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Flock Around and Find Out | Episode 352

VINCE, Checked

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87Holds up31 claims checked
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What it claims
1 false2 mixed6 can’t tell36 true
How it argues
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How it persuades
Name-calling
What it’s built on
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Sources
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VINCEAug 18, 2026
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VINCEFlock Around and Find Out | Episode 352Whole episode, 57:07
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What it claims

Claims

  1. 1TrueThe Department of Justice is preparing to send a record number of election monitors for the 2026 midterm elections.The DOJ's plan to send a record number of election monitors for the 2026 midterms is well supported: AP, Reuters and a Senate press release all describe a planned deployment of about 1,000 monitors, the largest in the department's history. CBS reports the DOJ announced the record plan in August, so it was already in place on the 2026-08-18 posting date, and the claim matches the post's own wording.6 sources →
  2. 2TrueMint Mobile offers a wireless plan for 15 dollars a month.Mint Mobile offered a plan at $15 a month on 2026-08-18: its own plans page advertises premium wireless starting at $15/mo, and AP and July 2026 coverage report $15/month plans. The $15 figure is an equivalent rate for a prepaid upfront payment (e.g., $45 for three months) and an introductory offer, which the claim does not mention but does not contradict.5 sources →

    ▶ 0:03

  3. 3TrueMint Mobile requires a payment of 45 dollars for a three-month plan.Mint Mobile's own plan page lists a minimum upfront payment of $45 for a 3-month plan (6GB, equivalent to $15/month), and AP's 2025 report that Mint plans run from $15 to $30 a month is consistent with that. The page dates from 2023, so it does not directly confirm the terms as of 2026-08-18, and the claim omits the 6GB qualifier, which does not change its core.2 sources →

    ▶ 0:19

  4. 4TrueThe President of the United States is preparing to render a judgment on the use of Flock cameras.As of 2026-08-18, Trump had said on the Oval Office that his stance on Flock cameras was 'being studied' and that he would have an answer 'in the coming weeks,' which matches the claim that he was preparing to render a judgment. The claim's wording is a faithful paraphrase of the post, and the later September 2026 remarks where Trump endorsed the cameras came after the claim date and do not change the August assessment.5 sources →

    ▶ 1:21

  5. 5TrueJon Ossoff is currently campaigning to win a seat in Georgia.Multiple reliable sources show that Jon Ossoff, the Democratic U.S. senator, was running for reelection to his Georgia Senate seat in 2026 and campaigning against Republican Rep. Mike Collins, including a July 2026 AP report on his reelection campaign, which predates the August 18 posting date. The extraction's "Jon" versus the post's "John" is a name variant, and the post's rhetorical "seat back ... he should have never held" framing is opinion that the extracted claim omits, so it is graded as the simple campaigning claim.4 sources →

    ▶ 5:42

  6. 6PredictionJon Ossoff's campaign is predicted to win back a Georgia Senate seat in the November 2026 election.Can't be checked yet. We check it after Nov 3, 2026.

    ▶ 5:42

  7. 7TrueJon Ossoff stated that President Trump travels with Natalie Harp on a flying palace gifted by the Emir of Qatar.Multiple reliable sources, including The Hill and USA Today, confirm that Sen. Jon Ossoff said at an Aug. 16, 2026 Atlanta rally that Trump 'wants to build his ballroom and travel with Natalie on their apparently defenseless flying palace gifted by the Emir of Qatar.' The claim is about the act of stating this, so the attribution is confirmed; the sources also show Ossoff was referring to Trump's alternate-plane trip from Turkey, which is context rather than a contradiction.8 sources →

    ▶ 6:39

  8. 8TrueNatalie Harp is a personal assistant to President Donald Trump.Multiple tier1 sources, including Reuters, AP, CNN and BBC, describe Natalie Harp as Trump's executive assistant and one of his most trusted personal aides, which supports the core claim that she serves as his personal assistant. Her official title is 'executive assistant to the president' rather than 'personal assistant', a label difference that does not change the substance, and the record as of 2026-08-18 is consistent with this.4 sources →

    ▶ 7:50

  9. 9HyperboleJon Ossoff is a scumbag and a jackass who is impugning Natalie Harp's character.Deliberate exaggeration. Read literally it is not a factual claim.

    ▶ 9:55

  10. 10Can’t tellNatalie Harp is a bone cancer survivor.Snopes, the only fact-checker in the set, left the claim unrated because it could not be independently verified; the cancer diagnosis rests on Harp's own accounts from 2019 and 2020. Outlets that call her a survivor mostly repeat her account, so they give no independent signal, and the sources dispute her Trump-law story rather than the diagnosis itself. The claim is faithful to the passage.9 sources →

    ▶ 10:14

  11. 11TrueNatalie Harp credits her survival from bone cancer to President Trump's Right to Try policies.The claim is extracted faithfully from the post and concerns what Harp credits, which is documented: she has repeatedly credited Trump's Right to Try Act with saving her life, in a 2019 Liberty University report and her 2020 Republican National Convention speech. Experts and fact-checkers dispute whether Right to Try actually caused her survival, but that dispute does not change the verdict on her credit-giving.5 sources →

    ▶ 10:16

  12. 12TrueNatalie Harp spoke at the 2020 Republican National Convention.Multiple sources confirm Natalie Harp spoke at the 2020 Republican National Convention, with ABC and Reuters-captioned coverage dated August 24, 2020, and FactCheck.org and the AP describing her convention remarks. The claim matches the post's own wording and is not an extraction addition.9 sources →

    ▶ 10:48

  13. 13TrueThe president is redesigning the presidential bunker.Multiple tier1 and tier2 sources (AP, NPR, Time, NYT) document that Trump's administration is building a new underground military complex/bunker beneath the East Wing ballroom site, replacing the existing PEOC, so the claim that the president is redesigning/rebuilding the presidential bunker is supported as of 2026-08-18. The claim's wording 'entire' is a minor embellishment, and the project is still under legal challenge, but the core assertion holds.7 sources →

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  14. 14TrueThe president is building a world-class military hospital to take care of future presidents of the United States.Multiple sources show the White House ballroom project includes an underground complex with a military hospital, and Trump and the White House describe it as protecting future presidents, so the core claim holds as of 2026-08-18. The appeals court's August 7 construction halt was stayed and the project was reported about 65% complete, so it was being built on the claim date; 'world-class' is the claimant's characterization and the sources do not independently grade it.7 sources →

    ▶ 14:58

  15. 15Can’t tellFormer Democrat congressman Max Rose stated on CNN that Democrats need to be in the absolute gutter to fight Trump.The sources confirm Max Rose appeared on CNN on August 17, 2026 as a former Democratic congressman and panelist, and that outlets reported his provocative remarks about Trump. None of the sources quotes him saying Democrats need to be "in the absolute gutter" to fight Trump, so the specific statement is neither confirmed nor refuted.3 sources →

    ▶ 15:40

  16. 16Can’t tellJon Ossoff stated he is more focused on November 3 than January 3.The passage attributes the November 3 versus January 3 remark to Hakeem Jeffries, not Jon Ossoff, so the extracted claim departs from the post. None of the sources records Ossoff making this statement, so the claim cannot be checked against them.9 sources →

    ▶ 19:41

  17. 17TrueJon Ossoff appeared on the MSNBC program MS NOW alongside Jen Psaki.Multiple sources document Jon Ossoff appearing on MS NOW with Jen Psaki, on her program in July 2025 and again on October 29-30, 2026, so the claim that he appeared alongside her on MS NOW is supported. None of the sources covers the August 2026 appearance the post describes as 'last night,' so that specific instance is unconfirmed, but the extracted claim carries no date.4 sources →

    ▶ 20:23

  18. 18MixedSheila Cherfilus-McCormick was removed from Congress for being a fraudster.Cherfilus-McCormick did leave Congress over ethics and fraud allegations, but she resigned on April 21, 2026, minutes before an Ethics Committee sanctions hearing, so she was not formally removed by a House vote. "Fraudster" overstates the record: she was indicted on fraud and theft charges, the Ethics Committee found 25 violations, and she has pleaded not guilty and denied wrongdoing. The claim also paraphrases the post's "thrown out of Congress" as "removed," which the sources do not describe as a removal.9 sources →

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  19. 19TrueDebbie Wasserman Schultz is running in the Florida 20th Congressional District primary.Multiple independent tier1/tier2 sources (AP, NYT, Politico, CBS Miami, Ballotpedia) confirm Debbie Wasserman Schultz was a candidate in the Democratic primary for Florida's 20th Congressional District held August 18, 2026, which is the state of affairs on the claim's date. The claim's present-tense 'is running' matches the post's 'is running right now in that race'; the primary has since concluded with her win, which does not make the claim false as of 2026-08-18.6 sources →

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  20. 20FalseThe Florida 20th Congressional District is a majority Black district.As of 2026-08-18, the redrawn Florida 20th District was not majority Black: AP reports it is about 42% Black, a plurality rather than a majority, and WLRN says the redistricting made it a non-Black majority district. The claim matches the district's pre-redistricting profile, which some older sources still show, but the record as of the posting date contradicts it.6 sources →

    ▶ 24:38

  21. 21TrueElijah Manley is 27 years old.Multiple reliable sources published around the August 18, 2026 posting describe Elijah Manley as 27 years old, including The Guardian (Aug 14) and NBC Miami (Aug 17). Later October 2026 coverage of his arrest also gives his age as 27, and the claim is a faithful paraphrase of the post's 'I believe he's 27 years old'. The Colorado item about a 17-month-old named Elijah Manley refers to a different person.6 sources →

    ▶ 25:10

  22. 22Can’t tellDebbie Wasserman Schultz voted against Medicare for All.None of the provided sources records a roll-call vote by Wasserman Schultz on Medicare for All, so the claim can be neither confirmed nor refuted. The claim faithfully reflects the passage, which is the claimant's own unsupported assertion.8 sources →

    ▶ 26:14

  23. 23TrueDebbie Wasserman Schultz voted to send money to Israel.Multiple roll-call records show Wasserman Schultz voting yes on Israel military aid, including the 2023 Israel Security Supplemental Appropriations Act and the May 2024 Israel Security Assistance Support Act, and voting no on an amendment to cut Israel funding. The extracted claim drops the post's qualifiers 'unlimited' and 'as they commit a genocide', which the sources neither confirm nor address; she also voted against a separate May 2024 bill to force bomb deliveries, which does not contradict the claim.7 sources →

    ▶ 26:16

  24. 24TrueDebbie Wasserman Schultz has supported ICE detention facilities.A 2011 PolitiFact article (tier1) reports that Wasserman Schultz wrote a letter of support, along with Sen. Bill Nelson, for a proposed ICE immigration detention facility in Southwest Ranches. That matches the post's 'in the past, has supported ICE detention facilities', and no source contradicts it, though it rests on a single directly relevant source.4 sources →

    ▶ 27:20

  25. 25TrueDebbie Wasserman Schultz has taken money from payday lenders and private prisons.Sources report about $68,000 in campaign donations from payday lenders (per Center for Responsive Politics figures cited by Politico and Observer), and a 2017 Miami New Times article says private-prison companies have donated to her past campaigns. The payday-lender element rests on figures from one lineage and the private-prison element on a single general statement, and the donations date from 2016 and earlier.5 sources →

    ▶ 27:25

  26. 26TrueA candidate in the Florida Democratic primary stated that illegal aliens who have committed murder in their home countries should not be deported from the United States.Two sources report Elijah Manley, a Florida Democratic congressional primary candidate, saying in a Fox News interview that a murderer who enters the U.S. illegally should be jailed rather than sent back, because deportation just leads to re-crossing the border. This matches the claim's core assertion as of 2026-08-18; the claim's 'home countries' wording is a minor paraphrase of the post's 'other countries', and the sources do not contradict it.2 sources →

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  27. 27TrueElijah Manley supports letting illegal alien murderers stay in the United States.Multiple outlets quoting the same Fox News interview report that Manley opposes deporting illegal immigrants who have murder charges and says they should be jailed in the U.S. instead, which supports the claim that he wants such people to stay in the country. The sources are largely secondhand echoes of one interview, and the claim drops the post's qualifier that the murders occurred in other countries.4 sources →

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  28. 28TrueZBiotics Pre-Alcohol is a genetically engineered probiotic drink created by PhD scientists.Multiple sources state that Pre-Alcohol is a genetically engineered probiotic drink developed by ZBiotics' team of PhD scientists. The sources describe the team as PhD scientists or microbiologists, and no source contradicts the claim.4 sources →

    ▶ 33:34

  29. 29MixedQuince products are priced 50-80% less than similar brands.Independent comparisons show Quince prices often 50-80% below comparable brands, with examples like $29.90 vs $160 and $50 vs $128-$158, but not uniformly: some comparisons fall below 50% (Naadam $98 vs Quince $50), and the 'everything' scope is not established. Williams-Sonoma's lawsuit challenges Quince's 'half the price' and 'Beyond Compare' savings claims, though it is an unadjudicated allegation, and the post is a sponsored ad.7 sources →

    ▶ 34:59

  30. 30TrueThe Department of Justice plans to deploy 1,000 election monitors for the 2026 midterm elections.Multiple independent tier1 and tier2 sources (Reuters, AP, The Atlantic, PBS, DOJ spokesperson statements reported by several outlets) confirm the DOJ plans to deploy about 1,000 election monitors for the November 2026 midterms, as of the claim date of 2026-08-18. The claim's wording matches the post, which attributes the 1,000-monitor plan to the Civil Rights Division; sources confirm the plan later, and the posted-date check is satisfied by coverage published after the claim.9 sources →

    ▶ 36:10

  31. 31TrueThe Justice Department sent election monitors to 86 jurisdictions for the 2024 elections.The DOJ's own November 2024 announcement and CBS and NPR coverage all report monitors in 86 jurisdictions across 27 states for the 2024 general election, so the figure is supported. The sources describe the deployment as announced or planned before Election Day rather than confirmed afterward, and the claim omits the original post's 'During Joe Biden's presidency' framing, which does not change the substance.5 sources →

    ▶ 39:01

  32. 32TrueThe Justice Department sent election monitors to 44 jurisdictions for the 2020 presidential election.The DOJ's own November 2, 2020 press release announced monitors for 44 jurisdictions in 18 states for the 2020 general election, and multiple later sources (a 2022 AP-sourced report, NAACP, Roll Call) repeat the 44 figure for 2020. The claim's central figure is supported; the press release describes planned deployments, and the sources do not separately confirm each jurisdiction was staffed, which is a minor detail.7 sources →

    ▶ 39:12

  33. 33TrueThe Justice Department sent election monitors to Detroit, Hamtramck, Lansing, and East Lansing for Michigan's primary in August 2026.The DOJ's own August 4, 2026 press release states it was monitoring polling sites in Detroit, Hamtramck, Lansing, and East Lansing for Michigan's primary, and WCMU and WWMT independently report the same four cities. The claim omits the post's 'Democrat-leaning' label, which is a characterization rather than a factual element of the claim, so the core assertion is graded as supported.5 sources →

    ▶ 39:19

  34. 34Can’t tellHarmeet Dhillon began election security work in April 2026.The claim departs from the passage: the speaker said "last April" in an August 18, 2026 post, which means April 2025, not April 2026, so the extraction misread the date. Sources place Dhillon's start as Assistant Attorney General in April 2025, which is consistent with the post and inconsistent with the claim's year.3 sources →

    ▶ 41:15

  35. 35PredictionThe Justice Department is deploying approximately 1,000 election monitors for the November election.Can't be checked yet. We check it after Nov 3, 2026.

    ▶ 41:36

  36. 36TrueMarc Elias worked for the law firm Perkins Coie during the period involving the Steele dossier.Multiple tier1 sources show Marc Elias was a partner at Perkins Coie in 2016, when the firm engaged Fusion GPS for the Clinton campaign and DNC, which led to the Steele dossier. The post's 'Perkins Cooney' is a misspelling of Perkins Coie, and the claim's correction is a faithful resolution of the referent, not an addition.6 sources →

    ▶ 42:56

  37. 37MixedThere are over 120,000 Flock cameras currently in use across the United States.Flock itself says it operates more than 120,000 cameras, and Reuters, CNN, and The Intercept repeat that figure. Independent counts disagree: DeFlock and OpenStreetMap-based tallies put Flock-tagged cameras near 105,000–108,000, while Joshua Michael's map reports about 170,000 cameras (about 300,000 devices including non-camera gear). The claim's figure falls inside this disputed range, and the company's self-reported number is the main support. The claim is checked as of 2026-08-18; the later sources were published after that date but describe the same counts.9 sources →

    ▶ 44:19

  38. 38TrueLocal law enforcement agencies are installing security systems that track license plates in communities across the United States.Multiple independent sources confirm that local police and sheriff's agencies across the U.S. are installing automated license plate reader networks that capture and log vehicle plates, most often through Flock Safety. The claim's wording stays close to the passage's point about local agencies putting up camera webs, and the sources support it as of 2026-08-18.8 sources →

    ▶ 44:40

  39. 39TrueIndividuals have abused access to government surveillance systems to track loved ones or for personal missions.Multiple sources document specific cases of officials using government surveillance databases, including license plate readers, to track ex-partners, spouses, or romantic interests for personal reasons. The claim's core assertion is well supported, though the sources describe romantic and ex-partner targets rather than strictly 'loved ones'.6 sources →

    ▶ 45:24

  40. 40TrueImmigration enforcement has used Flock cameras to track down illegal aliens.Multiple sources document that immigration enforcement used Flock camera data to track immigrants, mainly through local police searches on ICE's behalf, including Atlanta police records showing searches to track migrants and public records showing an ICE search via Florida's wildlife agency. The post's word "occasionally" understates the reported scale, but the core assertion holds as of 2026-08-18.7 sources →

    ▶ 46:32

  41. 41TrueCell phones track the movements of their users.The claim that cell phones track their users' movements is well supported: multiple primary and tier1 sources explain that phones automatically register with cell towers roughly every seven seconds, generating location records that can reconstruct movements, and Reuters reports the Supreme Court in Chatrie (2026) treating historical phone location data as protected. The claim is a faithful paraphrase of the post's assertion that the phone in one's pocket is tracking movements.5 sources →

    ▶ 50:09

  42. 42TrueThe Washington Post reported that vandals are destroying Flock cameras around the country.The Washington Post did publish an August 18, 2026 piece reporting that Americans are destroying Flock license-plate cameras amid surveillance backlash, and AP independently reports that cameras around the country have been vandalized. The claim matches the passage's wording and timing, and no source contradicts the core assertion.5 sources →

    ▶ 50:57

  43. 43TruePresident Donald Trump stated that the administration is studying Flock cameras and will have a view on them over the next couple of weeks.Multiple sources, including AP, Washington Examiner, and Daily Caller, confirm Trump said on Monday, August 17, 2026 that Flock cameras were 'being studied right now' and that the administration would have an answer on its views over the coming weeks. The claim's wording ('the administration' rather than Trump's own 'it') is a minor paraphrase that does not change the substance, and the post's 'yesterday' resolves to that same date.5 sources →

    ▶ 52:03

  44. 44TrueThe federal government conducts tests of TSA employees by attempting to pass weapons through security checkpoints.Multiple sources confirm that the federal government runs covert tests in which undercover personnel try to get simulated weapons and explosives through TSA checkpoints, matching the claim. The post's wording ("to test their own employees") fits this, and the claim's 'all sorts of crap makes it through' detail is not addressed by the sources but does not affect the core assertion.5 sources →

    ▶ 53:39

  45. 45TrueThe Vince radio show is broadcast on Rumble from noon to 3 p.m. Eastern time.Sources consistently show The Vince Show airing noon to 3 p.m. Eastern, and the show's own promos list a live Rumble stream at 12PM ET Mon-Fri, so the claim held as of 2026-08-18. The Westwood One/Cumulus releases describe the noon-3 p.m. ET slot with Rumble access specifically for the November 3 Election Day schedule, and the claim's Rumble detail rests mainly on the show's own promotional text (credibility 0.40).7 sources →

    ▶ 55:21

  46. 46TrueHaley Karenia's show airs on Rumble at noon Eastern time each day.Sources from June and September 2026 show the show, hosted by Haley/Hayley Caronia and streamed on Rumble at rumble.com/hayley, airing at noon Monday through Friday, which matches the claim as of 2026-08-18. The sources say weekdays rather than 'each day', do not state 'Eastern', and spell the surname Caronia/Carania rather than Karenia, so the match rests on the matching Rumble handle and noon slot.3 sources →

    ▶ 55:38

  47. 47TrueDan Bongino's show airs on Rumble at 10 a.m. Eastern time each day.Rumble's own app listings state The Dan Bongino Show airs at 10am ET, and Bongino's October 2026 posts and podcast notes say the same, so the core claim holds as of 2026-08-18. The sources say the show airs Monday through Friday, so 'each day' is a loose paraphrase, and the sources are platform and listing pages rather than independent fact-checks.6 sources →

    ▶ 55:33

  48. 48TrueSean Farish's show airs on Rumble at 1 p.m. Eastern time.Multiple sources, all from podcast aggregators or transcripts, report that Sean Farish's show streams live on Rumble at 1 p.m. Eastern on weekdays, and a August 2026 transcript says it launched that Monday at 1 p.m. Eastern, one day before the claim was posted. No source contradicts this, though none is tier1 and the post itself does not name Rumble for Farish's show.4 sources →

    ▶ 55:45

How it persuades

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Sources

Fact-checkers 41Primary records 17Most reliable outlets 5Reliable outlets 36Less reliable outlets 1Unrated 152

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