting FBI Director, indicating no change in role as of the claim date.[5][6]
Sources
6 sources: 2 fact-checkers, 2 primary, 2 not rated
- 1FBI's Patel defends change in 'bestiality' hiring practice as lawmakers seek answersreuters.com · fact-checker · cited for: supports
- 2FBI arrests co-conspirator in hacking group breach of jobs ...apnews.com · fact-checker · cited for: supports
- 3Director Kash Patelfbi.gov · primary source · cited for: supports
- 4Hoeven Statement on Confirmation of Kash Patel as FBI ...hoeven.senate.gov · primary source · cited for: supports
- 5Michigan man charged with threatening to kill FBI Director Kash Patel | CNNus.cnn.com · not rated · cited for: supports
- 6Kash Patel | Confirmation, Vote, Senate Hearing, Wife, & ...britannica.com · not rated · cited for: supports
Where this claim was made
Said in 1 published post
Checked 2 times
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Related claims
- The FBI under Director Kash Patel does not allow individuals who have engaged in bestiality to be employed as FBI agents.Mixed
- FBI Director Kash Patel uses the FBI jet less frequently than his predecessors Chris Wray and James Comey.Mixed
- The FBI sent agents to knock on the doors of people who worked the polls in 2020 in Milwaukee under the direction of Cash Patel.True
- FBI Director Kash Patel testified before the Senate that FBI agents would be present at polling places in November 2026.Mixed
- Kash Patel changed FBI hiring regulations to remove the automatic disqualification for applicants who engaged in bestiality.True