Dan Bongino lost 40 pounds using Lean nutritional supplement.
Posted by The Dan Bongino Show, Checked
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The Dan Bongino ShowOct 16, 2026
The claim faithfully extracts the post's own self-reported figure ('about 40' pounds), but no independent source confirms it. The only figures in the sources are the speaker's own ad and podcast statements: about 28 pounds in a 2024 transcript and 'over 30' in 2026 transcripts, which are not authoritative and do not directly contradict a 40-pound loss.
What was said
… A while back, I had a bit of a health crisis. I had bad arthritis, still do. I had to lose some weight. I had to lose about 20 lb. I wound up losing about 40. I used Lean. I did my research on those injections. They were really just not for me. I chose Lean from Brick House Nutrition. Here's a product. Here it is. Amazing. People email us all the time. Right, Jasmine? Does it work? Yes, it does. Go look at my own pictures. …
The Dan Bongino Show · · from the transcriptPost →What we found
Context. The passage is the claimant's own account of losing 'about 40' pounds on Lean, and it cannot corroborate itself.
Context. A 2024 transcript of a Bongino promotion for Lean says he lost 'about 28 pounds' over a couple of months, a different snapshot from the 2026 post and not a direct refutation of it.[5]
Context. Late-October 2026 podcast transcripts say he 'wound up losing over 30 pounds with Lean.' This is compatible with a 40-pound loss under the 'over 30' wording, so it does not contradict the claim, though it does not confirm the 40 figure either.[6][7]
Context. None of the provided fact-checkers or independent outlets (FactCheck.org, PolitiFact, AP, Snopes) address Bongino's personal weight loss or the Lean product's effects.[1][2][3][4]
Sources
7 sources: 4 fact-checkers, 3 not rated
- 1Dan Bongino Archivesfactcheck.org · fact-checker · cited for: context
- 2Daniel Bonginoapnews.com · fact-checker · cited for: context
- 3Latest Fact-Checks On Dan Bonginopolitifact.com · fact-checker · cited for: context
- 4Supplements Articles | Snopes.comsnopes.com · fact-checker · cited for: context
- 5The Bongino Brief - While The South Is Sinking The Biden Bros Are Sunning Their... — The Dan Bongino Show Transcriptpodcasts.happyscribe.com · not rated · cited for: context
- 6Bongino Weekend Report - Week of 10/26/26podscripts.co · not rated · cited for: context
- 7Listen to The Dan Bongino Show Podcastradio-south-africa.co.za · not rated · cited for: context
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