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ELR NEWS - Remembering Forgotten Victims Of 9/11 + Trump’s Bribe To America w/ Kevin Ortega-Rojas

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The Ebro, Laura, Rosenberg ShowSep 12, 2026
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The Ebro, Laura, Rosenberg ShowELR NEWS - Remembering Forgotten Victims Of 9/11 + Trump’s Bribe To America w/ Kevin Ortega-RojasWhole episode, 33:03
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  1. 1TrueELR News with Kevin Ortega-Rojas is a weekly news show on YouTube.Multiple sources describe ELR News with Kevin Ortega-Rojas as a progressive news show released weekly on YouTube on Fridays, and episode listings from October 2026 are consistent with that cadence. Most of this is the show's own promotional wording repeated across podcast directories, so the support is moderate rather than independent. Nothing in the sources contradicts the claim as of 2026-09-12.10 sources →
  2. 2TrueKevin Ortega-Rojas and Laura Stylez host ELR News.Multiple podcast directories and the show's Megaphone feed list Kevin Ortega-Rojas and Laura Stylez as hosts of ELR News, consistent with the claim as of 2026-09-12. The listings largely reproduce the show's own description, and no independent fact-checker addressed the claim, so confidence is moderate.11 sources →
  3. 3TrueJacob Coxon is a former employee of OpenAI and Anthropic who worked in pre-training research for three years.Multiple outlets, including AP and Business Insider, report that Coxon resigned from Anthropic and spent about three years doing pre-training research across OpenAI and Anthropic. Business Insider's timeline (OpenAI 2023 to early 2026, then Anthropic) is consistent with a roughly three-year total, and no source contradicts the claim. The claim matches the post's wording, so no extraction departure applies.6 sources →

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  4. 4MixedSenator Ted Cruz appeared on the television program The View on September 11, 2026.Multiple sources confirm Ted Cruz appeared on The View, but on Wednesday, September 9, 2026, not September 11. The September 11 episode listings show Sherri Shepherd and Maisie Williams as guests, so the claimed date is contradicted.Minor detail. The sources confirm the claim; only a minor detail differs, such as a name's spelling, a title's wording or a rounding.8 sources →

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  5. 5TrueSenator Ted Cruz stated that if there are going to be killer robots, he would rather they be American than Chinese.Multiple outlets, including a RealClearPolitics transcript of his ABC 'The View' appearance, quote Cruz saying 'if there are going to be killer robots, I'd rather they be American killer robots than Chinese killer robots,' which matches the claim. The post's 'somewhat tongue-in-cheek' framing is a dropped qualifier that doesn't change the core assertion, and the sources place the remark on 'The View' around September 9, 2026, a date detail the claim doesn't state.7 sources →

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  6. 6TrueThe chair of the Republican National Committee refers to the current convention as Trumpapalooza.Multiple reliable sources (Reuters, NPR, Houston Public Media, OpenSecrets) report that RNC Chairman Joe Gruters called the Dallas midterm convention 'Trumpapalooza,' supporting the claim as of 2026-09-12. The claim's 'current convention' refers to the event that began September 9, 2026, and the post's own framing matches this; no source contradicts the claim.10 sources →

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  7. 7TrueThe Republican National Committee is hosting a midterm election cycle convention.The RNC hosted its first-ever midterm convention in Dallas on September 9-10, 2026, which AP, Reuters, C-SPAN, and the RNC's own press release all confirm. The claim's core assertion holds as of the 2026-09-12 posting date; the post's 'right now' wording is slightly stale because the two-day event had already ended, but the extracted claim itself does not include that detail.4 sources →

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  8. 8MixedDonald Trump's current popularity rating is in the low thirties.As of 2026-08-28, the low-thirties figure matches individual polls: Reuters/Ipsos had Trump at 33% (published Aug 17), and the UMass poll later put him at 32%. Polling averages from the same period, including Ballotpedia at 41% and the RealClearPolitics, NYT and Silver Bulletin averages around 38-40%, put his rating higher, so the claim holds only on the single-poll measure. The later drop to about 37% in the averages does not change the verdict as of the claim date.7 sources →

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  9. 9TrueDonald Trump promised to give every voter $5,000 if Republicans win the midterms.Multiple tier1 and tier2 sources (AP, Reuters, PBS) report Trump pledged at the September 9, 2026 Dallas GOP midterm convention to give every American adult $5,000 if Republicans win/retain Congress, matching the claim as of 2026-09-12. The sources note no details on how it would work or whether it is legal, but that does not contradict the promise itself.7 sources →

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  10. 10TrueDonald Trump previously promised $5,000 stimulus checks via dividends that were never delivered.Sources show Trump previously floated dividend payments tied to DOGE savings and tariffs that never materialized, and Tapper cites a $5,000 'DOGE dividend' promised in February 2025 with no sign of payment. The $5,000 figure for the earlier promise rests mainly on a tier3 commentary source, and the post's own 'he promised' wording is resolved to Trump from the surrounding text.7 sources →

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  11. 11TrueDonald Trump previously promised $1,000 checks via savings from expiring Affordable Care Act subsidies that were never delivered.Sources show Trump promised roughly $1,000 payments tied to savings from expiring ACA subsidies, and that these promised payments were never issued. The wording differs somewhat: WaPo describes a plan to put $1,000 or $1,500 in health savings accounts, while Rampell's quote says '$1000-plus checks', so the form of the payment is a minor imprecision.2 sources →

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  12. 12TrueSenator John Fetterman endorsed Dave McCormick for Senate.Fetterman's September 9, 2026 video at the Republican midterm convention praised and introduced Sen. Dave McCormick, and several outlets (CNN, The New Republic, The Mirror) describe it as an endorsement, so the core claim holds as of 2026-09-12. The phrase "for Senate" is loose because McCormick is already a sitting senator not on the 2026 ballot, and the post itself shows praise and friendship rather than the word "endorse".8 sources →

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  13. 13TrueDave McCormick and another senator from Pennsylvania started a political action committee together last month.Sources confirm that Sens. John Fetterman (D) and Dave McCormick (R) jointly launched Common Ground PA, a joint fundraising committee that multiple outlets describe as a political action committee, in July 2026. The post said "last month" from a September 12 posting, but the sources date the formation to July rather than August, a minor timing imprecision that does not change the core claim.5 sources →

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  14. 14TrueGina Hinojosa is the Democratic nominee for governor of Texas.Multiple reliable sources (Reuters, NYT, Mother Jones, Dallas Morning News, Statesman, Daily Texan) confirm Gina Hinojosa won the March 3, 2026 Democratic primary and was the Democratic nominee for Texas governor, facing Greg Abbott; the claim is accurate as of 2026-09-12 and remains so, and the extraction matches the post's wording (the 'Hinohosa' spelling is a typo for Hinojosa).8 sources →

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  15. 15TrueJames is the Democratic nominee for US Senate in Texas.Multiple reliable sources, including AP (Oct 23, 2026) and CNN (Oct 14, 2026), identify James Talarico as the Democratic nominee for US Senate in Texas, and this was already the case by September 12, 2026 per the Boston Globe (Sept 30) and AP (Sept 23) coverage. The claim matches the passage's own wording and no source contradicts it.4 sources →

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  16. 16MixedThere are approximately 500,000 trans and gender non-conforming people living in Texas.The sources give Texas transgender counts of roughly 93,000 to 123,000 (Williams Institute estimates cited by Dallas County and Everytexan), which contradicts the claimed 500,000. The 2026 HRC report's 2.34% national trans-or-nonbinary figure would imply a Texas number closer to 500,000, but no source states a Texas figure on that basis, and no source gives a trans-plus-gender-non-conforming total for Texas. The claim also drops the post's 'who vote' qualifier, which is a faithful-enough narrowing and is graded normally. Because the sources conflict on the magnitude, the verdict is mixed.4 sources →

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  17. 17Can’t tellThe Democratic Senatorial Campaign Committee sent out a fundraising text blast listing Talarico, Turic, Peltola, Jackson, Cooper, and Brown as candidates who can flip the Senate.The claim's core (a DSCC fundraising text listing these six candidates as able to flip the Senate) is only echoed by the claimant's passage and a Threads post (source 4, unrated, which repeats the claim and gives no independent record), while the DSCC's own 2026 messaging and Washington Examiner coverage (source 11, July) show the DSCC backing these candidates but do not reproduce the 'can flip the Senate' text. The claim also spells the Iowa candidate 'Turic' where sources use 'Turek', and no source is shown from around 2026-09-12 quoting the text; the sources show the DSCC backed these candidates but do not confirm this specific text blast, so the claim cannot be graded in either direction.3 sources →

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  18. 18TrueThe Democratic Senatorial Campaign Committee is run by Kirsten Gillibrand and Chuck Schumer.The sources confirm Kirsten Gillibrand has chaired the DSCC since January 2025, and that Schumer appointed her and takes a hands-on role in recruitment and messaging, which supports the claim as a standard reading of 'run by.' The sources also show DSCC executive director Devan Barber handles day-to-day operations, which the claim does not address; as of 2026-09-12 the record was consistent with the claim.5 sources →

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  19. 19Can’t tellThe America PAC has spent more than 180,000 dollars in advertising for the website Vote Safe in one week.Several outlets report that America PAC spent more than $180,000 promoting VoteSafe in one week, but they all trace back to Judd Legum's Popular Information report, so the figure has no independent corroboration. No source contradicts it, and the factcheck.org and AdImpact figures concern different measures, so the claim cannot be graded either way. The extraction matches the passage's wording and adds nothing.5 sources →

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  20. 20TrueThe Vote Safe website collects name, birthday, address, phone number, email, location, voter registration status, IP address, and browsing activity.Multiple independent sources, including Snopes (rated true), FindLaw, and a Washington Secretary of State warning, list the same categories of data VoteSafe.org collects: name, date of birth, address, email, phone, IP address and location, voter registration status, and browsing activity. The claim matches the passage, and the sources describe the collection as of September 2026, before the claim's date.7 sources →

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  21. 21TrueAmerica PAC changed its privacy policy in August 2026 to allow the sharing or selling of personal information with business partners.Multiple sources agree that VoteSafe.org's privacy policy was updated on August 29, 2026 to let America PAC share or sell personal information with 'business partners,' removing earlier limits on sharing with third parties. Snopes, rating the claim true, is the strongest source, though several other reports trace back to the same reporting by Judd Legum. The post says 'its privacy policy' without naming the site, but the claim's reference to America PAC matches the post's context, and the 'last month' timing agrees with the August date.5 sources →

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  22. 22TrueAmerica PAC spent over $800,000 on voter targeting websites in 2024.CNBC's August 2024 reporting, based on AdImpact data, found America PAC had spent more than $800,000 since early July 2024 on digital ads targeting battleground-state voters, many urging them to register at the PAC's website, and other outlets echo that figure. The claim's loose phrasing ('voter targeting websites') describes ads that directed voters to a registration site rather than spending on the websites themselves, but the dollar figure and 2024 timing are supported.7 sources →

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  23. 23TrueThe Department of Justice subpoenaed the state of Nevada for their voter rolls.Multiple sources confirm the DOJ subpoenaed Nevada's Secretary of State's office for voter information, with seven subpoenas delivered between June and early September 2026. Sources differ on the exact scope of what was requested, but none contradict the core claim.6 sources →

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  24. 24TrueOne Texas county eliminated 93 voting sites.Tarrant County, Texas, approved a plan in September 2026 that cut 92 Election Day polling locations compared with 2022, which is within rounding of the claimed 93. One unrated source gives 93 and describes the plan as eliminating 93 polling places, and the post itself faithfully says '93 in one Texas county'.7 sources →

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  25. 25MixedAn estimated 67 undocumented immigrants were killed among the 2,977 victims of the September 11, 2001, World Trade Center attacks.The 67 figure matches estimates from the 9/11 Memorial event page, a Montclair State professor's summary, NPR, and 2026 reporting, all citing 2,977 deaths. However, the John Jay College 9/11 memorial history page gives a total of 2,996 deaths and says the casualties include about 600 undocumented workers, so the sources give competing estimates. The claim's extraction matches the post, which also uses 2,977 victims.7 sources →

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  26. 26TrueThe Mexican government reported that 16 Mexican nationals were killed in the World Trade Center attacks.Multiple sources report that the Mexican consulate, the official Mexican government office in New York, put the number of Mexican nationals killed in the 9/11 attacks at 16, with only five fully identified. The extracted claim matches the passage's wording and the sourced figure, though most of the supporting coverage is Spanish-language or secondary.5 sources →

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  27. 27Can’t tell67 undocumented immigrants were identified as victims of the 9/11 attacks.The claim departs from the passage: the speaker says an estimated 67 undocumented immigrants died and that only five of them have actually been identified, while the extracted claim says all 67 were identified. Sources describe 67 as an estimate and say their identities were hard to confirm, so the claim's reversal is not supported, but the post did not make it.5 sources →

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  28. 28Mixed62 undocumented immigrants who worked at the World Trade Center were not officially identified as 9/11 victims.The core assertion that undocumented workers at the World Trade Center were never officially identified or counted among the victims is supported by NPR (2021), the CHC statement (2023), and the Chicago Tribune and NYT coverage. The specific figure of 62 is not stated by any source: NPR says an estimated 67 undocumented workers remained missing, and USAPP says five Mexicans' names were read at the 2011 memorial. The post's 62 is consistent with 67 minus those five, but NPR's 67 'still missing' figure does not match it exactly, so the number is only partly corroborated. The claim also reads as a restatement of the post's passage, which is accurate to it.Minor detail. The sources confirm the claim; only a minor detail differs, such as a name's spelling, a title's wording or a rounding.7 sources →

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  29. 29MixedAn estimated 6,000 undocumented immigrants participated in the 9/11 recovery and cleanup efforts.The 6,000 figure is a real published estimate, traced to a 2016 NY1 report and repeated in 2021 and 2026 coverage, but other sources give 2,000 to 6,000 or about 2,000 as the undocumented count, so the figure is one end of a disputed range. The claim also departs slightly from the post, which said the 6,000 were 'undocumented immigrants who participated in the recovery and cleanup', a faithful paraphrase that is graded normally.9 sources →

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  30. 30MixedBetween 1,000 and 2,000 undocumented immigrants who participated in the 9/11 cleanup remain without legal status.The sources give competing estimates of undocumented 9/11 cleanup workers: older reports say up to 2,000, while the September 2026 NPR/KNPR piece says advocates estimate 2,000 to 6,000, and no source gives a 1,000 lower bound. The claimed 1,000 to 2,000 range therefore touches the low end of the estimates without matching the most recent one, and the sources do not confirm the current count of those still without status. The extraction faithfully reflects the post's wording.9 sources →

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  31. 31Can’t tellUndocumented immigrants who participated in the 9/11 cleanup were deported by the George W. Bush administration.No source directly reports that undocumented 9/11 cleanup workers were deported under the Bush administration, or how many were. Sources show Bush-era deportations generally (e.g., [5], [6]) and one cleanup worker, Cardona, who was issued a 2001 deportation order but stayed under medical treatment ([4]), but none quantifies "many" cleanup workers deported by Bush, so the central claim cannot be graded in either direction.6 sources →

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  32. 32FalseUndocumented immigrants who participated in the 9/11 cleanup were ineligible for the Victim Compensation Fund.The sources show that VCF eligibility does not turn on immigration status: the Special Master's statement says claimants must be compensated without regard to immigration status, and the regulation lists eligibility by presence at a crash site and resulting physical harm. The claim that undocumented participants in the cleanup were ineligible is therefore contradicted, though the sources do not address whether they faced practical barriers such as lacking documentation.3 sources →

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  33. 33TrueGenerative AI absorbs more electricity and uses more water than algorithmic AI.Sources consistently report that generative AI draws more electricity than conventional searches (about 10 times per query, per the IEA) and uses water for cooling, so the claim's direction holds as of 2026-09-12. No source directly benchmarks generative AI against 'algorithmic AI' on water, and the water magnitude is disputed (Altman calls water concerns 'totally fake'), so confidence is moderate.7 sources →

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  34. 34TrueOpenAI workers have quit and warned that the founders' work could kill us all by the end of the decade.Multiple sources report that Jacob Coxon, who worked at OpenAI until July 2026 before moving to Anthropic, resigned and warned that the people building AI believe it could kill us all by the end of the decade. Sources also say he accused both OpenAI and Anthropic of racing toward superintelligence, and Bloomberg notes that other staff echoed the warning; the post's word 'founders' is vague and the sources do not name founders specifically.7 sources →

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  35. 35TrueJacob Coxon is an ex-OpenAI and Anthropic employee who resigned and warned about AI.Multiple tier1 and tier2 sources confirm that Jacob Coxon spent about three years doing pretraining research at both OpenAI and Anthropic, then resigned from Anthropic in September 2026 with a public warning that AI firms are 'gambling with our lives.' The claim's wording matches the post's own description, and no source contradicts it.7 sources →

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  36. 36MixedGiving $5,000 to every American would cost $1.35 trillion.The $1.35 trillion figure matches the Penn Wharton Budget Model estimate for paying $5,000 to the full adult population, but other sources put the cost at about $1.2 trillion for adult citizens only, and CBS reports a $1.2–1.35 trillion range. The claim also says 'every American,' while the proposal covers adults, so the figure depends on which population and measure is used.9 sources →

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  37. 37MixedThe NCAA reported there are approximately 10 trans college athletes out of more than 150,000.The core figure is supported: NCAA President Charlie Baker told a Senate panel in December 2024 that he knew of fewer than 10 transgender athletes, and some later coverage rounds this to 10. The denominator is understated, since the sources put NCAA participation at roughly 500,000 to 544,000, not 150,000. The claim also reads as a present-tense 2026 figure, but the testimony dates from 2024, and later NCAA statements (October 2026, after the claim) say effectively zero trans athletes compete in women's sports.6 sources →

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