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Knock, Knock, Swalwell | Episode 399

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VINCEOct 28, 2026
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VINCEKnock, Knock, Swalwell | Episode 399Whole episode, 1:01:43
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What it claims

Claims

  1. 1TrueThe Trump administration accused CBS of omitting information regarding fraud from a '60 Minutes' profile of a deported husband and father.Multiple October 2026 reports say the Trump administration, through DHS and its general counsel James Percival, publicly slammed CBS's 60 Minutes profile of Moussa Diawara for leaving out an 'absurd bit of fraud' (his claim in an asylum application that he is gay). The claim's core assertion is supported; the sources are mostly secondary reprints of the DHS statement, and the 2025 CECOT coverage concerns a different segment.8 sources →

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  2. 2TrueThe FBI raided a billionaire's mansion in Beverly Hills on October 27, 2026.Multiple tier-1 outlets (Reuters, AP) reported on October 27, 2026 that FBI agents searched a Beverly Hills mansion belonging to billionaire Stephen Cloobeck, a Swalwell donor. The post's 'yesterday' posted on 2026-10-28 resolves to October 27, so the claim's date and description match the sources.7 sources →

    ▶ 0:11

  3. 3TrueThere is an ongoing effort to prevent 20,000 non-citizens from voting in California.The sources confirm an ongoing DOJ effort as of 2026-10-28: a lawsuit filed October 15 seeks to stop California from counting ballots of about 20,000 people the government alleges are likely noncitizens, and appeals continued through October 30. The 20,000 are alleged, not verified, and a judge questioned the government's figures, but the effort itself is documented.8 sources →

    ▶ 0:22

  4. 4TrueEric Swalwell was a candidate in the California governor's race.Multiple tier1 sources (AP, Reuters, BBC) and others confirm Eric Swalwell launched and was a candidate in the 2026 California governor's race in November 2025, before dropping out in April 2026. The extracted claim's past-tense 'was a candidate' matches the passage's 'was in the California governor's race for a time' without adding anything the post did not say.7 sources →

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  5. 5TrueThe FBI raided a Beverly Hills mansion connected to an investigation into Eric Swalwell.Multiple tier1 and tier2 outlets (Reuters, AP, Politico, Washington Post) report that the FBI searched a Beverly Hills mansion connected to billionaire donor Stephen Cloobeck as part of the investigation into former Rep. Eric Swalwell, with the FBI confirming an operation tied to an ongoing criminal investigation. The claim matches the post's headline and the sources; the sources do not say whether the probe is a 'Beverly Hills mansion' search of Swalwell's own property, but the claim only states it was connected to the investigation, which the sources confirm.3 sources →

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  6. 6TrueSteven Klebek donated money to Eric Swalwell's gubernatorial campaign and paid for his overseas trips.The sources support both parts of the claim: CNN reports a $1 million donation by Stephen Cloobeck to an independent expenditure group backing Swalwell's gubernatorial campaign, and ABC7 and the NY Post report a roughly $31,000 private trip to France from Cloobeck. The post's name 'Klebek' is a garbled rendering of Cloobeck, the donor whose Beverly Hills home was searched, and the sources document one overseas trip rather than several.5 sources →

    ▶ 5:22

  7. 7Can’t tellSteven Klebek stated in an April interview that he is no longer a Democrat and is now a Libertarian Republican.No source reports Klebek saying he is no longer a Democrat or calling himself a Libertarian Republican. The April coverage that exists (Fox 11, via the Megyn Kelly podcast summary) concerns his falling out with Swalwell, not a party switch, and the claimant's own passage cannot corroborate the claim. The extraction matches the passage's wording, so it does not add anything the post did not say.5 sources →

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  8. 8TrueThe FBI raided a 9,700 square foot mansion in Beverly Hills belonging to a man named Klubeck.Multiple reliable outlets confirm the FBI searched a Beverly Hills mansion tied to Stephen Cloobeck (the post's 'Klubek/Klubeck') in the Swalwell probe. No source gives the home's 9,700 square footage, so that detail is unconfirmed, though it does not contradict the core claim.7 sources →

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  9. 9TrueA senior law enforcement official stated the FBI raid on Klubeck's home was connected to a sex worker.A senior law enforcement official told the New York Post that the raid was connected to a sex worker, and Reuters separately quotes a senior law enforcement official saying the search sought records pertaining to prostitution. The claim's extraction faithfully drops only the 'did not give further details' qualifier; the sources name the homeowner as Stephen Cloobeck, the same person the post calls Klubeck.6 sources →

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  10. 10TrueIn August 2026, FBI agents surrounded Eric Swalwell at the San Francisco International Airport and seized his cell phone and laptop.Multiple independent reports, including court-record-based coverage, confirm that FBI agents confronted Swalwell at San Francisco International Airport in August 2026 and seized his phone and laptop, and KCRA describes agents surrounding him near the gate. The post's wording matches the claim, and the sources date the airport encounter to August 15.5 sources →

    ▶ 10:23

  11. 11TrueThe FBI executed search warrants at Eric Swalwell's Washington, D.C. home the day after the airport incident.Multiple reliable outlets report that FBI agents seized Swalwell's devices at San Francisco airport on Saturday, Aug 15, and executed a search warrant at his Washington, D.C. home the following day. The claim faithfully reflects the post, which says the house raid came the day after the airport incident; the post's reference to August is consistent with the sources.8 sources →

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  12. 12TrueSenator Elissa Slotkin sought assurances from Pentagon leaders that troops would not be used to interfere in midterm elections.Multiple independent tier1 sources confirm that Sen. Elissa Slotkin sent letters in August 2026 to Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth and Joint Chiefs Chairman Gen. Dan Caine asking for assurances that the military would not be used to interfere in the midterm elections. The claim omits the post's 'last month' timing, which is a peripheral detail, and the sources date the letters to August 18 rather than September.7 sources →

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  13. 13TrueSenator Elissa Slotkin and Senator Mark Kelly are seeking answers about the Pentagon's National Guard reaction forces regarding their potential use in elections.The sources (Slotkin's official press release dated 2026-10-26 and multiple reports) confirm that Slotkin and Kelly were seeking answers from the Pentagon and National Guard Bureau about the National Guard Quick Reaction Forces, including whether they could be used around elections, so the claim holds as of 2026-10-28. The extraction faithfully reflects the passage, which quotes Slotkin's own post saying she and Kelly are seeking answers about these 'reaction forces.'5 sources →

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  14. 14MixedElissa Slotkin is conditioning the public to believe that President Trump rigged the election.Sources show Slotkin repeatedly warns that Trump is laying groundwork to claim, or engineer, a stolen or rigged midterm, which supports the 'conditioning the public' part of the claim. However, she frames Trump's election-fraud conduct as a prospective threat, not as something he has already done, and the sources do not show her saying Trump rigged an election; the post's framing of her as having pre-emptively convinced the public that Trump rigged the result is therefore only partly supported. The claim also departs from the passage's conditional framing (a Democratic loss first) and the post's claim that Trump would rig the result to achieve that outcome is not addressed by any source.5 sources →

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  15. 15MixedNon-citizens are casting ballots in elections in Washington State.The US Attorney's Office for Western Washington says it identified 405 noncitizens who are registered and have voted in Washington elections, with about 1,500 votes cast. Secretary of State Steve Hobbs disputes the list, saying it includes U.S. citizens and is not reliable, and that noncitizen voting is incredibly rare, though he does not specifically deny that any noncitizen has voted. The claim's central assertion rests on an unverified federal allegation that the state contests, so the record is in conflict. The post's 'by the thousands' framing is not supported by the 405-person figure.9 sources →

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  16. 16TrueNon-citizens are voting in New Jersey elections.The record supports the core claim that non-citizens cast ballots in New Jersey elections: state officials said fewer than 400 non-citizens voted after a software error, and fact-checkers accept that figure while rejecting Trump's 'thousands' framing. The claim is a faithful, unexaggerated extraction of the post, but the sources document past voting (2023–2024) rather than confirmed current voting as of 2026-10-28.6 sources →

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  17. 17Can’t tellOver 20,000 non-citizens are registered to vote in California.The 20,000 figure is the Justice Department's allegation, stated as 'likely' noncitizens and not yet adjudicated. California officials call the list unreliable, and the judge has not ruled on the substance, so the sources neither confirm nor refute the claim as a fact. The post said 'on the ballot' rather than 'registered to vote,' a close paraphrase that is graded normally.7 sources →

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  18. 18MixedDemocrats have alleged that Republicans stole every election this century.Sources document Democratic allegations of Republican theft in several elections this century, including the 2000 certification challenge, the 2004 Ohio objections, and Stacey Abrams's 2018 Georgia claims. None shows Democrats alleging theft in every election, so the universal 'every election' is overstated. The post's own framing ('Democrats are constantly alleging that Republicans steal elections') matches the claim's subject, so the extraction is faithful.5 sources →

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  19. 19TrueAttorney Pelham, representing the Los Angeles County registrar, stated in court that it would be chilling for county workers to know they could be prosecuted if they tabulate illegal ballots.Source New Mexico reports that Christopher Pelham, lawyer for the LA County registrar, told the federal court at the October 27 hearing that the prospect of federal trouble for processing ballots 'is chilling' for officials, and AP confirms Pelham represented the registrar at that hearing. The claim paraphrases this, with 'illegal ballots' reflecting the DOJ's framing of noncitizen-voter ballots; no source contradicts it, and the Forth item only repeats the claimant's framing.3 sources →

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  20. 20TrueU.S. District Judge David Carter is a Clinton-appointed judge.Multiple authoritative sources (Federal Judicial Center, CourtListener, judicialfinder, Reuters, PBS, Wikipedia) confirm U.S. District Judge David O. Carter was nominated by President Clinton in 1998 and is described as a Clinton appointee, and the AP report identifies him as the judge in the California noncitizen voter-roll case the post discusses. The claim matches the passage's referent and does not add content beyond what the post says.5 sources →

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  21. 21TrueJudge David Carter is considering appointing a special master to evaluate claims that California has 20,000 non-citizens on its voter rolls.On Tuesday October 27, 2026, Judge David O. Carter said he was considering appointing a special master to evaluate the Trump administration's claims that California has some 20,000 noncitizens on its voter rolls, as reported by AP and multiple outlets on Oct 27-28. The claim matches the sources on the core assertion; the post's wording of 'considering' is accurate as of the posting date, and later reporting shows he appointed a special master on Oct 29, which does not make the claim false as of Oct 28.7 sources →

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  22. 22TrueCalifornia has a December 11 deadline to certify the election results.The sources consistently give December 11 as California's deadline for the Secretary of State to certify statewide election results, matching the claim's wording taken from the post. The post's claim is a faithful extraction, and the fixed legal date was the same on 2026-10-28.5 sources →

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  23. 23TrueCalifornia registers people to vote based on an affidavit without requiring documentary proof of citizenship.Official California and federal sources say registration relies on a penalty-of-perjury citizenship affidavit and does not require documentary proof of citizenship, as of the 2026-10-28 posting date. The claim matches the passage's point about self-attestation, and the pending ballot measure and bill text are proposals that would change this rather than current law.7 sources →

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  24. 24TrueA federal judge ruled that Bill Assaly is not legally serving as the top U.S. Prosecutor in Los Angeles and disqualified him from overseeing two criminal prosecutions.Multiple tier-1 outlets (AP, Reuters, The Hill, CBS LA) report that U.S. District Judge J. Michael Seabright ruled on October 28, 2026 that Bill Essayli is unlawfully serving as the top federal prosecutor in Los Angeles and disqualified him from two criminal prosecutions. The post and claim spell the name 'Assaly', but the sources clearly refer to the same person, and the order is stayed pending appeal, which does not change the ruling itself.4 sources →

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  25. 25TrueThe Department of Justice intends to appeal the federal judge's ruling that disqualified Bill Assaly from serving as U.S. Prosecutor in Los Angeles.Federal Judge J. Michael Seabright ruled on October 27, 2026 that Bill Essayli, the Trump administration's acting U.S. attorney in Los Angeles, is unlawfully serving and barred him from two criminal cases. The Los Angeles Times reports that the Justice Department said it would appeal any disqualification ruling, and the post's quoted Guardian report says the DOJ intends to appeal. The claim spells the name 'Assaly', while the sources and the post's transcript use 'Essayli' or 'Assali'; I treated these as the same person. The sources do not contradict the appeal intent as of 2026-10-28.4 sources →

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  26. 26TrueChuck Grassley and John Thune allow Democratic senators in California to veto presidential nominees for U.S. Attorney positions by maintaining the blue slip policy.Sources from 2025 through September 2026 show Grassley and Thune both declined to end the blue slip practice, which lets home-state senators effectively block U.S. attorney nominees, and Reuters and the Gazette describe this as a de facto veto. No source directly reports California's two Democratic senators blocking a specific U.S. attorney nominee, but Trump's complaints cite California among Democratic-controlled states affected, so the core mechanism is supported as of 2026-10-28. The post's 'veto any good pick' wording is rhetorical but within the standard reading of the practice.7 sources →

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  27. 27TrueIf Republicans keep the Senate, Mike Lee is on track to become the new chairman of the Judiciary Committee.Multiple reports from July to September 2026 say Mike Lee is next in line to chair the Senate Judiciary Committee if Republicans keep the Senate majority, which matches the conditional claim as of 2026-10-28. The post's passage matches the claim faithfully, and Grassley remained chairman in the sources, which is consistent with a future conditional role.6 sources →

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  28. 28TrueDuring Donald Trump's presidency, black employment went up.Sources show Black employment and unemployment improved during Trump's first term: a White House release reports African-American employment up 976,000 since the 2016 election, and PolitiFact and AP found Black unemployment at record lows on Trump's watch. The gains were reversed by the 2020 pandemic surge, the employment-count figure comes from a partisan White House release, and the sources mostly measure unemployment rates rather than total employment across the full term.8 sources →

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  29. 29TrueDuring Donald Trump's presidency, black wealth went up.Sources show Black median household net worth rising during the period that covers most of Trump's presidency: Pew reports Black median wealth gains from 2019 to 2021 (77% in percentage terms), and NCRC and AP report a 60% jump from 2019 to 2022. The sources do not isolate the 2017-2021 term alone, and the 2019-2022 gains also extend into the Biden years, so the claim is directionally supported at moderate confidence.7 sources →

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  30. 30FalseNithya Ramalingam is the mayor of Los Angeles.As of 2026-10-28, Nithya Raman was a Los Angeles City Councilmember and a candidate challenging incumbent Mayor Karen Bass, who held the office (term running to December 2026) and was tied with Raman in a poll; Raman was not the mayor. The claim's wording is drawn from the post's sarcastic 'Fentanyl Alley with Nithya Ramalingam as mayor' line, which describes a hypothetical future under a Raman win rather than a present state.6 sources →

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  31. 31MixedThe Trump administration is deporting illegal immigrants to third countries instead of their home countries.The sources strongly support that the Trump administration has deported roughly 25,000 people to more than two dozen third countries, most of them to Mexico. The sources also say these removals are used when people cannot be returned to their home countries or those countries refuse to accept them, so the claim's 'instead of their home countries' framing overstates a fallback mechanism as a substitution. The Supreme Court allowed the policy to resume on an emergency basis pending December arguments, which does not change the state of affairs as of 2026-10-28.8 sources →

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  32. 32True60 Minutes aired a segment alleging that the Trump administration is torturing human beings by deporting them to third countries.60 Minutes aired a segment on October 25, 2026 ('Destination: Nowhere') alleging that third-country deportations send people to countries where U.S. immigration judges said they would likely be persecuted or tortured, so the core of the claim is supported. The post's phrasing that the administration 'is torturing human beings' is a harsher gloss than the segment's own wording, but the segment's allegation of torture risk is the substance being graded.6 sources →

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  33. 33TrueThe Trump administration deported Musa Diawara to Ghana in July 2026.Multiple sources report that Moussa (spelled Musa in the claim) Diawara was deported to Ghana in July 2026 under the Trump administration's third-country deportation program, with some giving July 31 as the date. The claim's spelling and the 'Trump administration' attribution match the sources, so the core assertion holds.6 sources →

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  34. 34TrueMusa Diawara overstayed a tourist visa by more than a decade before his deportation.Multiple sources agree that Moussa (Musa) Diawara entered the U.S. on a tourist visa about 25 years ago, overstayed it, and was later deported, so the overstay was more than a decade before his July deportation. The 60 Minutes transcript and the Washington Examiner both confirm the overstay, and the claim's 'Musa' spelling is a variant of the 'Moussa' used in the sources.4 sources →

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  35. 35TrueLess than 14% of people detained by ICE had a violent criminal record during the first year of the Trump administration's second term.CBS News reported, based on an internal DHS document, that less than 14% of roughly 400,000 people ICE arrested in Trump's first year of his second term had charges or convictions for violent offenses; the Independent and U.S. News repeat that figure, and an NYT analysis cited by the Independent (7% with violent convictions) points the same direction. The claim says 'detained' and 'record' where sources say 'arrested' and 'charges or convictions', a minor wording difference, and the post's 'IS' is evidently ICE. Because the 14% figure traces to a single internal document reported by CBS, confidence is capped.4 sources →

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  36. 36TrueLess than 14% of people detained by Immigration and Customs Enforcement have a violent criminal record.An internal DHS document reported by CBS News in February 2026 found that less than 14% of nearly 400,000 ICE arrests in the first year of the second Trump administration involved people with violent charges or convictions, and Factcheck.org, NCR and The Independent all report that figure. The claim's "detained" and present tense are a faithful reading of the post's "IS" (ICE) passage, and the sources describe arrests rather than detention, a minor imprecision; the figure holds on the broader charges-or-convictions measure and on narrower conviction-only measures.5 sources →

    ▶ 44:32

  37. 37TrueIn the Trump administration's first year, 0.5% of those detained by the Department of Homeland Security were accused or convicted of homicide.The 0.5% homicide figure matches an internal DHS document reported by CBS News, as relayed by Yahoo, and it is consistent with CBS's finding that under 2% of ICE arrestees had homicide or sexual assault charges or convictions (0.5% + 1.4% = 1.9%). No source contradicts it, but the exact 0.5% figure appears only in a secondary relay and the 60 Minutes transcript quoted by Townhall, and CBS reports 'arrests' rather than 'detained', so confidence is moderate.6 sources →

    ▶ 47:04

  38. 38Can’t tellIllegal aliens are self-deporting or avoiding criminal activity because they fear being picked up and deported by the Trump administration.The sources support that self-deportation is occurring at scale (the White House cites 2.2 million self-deportations), but none measures why people leave or avoid crime, so the motive claim is not directly tested. The Atlantic disputes the causal link between ICE enforcement and falling crime, and the DHS statement only correlates deportations with crime drops. The claim's causal motive is therefore not established either way as of 2026-10-28.4 sources →

    ▶ 49:37

  39. 39TrueJames Percival is the General Counsel for the Department of Homeland Security.Multiple primary and tier1 sources show James Percival was confirmed by the Senate on 2025-12-18 as General Counsel of the Department of Homeland Security, and the DHS leadership page lists him as General Counsel; a tier2 report and his own X profile (dated 2026-10-27) also identify him in that role, so the claim held on 2026-10-28. The extraction faithfully reflects the post, which refers to him as the DHS General Counsel.4 sources →

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  40. 40TrueThe Department of Homeland Security released a list of illegal aliens removed to third countries, including individuals convicted of murder, pedophilia, and rape.The DHS press release of October 27, 2026 lists 0 sources →

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  41. 41MixedRoberto Parral, an illegal alien from Cuba and Latin Kings gang member, was deported in July 2025 and has criminal convictions for first-degree premeditated murder, aggravated battery, aggravated assault on a law enforcement officer, vehicle theft, and reckless driving in Florida.A DHS release dated 2026-10-27 matches nearly every detail of the claim (Cuban national, Latin Kings member, deported July 14, 2025, and the same five Florida convictions), but it names the individual 'Roberto Mosquera-Del Peral', not 'Roberto Parral'. The surname mismatch means the record may describe the same man under a different name or a different person, and no source reconciles the two names.6 sources →

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  42. 42TrueAn illegal alien from Laos was deported in May 2025 with criminal convictions for first-degree murder, attempted murder, and second-degree robbery in California.DHS's primary release lists Thongxay Nilakout, a Laotian national deported on May 20, 2025, with convictions for first-degree murder, attempted murder, and second-degree robbery in California. An AP report and a victim's statement independently confirm the May 2025 deportation and the California first-degree murder conviction, though neither lists the robbery and attempted-murder counts. The post's 'Feng Se Nilakout' name is a garbled version of the same man, and the reposts by Bill Melugin and Stephen Miller simply echo DHS and add no independent support.5 sources →

    ▶ 53:52

  43. 43TrueAn individual from Vietnam was deported after being convicted of an indecent or lewd act with a child under 16 and second-degree rape in Oklahoma.A DHS primary release dated 2026-10-27 identifies Dung Tien Nguyen, an illegal alien from Vietnam deported on July 14, 2025, with convictions for indecent or lewd act with a child under 16 and second-degree rape in Oklahoma, which matches the claim. The claim's wording is a faithful paraphrase of the post, and the only other Vietnam-linked Oklahoma item (a 2018 ICE release) concerns a different case from years earlier.4 sources →

    ▶ 54:33

  44. 44TrueAn individual from Somalia was deported after being convicted of murder.ICE's 2020 letter to Rep. Omar, quoted by Fox News and CIS, reports that a Somali national with a second-degree murder conviction was on a deportation flight, which supports the generic claim. Both sources trace back to the same ICE letter, the sources do not tie this to the post's own recent examples, and the post's list does not name a specific Somali deportee, so confidence is moderate.5 sources →

    ▶ 54:43

  45. 45Can’t tellThe Trump administration has successfully deported individuals to their home countries even when those countries previously refused to accept them.The extracted claim says deportations were to the migrants' home countries after those countries refused them, but the passage describes deportations to third countries after home countries refused, so the claim departs from the passage. The sources report the third-country version of that practice (about 25,000 people to 29 or more countries), but do not show home-country deportations after refusal, so the claim as extracted cannot be graded.6 sources →

    ▶ 55:15

  46. 46MixedIf Democrats gain control of the House and Senate, they intend to defund immigration enforcement agencies including Border Patrol and ICE.Sources from April to October 2026 show Democrats blocked funding for ICE and Border Patrol, but they describe this as conditioning funding on policy changes (masks, ID, warrants), not as a stated intent to abolish or defund the agencies. Republican leaders and the White House characterize the blockade as defunding, a contested reading, and no source addresses what Democrats would do if they gained both chambers. The claim also departs slightly from the passage, which states the defunding intent without the 'if Democrats gain control' condition being graded in the sources.6 sources →

    ▶ 57:03

  47. 47TrueEric Swalwell withdrew from the California governor's race due to rape and sexual assault allegations.Multiple tier1 and tier2 sources report that Swalwell suspended his California governor campaign in April 2026 after sexual assault and misconduct allegations, with BBC and ABC7 reporting that at least one accuser alleged rape. Swalwell denied the allegations, but the claim is about the allegations behind his withdrawal, not their truth, and the post's 'chased out' wording is a faithful paraphrase.7 sources →

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  48. 48TrueSteven Klebek's home is a 9,700 square foot mansion on North Roxbury Drive valued at $26 million.The only source that addresses the property, a NY Post report (tier3), describes a $26 million mansion on North Roxbury Drive of 9,700 square feet belonging to the billionaire it names as Stephen Cloobeck, while the podcast source names Stephen Klubek as the raided owner. The claim's 'Steven Klebek' is a spelling variant of the same person, and the claim is judged as of 2026-10-28; no source contradicts it, but it rests on a single outlet and the property-record sources do not address this home.12 sources →

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  49. 49TrueJudge David Carter stated that threats to state and county elected employees must cease immediately.Multiple sources, including an AP tier1 report, quote Judge David O. Carter saying at the Tuesday October 27 hearing that threats to state and county elected employees should cease immediately, so the core assertion holds. The claim's "must" hardens Carter's softer "it would be wise that," but the substance is preserved, so this is a casual paraphrase rather than a contradiction.7 sources →

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  50. 50TrueDHS General Counsel James Percival stated that Musa Diawara's asylum application included a claim that he is gay.Multiple outlets report that DHS General Counsel James Percival publicly said Diawara's asylum application cited being gay as his reason for fearing Mali, and one source quotes his X post saying so. The claim matches the passage, though the underlying assertion about the application comes only from DHS's account and no independent record of the file is shown.5 sources →

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What it’s built on

  • DistrustDistrusts the media as a whole60 minutes, well, they're up to their old tricks. They've been lying againthe left is never asked by any member of their compliant media class whether or not they're going to respect the results of an electionCalifornia's entire voter registration system is jacked up.it's a Democrat run state with Democrat run schemes designed to rig elections to the benefit of Democrats.the corrupt system that has been rigged against them.

Sources

Fact-checkers 43Primary records 35Most reliable outlets 8Reliable outlets 26Less reliable outlets 3Unrated 131Rated low 6

  • Rumble (rumble.com)Rated low for factual reporting by Iffy.news and Media Bias/Fact Check · the post links to it
  • us.headtopics.comRated low for factual reporting by Iffy.news · cited in checking claims 1, 50
  • cis.orgRated low for factual reporting by Media Bias/Fact Check · cited in checking claim 44
  • economictimes.indiatimes.comRated low for factual reporting by Iffy.news · cited in checking claim 9
  • foxnews.comRated low for factual reporting by Iffy.news · cited in checking claim 44
  • sports.newsbreak.comRated low for factual reporting by Iffy.news · cited in checking claim 13

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