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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% confidence5 sourcesOct 3, 2026The Tampa Sports Authority owns and operates the stadium in Tampa where Macklemore was scheduled to perform.Multiple sources, including WFLA, the Tampa Bay Times (via Yahoo), and Fox 13, report that Macklemore was scheduled to perform at Raymond James Stadium in Tampa and that the Tampa Sports Authority operates or manages that stadium. The sources describe the venue as publicly owned but do not explicitly state that the Tampa Sports Authority holds title, so the ownership element is supported only by inference, not by a direct statement. As of 2026-10-03 the show was still listed on the tour, though Macklemore had already been dropped in mid-September, which the claim's past tense accommodates. The extraction matches the passage's content and adds no new scope.True92% confidence4 sourcesOct 3, 2026The government is permitted to impose constraints on the time, place, and manner of expression if they are reasonable, content-neutral, and narrowly tailored to serve a significant government interest.Said by 4CThe claim accurately states the three-prong test for time, place, and manner restrictions: they must be content-neutral, narrowly tailored to a significant government interest, and reasonable, as confirmed by the CRS, Cornell LII, and MTSU First Amendment sources. The claim's 'reasonable' element and the ample-alternative-channels prong are omitted, but the claim does not assert those as its core, so the omission does not make it false.True60% confidence7 sourcesOct 3, 2026Privately owned stadiums are at liberty to decide whether or not to host specific events or speakers.Sources consistently state that the First Amendment restrains government, not private owners, so a privately owned stadium or private event organizer generally may decide whether to host an event or speaker. Sources note exceptions where government compulsion, joint action, or a traditional public function makes the private owner a state actor, but funding or leasing alone does not, so the core claim holds.True70% confidence6 sourcesOct 3, 2026Criticism of Israel, support for Palestine, and criticism of Zionism are not classified as hate speech under First Amendment protections.Said by 4CSources consistently support the claim's core legal assertion: the First Amendment has no categorical hate-speech exception, and criticism of Israel, criticism of Zionism, and pro-Palestinian advocacy are generally protected speech. The main caveats are that the Encyclopedia hedges criticism of Zionism as 'most likely' protected and that an amicus brief says conduct-specific context can matter, but neither contradicts the general claim as of 2026-10-03.True97% confidence9 sourcesOct 3, 2026Kanye West released a song titled "Heil Hitler" in 2025.Said by 5BMultiple tier-1 sources (AP, Reuters, BBC) report that Kanye West, now known as Ye, released a song titled "Heil Hitler" in May 2025, with the music video dated May 8, 2025. The extraction faithfully reflects the post's "that I guess came out in 20 25" and adds nothing beyond it.True95% confidence6 sourcesOct 3, 2026Kanye West performed multiple times at Raymond James Stadium in Tampa at the end of June 2026.Said by 5BMultiple independent outlets report that Kanye West (Ye) held two concerts at Raymond James Stadium in Tampa on June 26 and June 28, 2026, which is the 'multiple times at the end of June' the claim describes. The post's own wording matches this, and no source contradicts it.True82% confidence6 sourcesOct 3, 2026A new ruling was issued against a student from the University of Texas Austin regarding Palestine solidarity protests in the week prior to October 3, 2026.Said by 5BA federal judge ruled on Thursday, September 24, 2026, that UT Austin did not violate Ammer Qaddumi's First Amendment rights and upheld his suspension, which matches the claim's ruling against a UT Austin student over pro-Palestinian protest. The claim's 'week prior to October 3' timing is a reasonable reading of the post's 'just last week' and is consistent with the September 24 date.True80% confidence3 sourcesOct 3, 2026Xfinity provides a five-year price guarantee on WiFi for select plans.Said by 3BThe claim is supported: Reuters reported in April 2025 that Comcast introduced a five-year price guarantee on Xfinity Internet, and Xfinity's own page describes a 5-Year Price Guarantee on its WiFi plans. The post itself says the guarantee applies to select plans only, which matches the claim's wording. The Xfinity page is dated after the 2026-10-03 post date, but it shows the offer was in place, and no source contradicts it as of that date.True85% confidence4 sourcesOct 3, 2026A student from the University of Texas Austin received a ruling against them last week.Said by 5BA federal judge ruled on Thursday, September 24, 2026, against UT Austin student Ammer Qaddumi, finding the university did not violate his First Amendment rights, which fits the 'last week' timing of a post made October 3, 2026. The claim is a faithful paraphrase of the passage, and the sources' only tension is that the judge also criticized the university's handling of the protest, which does not change the ruling against the student.True80% confidence7 sourcesOct 3, 20261,900 video game workers at Activision Blizzard won their first union contract.Multiple sources report that nearly 1,900 Blizzard Entertainment workers, part of Microsoft-owned Activision Blizzard, ratified their first union contracts with CWA in early September 2026. Some sources name Activision Blizzard directly, and the claim's 'just have won' framing fits the post's timing.True90% confidence7 sourcesOct 3, 2026Activision Blizzard workers formally unionized with the Communication Workers of America in 2024.Multiple independent sources report that Activision Blizzard workers formally unionized with the Communications Workers of America in 2024, including about 600 Activision QA testers in March 2024 and over 500 World of Warcraft developers in July 2024. The extracted claim is a faithful paraphrase of the passage, which also says the workers organized since 2021; the post's separate claim of a first contract is not graded here.True90% confidence8 sourcesOct 3, 2026800 Walmart workers at a distribution center in Mississauga, Ontario, won the company's first union contract in North America.Multiple independent outlets (Mississauga News, INsauga, Jacobin, The Militant, Phenomenal World, People's World, MR Online) report that about 800 Unifor Local 252 members at the Walmart distribution centre in Mississauga ratified the first collective agreement Walmart has signed in North America, in May 2026. The claim's wording omits the post's 'just', so the post's October timing does not affect the grade; the sources describe the ratification as May 2026, not recent.