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Behind the Bastards
Cool Zone Media and iHeartPodcasts
There’s a reason the History Channel has produced hundreds of documentaries about Hitler but only a few about Dwight D. Eisenhower. Bad guys (and gals) are eternally fascinating. Behind the Bastards dives in past the Cliffs Notes of the worst humans in history and exposes the bizarre realities of their lives. Listeners will learn about the young adult novels that helped Hitler form his monstrous ideology, the founder of Blackwater’s insane quest to build his own Air Force, the bizarre lives of the sons and daughters of dictators and Saddam Hussein’s side career as a trashy romance novelist.
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True70% confidence4 sourcesOct 3, 2026Dushak Mirovich was killed during a U.S. boat strike.Said by AMultiple sources, including AP-derived reporting and Airwars, state that Dushak Milovcic, a 24-year-old former National Guard Academy cadet from Guiria, was killed in a U.S. boat strike, and Airwars places him in the October 29, 2025 strike that killed four men. The claim spells the name 'Mirovich', as the post does, while the sources spell it 'Milovcic'; this appears to be a transliteration variant for the same person, so it does not change the referent.Reported in the post, not stated as its own.True85% confidence4 sourcesOct 3, 2026Senator Mark Warner stated that the U.S. does not know the identities of all individuals on many of the boats targeted in strikes.Said by AThe claim is a faithful paraphrase of Warner's on-air remark that 'they don't know all of the individuals on many of the other boats,' which appears verbatim in the ABC 'This Week' transcript of December 14, 2025. The NYT report and Rep. Jacobs's account of Pentagon concessions support the substance, though the 'U.S.' wording is a loose rendering of 'they' referring to the administration.Reported in the post, not stated as its own.True80% confidence6 sourcesOct 3, 2026Andres Fernando Tufino Chila and Jonathan Abando were rescued from a sinking semi-submersible vessel on October 16, 2025.Said by ASources confirm that two men survived the U.S. strike on a semi-submersible on October 16, 2025, and were evacuated by helicopter to a Navy ship: Andrés Fernando Tufiño Chila of Ecuador and Jeison (also reported as Jonathan) Obando Pérez of Colombia. The claim's spelling "Abando" is a minor variant of Obando, and "rescued" is a fair description of the recovery, so the core assertion holds.True70% confidence6 sourcesOct 3, 2026Andres Fernando Tufino Chila and Jonathan Abando were released without being formally charged by the U.S. or their home countries.Said by ASources support both parts of the claim: Ecuador released Andrés Fernando Tufiño Chila after prosecutors found no evidence of a crime, and Colombian prosecutors found no evidence to pursue Obando, who was released without formal charges. The US repatriated both men rather than charging them. The post names the Colombian survivor 'Jonathan Abando', but the sources call him Jeison Obando Pérez, so the identity match is probable but not confirmed by name.True85% confidence4 sourcesOct 3, 2026The U.S. Coast Guard took 45 hours to begin searching the attack zone for survivors after a December 30 strike sank three vessels.Said by AThe Intercept reports, based on a Coast Guard-provided timeline and Airwars flight-tracking analysis, that roughly 45 hours passed before a Coast Guard flight reached the search area after the December 30 strikes. The claim's "almost 45 hours" is dropped to "45 hours", a faithful paraphrase, and the extraction matches the post's attribution to The Intercept.Reported in the post, not stated as its own.True75% confidence9 sourcesOct 3, 2026The Trump administration kidnapped Venezuelan President Nicolas Maduro, who is currently sitting in jail in New York.Said by AAs of 2026-10-03, sources confirm the US military seized Maduro in a Trump-ordered raid and that he was held in a Brooklyn federal jail (MDC Brooklyn) awaiting trial in New York. "Kidnapped" is a contested characterization, used by Maduro and some critics, while official sources describe a capture under an indictment, and the sources call him "ousted" or "former" rather than sitting president.True85% confidence7 sourcesOct 3, 2026On September 22, 2026, the United States and 14 other countries published a joint statement announcing a first joint action to confront narco-terrorism.Said by AThe Sept 22, 2026 joint statement by the US and 14 other countries is confirmed by the State Department text and multiple outlets, and it describes a first joint action (intended asset freezes, visa restrictions and criminal liability against 24 narco-terrorist organizations) against narco-terrorism. The claim's wording matches the post, and the statement is framed as announced intentions rather than completed actions.True90% confidence9 sourcesOct 3, 2026Stephen Miller told Latin American military leaders at a conference of the America's Counter Cartel Coalition in March 2026 that organizations can only be defeated with military power.Said by AMultiple independent reports (Reuters, DW, EFE, Miami Herald, Just Security) confirm that Stephen Miller told Latin American military leaders at the inaugural Americas Counter Cartel Conference at SOUTHCOM in Doral on March 5, 2026, that 'these organizations can only be defeated with military power.' The claim's conference name ('America's Counter Cartel Coalition') differs slightly from the sources' 'Americas Counter Cartel Conference', but it refers to the same event and does not change the substance.Reported in the post, not stated as its own.True65% confidence5 sourcesOct 3, 2026Hero Bread products contain zero to 5 grams of net carbs per serving.Said by 3BThe claim's 0 to 5 gram net carb range for Hero Bread's sliced breads, bagels, tortillas and noodles is supported by Hero's own product pages and retailer listings, which show 0 to 1 g net carbs for the breads. The sources are brand and retailer materials rather than independent testing, and they do not cover every Hero product, so confidence is capped. No source contradicts the claim as of 2026-10-03, and the extraction's generalization to 'products' matches the passage's scope.True70% confidence7 sourcesOct 3, 2026Hero Bread products contain up to 19 grams of protein per serving.Said by 3BThe claim's upper bound matches the product sources: Hero's blog cites 4-19g protein per serving, and the Albertsons listing shows 19g per serving for Hero Classic Plain Bagels. The sources are brand and retailer material rather than independent fact-checks, and the 19g figure is a maximum across varieties, not a figure for every product. The extraction faithfully reflects the passage, and the claim's date is 2026-10-03, so the Albertsons listing (published 2026-10-12) describes a standing product spec rather than a later change.True90% confidence6 sourcesOct 3, 2026Ceuta is a Spanish-held enclave located on the continent of Africa.Said by 3DMultiple tier1 and tier2 sources state that Ceuta is a Spanish-held enclave (Spanish sovereignty since 1580, autonomous city administered by Spain) located on the northern tip of the African continent, with Spain claiming it despite Moroccan objections. The extraction faithfully reflects the passage's assertion; the claim's 'on the continent of Africa' element is supported by AP and PBS ('at the tip of Africa', 'norte de África'), with no source contradicting it.True85% confidence7 sourcesOct 3, 2026Approximately 70,000 people participated in a mass migration event in Ceuta in July 2026.Said by 3DMultiple sources, including Spain's Interior Ministry figure of about 72,000 cited by Reuters, report that more than 70,000 people crossed into Ceuta from Morocco in late July 2026, so the claimed approximate figure matches the official estimate. Other estimates range from 50,000 to 80,000 and the Ceuta mayor gave 60,000, but the claim sits within that spread and near the official revised count; the extraction's 70,000 figure is the same one the post itself uses.