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Behind the Bastards
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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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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.True92% confidence5 sourcesOct 3, 2026The Spanish Supreme Court issued a decision regarding migration a few weeks prior to the mass migration event in Ceuta.Said by 3DThe Spanish Supreme Court issued a migration-related ruling on pushbacks of sea arrivals in Ceuta and Melilla about three weeks before the late-July mass entry into Ceuta, as Reuters and DW report. The post's claimed June date differs from the July 8 judgment in the sources, but the claim does not state a date, so this does not affect the verdict.True80% confidence7 sourcesOct 3, 2026Migrants have been stranded on the beaches in Ceuta, including migrants from Palestine, Yemen, Mali, and Sudan.Said by 3DAs of 2026-10-03, multiple tier1 and other sources (Reuters, AP, Al Jazeera, Mediapart, RFI, AFP/France24 coverage) report thousands of migrants stranded on Ceuta beaches, with named nationalities including Yemenis, Malians, and Sudanese among those remaining. The extraction faithfully reflects the passage's list of Palestine, Yemen, Mali, and Sudan; the sources document Palestinians and Yemenis on El Trampolin beach (Aug 2026), and Sudanese, Malian, and Yemeni asylum seekers on beaches, though the Palestinian element rests mainly on one aggregator-level mention. Later Reuters coverage (Sept 18) shows beach clearance operations, consistent with migrants still stranded on the beaches in September.True60% confidence4 sourcesOct 3, 2026Spain supported South Africa during the ICJ hearing.Said by 3DMultiple sources show Spain backed South Africa's ICJ genocide case against Israel by seeking and filing to join it as an intervening party, which supports the core claim. The sources do not tie Spain's move to the exact days of the hearing (Spain's intervention was announced in June 2024, after the May 2024 provisional-measures hearings), and the claim drops the post's word 'tremendous', which is a faithful extraction otherwise.True60% confidence8 sourcesOct 3, 2026Spain has funded Moroccan border securitization.Said by 3DSources support the claim that Spain has funded Moroccan border control: a Spanish-government disbursement from the Contingency Fund in 2019 and analyses citing EU/Spanish border-control funding for Morocco. The extraction dropped the post's qualifier "often," which is a faithful-enough paraphrase, and no source contradicts the claim as of 2026-10-03; the evidence is thin and partly from an advocacy group.True60% confidence5 sourcesOct 3, 2026Spain has not reversed its 2021 decision regarding Western Sahara.Said by 3DSources published around the claim's date (MEI 2026-10-07, SYBIL 2026-10-09, POLITICO 2026-10-25) describe Spain's pro-Morocco autonomy stance as still in place, and none reports a reversal, so the claim that Spain has not reversed its position holds as of 2026-10-03. The sources date the shift to 2022, not 2021 as the passage says, but that date detail does not change the core assertion.