Podcast · iheart.com
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.
166 claims · Clear filters
True93% confidence4 sourcesOct 3, 2026The Trump administration formally reinstated Title IX regulations created during Trump's first term on September 28, 2026.The U.S. Department of Education's September 28, 2026 press release states it formally rescinded the Biden-era Title IX rule and reinstated the first Trump administration's 2020 regulation, and Politico and EdWeek report the same action on that date. The claim's core assertion is supported; the exact publication date (Federal Register on September 29) is a peripheral detail that does not contradict it.True90% confidence6 sourcesOct 3, 2026The Trump administration rewrote Title IX rules in 2020 to narrow the scope of sexual harassment schools were required to address and strengthen procedural protections for accused students.The sources confirm the 2020 Trump Title IX rules narrowed the sexual harassment schools must address and added live hearings and stronger protections for accused students, as the claim states. The extraction faithfully reflects the post's passage, and the 2020 rules were reinstated in 2025 and formally in September 2026.True93% confidence6 sourcesOct 3, 2026The Biden administration rewrote Title IX rules in 2024 to extend protections to discrimination based on sexual orientation and gender identity.The sources consistently show that the Biden administration's 2024 Title IX rule expanded sex discrimination protections to cover sexual orientation and gender identity, and the claim's wording matches the post's own statement. Sources also show the rule was later vacated and formally rescinded, which does not change the 2024 rewrite claim.True95% confidence6 sourcesOct 3, 2026A federal judge struck down the Biden administration's 2024 Title IX rules nationwide in January 2025.Multiple tier1 and primary sources (AP, Reuters, POLITICO, NAICU, Pitt, Department of Education fact sheet) report that federal judge Danny Reeves in the Eastern District of Kentucky vacated the Biden 2024 Title IX rule nationwide on January 9, 2025. The claim's 'January 2025' and 'nationwide' elements match the record; the post's own wording ('in January of 2025, a federal judge struck them down nationwide') matches the extraction without added scope.True70% confidence5 sourcesOct 3, 2026Hungarian prosecutors detained two of Viktor Orban's former ministers on corruption allegations in October 2026.Said by 10CMultiple sources report that Hungarian authorities detained two former Orban-era ministers, Balazs Hanko and Miklos Seszták, over corruption allegations, and both were ordered into pre-trial detention around September 30 to October 1, 2026. The claim's 'in October 2026' timing is only partly matched, since one order was dated September 30, but the core assertion holds; the post's 'On Monday' is consistent with the same week.True92% confidence5 sourcesOct 3, 2026Viktor Orban was forced out of office following parliamentary elections in Hungary in April 2026.Said by 10CMultiple tier1 sources (AP, Reuters, BBC) report that Orbán lost the April 12, 2026 parliamentary election to Péter Magyar's Tisza party, ending his 16 years in power, so the claim that he was forced out of office after the April election is supported. The sources describe a landslide electoral defeat rather than a formal removal, and the claim's wording fairly reflects that; he also declined to take his parliamentary seat.True97% confidence8 sourcesOct 3, 2026Peter Magyar's Tisza Party won the Hungarian parliamentary elections in 2026.Said by 10CMultiple tier1 and independent sources (Reuters, BBC, AP, Hungarian election report, Commons Library) confirm Peter Magyar's Tisza Party won the 12 April 2026 Hungarian parliamentary election with 141 of 199 seats and a two-thirds supermajority. The claim faithfully reflects the passage's reference to Tisza winning, and the election was held in 2026 as claimed.True80% confidence7 sourcesOct 3, 2026Jair Bolsonaro is in prison for a coup launched after he lost the 2022 election.Jair Bolsonaro was convicted in September 2025 of plotting a coup after losing the 2022 election and sentenced to 27 years, and sources say he began serving that sentence in November 2025. As of the claim date (2026-10-03), he was serving it under temporary humanitarian house arrest rather than in a cell, which is a minor imprecision in 'in prison' that does not overturn the core claim. Later reporting (November 2026) says his house arrest was converted to preventive detention, a change after the claim date that does not make it false.True75% confidence5 sourcesOct 3, 2026Hanko is being investigated for the disbursement of 46 million euros in cultural funds to public figures.Hanko, the former Orbán-era culture minister, is under criminal investigation over misuse of National Cultural Fund grants, with figures reported at about €46 million (€46.2m in one source, €47.6m+ in another, and roughly 40+ million euros in a third). One Euronews-syndicated source uses the same wording as the claim, and the sources report that authorities largely regard the funds as campaign financing. Sources describe the grants as going to artists and organisations with Fidesz ties rather than strictly to 'public figures', which is a loose but not contradicted characterization. As of 2026-10-03 the investigation was ongoing, and the later court detention order does not change that.Reported in the post, not stated as its own.True90% confidence4 sourcesOct 3, 2026The Hungarian Parliament passed a law limiting the prime minister to two terms in office.Hungary's Parliament approved a constitutional amendment on June 15, 2026 that limits prime ministers to a maximum of eight years, described by Reuters and others as two four-year terms. The claim's 'law' is technically a constitutional amendment, a label difference that does not change the core assertion.True85% confidence4 sourcesOct 3, 2026Polling from September 30, 2026, showed Lula with 39.4% of the vote and Flavio Bolsonaro with 38.4% of the vote.The Meio/Ideia poll released September 30, 2026 showed Lula at 39.4% and Flávio Bolsonaro at 38.4% in the first round, matching the claim. The poll's fieldwork ran September 25–28, and later polls and the October 2026 result do not change what the September 30 poll showed.Reported in the post, not stated as its own.True95% confidence7 sourcesOct 3, 2026Lula da Silva won the 2022 election with 50.9% of the vote against Jair Bolsonaro's 49.1%.The claim that Lula beat Jair Bolsonaro in the 2022 runoff with 50.9% to 49.1% is supported by the Congressional Research Service, NPR's report of official returns, and the TSE final tally as reproduced in other sources. The 2026 results in the sources, where Lula won against Flávio Bolsonaro, concern a different election and do not affect the claim.