Dan Bongino has been out of the government for close to six months.
Posted by The Dan Bongino Show, Checked
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- 2 contradict2 support1 context
- Said
- 1 time·
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- 60%
The Dan Bongino ShowSep 16, 2026
The claim is right that Bongino had left government by 2026-09-16, but the sources date his departure to early January 2026 (AP lists January 9; Wikipedia lists his term ending January 3, 2026), which makes him out roughly eight to nine months, not 'close to six months.' The post itself says 'close to six months,' so the claim is faithful.
This claim is about the present, so it is judged as of the day it was checked.
What was said
… So this is a live show. Let's hope we don't have any apocalyptic electricity meltdown. All right, I got a lot to get to today, folks. We're gonna talk about some really serious stuff in the beginning of the show because, um, I've been out of the government for a bit now. I've been out of the government for, what is it, close to six months? But I need to clear something up with you, and it's really important, very important, and we're gonna have a sober reason conversation about what turned into a big news story yesterday. I think it's important you hear from me on this too, so stay tuned. …
The Dan Bongino Show · · from the transcriptPost →What we found
Contradicts. The sources place his departure in early January 2026 (AP cites a January 9 departure; Wikipedia lists his term ending January 3, 2026), which is about eight months before the 2026-09-16 post, not six.[1][2]
Supports. Multiple sources confirm Bongino stepped down as FBI deputy director (co-deputy director) and is no longer in government, so the core fact that he is out of government holds.[1][2][3][4]
Context. Even counting from his December 2025 resignation announcement, the gap to September 16, 2026 is about nine months, so no reading of the record yields roughly six months.[3][4][5]
Sources
5 sources: 1 fact-checker, 2 not rated, 2 tier 2
- 1Daniel Bonginoapnews.com · fact-checker · cited for: contradicts, supports
- 2Dan Bongino - Wikipediaen.wikipedia.org · not rated · cited for: contradicts, supports
- 3Dan Bongino returns to podcasting with a defense of the FBI's handling of the Epstein filesnbcnews.com · tier 2 · cited for: supports, context
- 4Ex-FBI Deputy Director Warns Americans To Stockpile Supplies As ...aol.co.uk · not rated · cited for: supports, context
- 5Dan Bongino’s first podcast back: Score-settling, technical ...politico.com · tier 2 · cited for: context
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