Kash Patel is currently at Liberty University in Virginia.

What we found

Supports. Reuters reports the FBI said Patel was in Virginia for a law enforcement event, with video showing him at an event in Lynchburg on Wednesday (October 14).[1]

Supports. Liberty University's own news release says Patel addressed students at its Law Enforcement Leadership & Student Roundtable on its campus on Wednesday, October 14, 2026.[2]

Supports. Rep. John McGuire's press release confirms Patel visited Virginia's Fifth District and took part in a roundtable at Liberty University.[3]

Supports. WSET reports Patel met with law enforcement officials and law students at Liberty University in Lynchburg, Virginia.[4]

Context. The claim's present tense ('currently') is not directly documented for October 19; the sources only establish his presence at Liberty on October 14, which is the event the post was referring to.[1][2]

Sources

4 sources: 1 fact-checker, 2 primary, 1 not rated

1. 1FBI says director Patel in Virginia, not Russiareuters.com · fact-checker · cited for: supports, context
2. 2FBI Director Kash Patel engages with Liberty University ...liberty.edu · primary source · cited for: supports, context
3. 3Rep. John McGuire Hosts Federal Bureau of Investigation ...mcguire.house.gov · primary source · cited for: supports
4. 4FBI Director Kash Patel visits Liberty University - WSETwset.com · not rated · cited for: supports

Where this claim was made

Said in 1 published post

• The Dan Bongino Show · Oct 19, 2026“We are here exclusively reporting Kash Patel's in Russia. He's actually in Liberty University. There are photos up. You can actually listen to the speech of him at Liberty. Liberty is not in Virginia. No, no, it's in Moscow. No, no, no, it's in Virginia.”Post →

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