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Raging Moderates with Scott Galloway and Jessica Tarlov
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Raging against the extremes. Scott Galloway and Jessica Tarlov are in the middle — and they’re mad, because being a moderate in America these days does NOT mean staying silent. New episodes every Monday, Tuesday and Thursday evening. Part of the Vox Media Podcast Network.
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Mixed55% confidence6 sourcesOct 27, 202617% of the United States GDP is spent on the healthcare system.Said by AThe 17% figure is close to the record: a GAO forum summary says US health expenditures have been 'about 17 percent of GDP in recent years,' and 2023 was 17.7%. But CMS's official 2024 figure is 18.0%, and 2026 is estimated at 18.7%, so as of 2026-10-27 the most recent official share was closer to 18% than 17%. The claim's figure falls at the edge of the competing estimates rather than clearly inside one. The extraction is faithful to the post's wording.Minor detail. The sources confirm the claim; only a minor detail differs, such as a name's spelling, a title's wording or a rounding.Mixed50% confidence8 sourcesOct 27, 2026Benjamin Netanyahu manipulated the U.S. president into going to war with Iran.Sources support that Netanyahu lobbied hard for the war and boasted of influencing Washington, and Rubio cited Israeli influence. But Trump denies Israel talked him into the war, and the WSJ and FPIF pieces argue U.S. leaders chose the war themselves, so 'manipulated' is a contested characterization, not an established fact. The claim also drops the post's 'feeble-minded' qualifier, which is a faithful-enough paraphrase.Mixed60% confidence9 sourcesOct 27, 2026John Tester lost a finger in a farming accident.Said by CTester did lose fingers in a childhood accident, so the core event is supported, but the claim says he lost one finger when sources consistently report three (from his left hand). Sources also describe it as a meat-grinder accident at the family butcher shop rather than a farming accident, though some call it a farm accident.Mixed50% confidence4 sourcesOct 27, 2026Kalshi odds show Democrats have a 65% chance to take back the Senate.As of 2026-10-27, the sources show Kalshi odds favoring Democrats but do not report a Senate-only figure of 65%. CNBC reported 63% for Democrats winning both chambers that day, and Kalshi's Senate market showed 68% two days later (Oct 29), so 65% falls inside a range of nearby readings that measure different things. The claim's direction is supported, but its precise figure is not confirmed for the Senate alone on the stated date.Minor detail. The sources confirm the claim; only a minor detail differs, such as a name's spelling, a title's wording or a rounding.True80% confidence2 sourcesOct 27, 2026Ken Paxton is the Attorney General of Texas.Said by BThe claim that Ken Paxton is Attorney General of Texas is supported as of the 2026-10-27 posting date. An AP Decision Notes piece from 2026-10-30 describes him as the state's Texas Attorney General, and the official Texas AG office page confirms he was elected in 2014 and re-elected in 2018 and 2022. The extracted claim matches the post's own wording, so it is graded normally.True97% confidence4 sourcesOct 27, 2026The Hamas-led attack on Israel occurred on October 7, 2023.Multiple tier1 sources (Reuters, AP, Congressional Research Service, BBC) confirm that the Hamas-led surprise attack on Israel occurred on October 7, 2023. The claim's date and attacker match the sources; the passage's framing of an upcoming Israeli election as the first since the attack is not graded here since the claim concerns only the attack date.True70% confidence7 sourcesOct 27, 2026Arizona's 6th congressional district contains approximately 80,000 veterans.Said by 3CThe claim matches the post's wording ('about 80,000 veterans that call Arizona Six home'). The most direct official-data source, Census Reporter's ACS 2024 profile, puts AZ-6's veteran population at 76,457 (±4,301), which is approximately 80,000 within rounding and margin of error. The claim is graded as of 2026-10-27, and the census profile predates that date.True90% confidence7 sourcesOct 27, 2026Donald Trump acknowledged directing the lawsuit in Alaska himself.Multiple tier1 and tier2 sources (AP, The Hill, PBS, Politico, FactCheck.org) report Trump saying 'I'm the one that said do it' about the DOJ lawsuit over the Alaska Senate race, which is a direct acknowledgment of personally directing it. The claim matches the post's own wording ('Trump personally directed a DOJ lawsuit in Alaska') and no source contradicts it.True95% confidence6 sourcesOct 27, 2026Flavio Bolsonaro lost to Lula da Silva in the Brazilian presidential runoff election.Multiple tier1 and tier2 sources (Reuters results, AP, BBC, NPR) report that Lula defeated Flávio Bolsonaro in the October 25, 2026 presidential runoff, with Lula at about 51.8% to 48.2%. Bolsonaro refused to concede, but the claim's core assertion that he lost is consistently supported and the post's wording matches the claim.True70% confidence5 sourcesOct 27, 2026Approximately 30 million Americans have already voted in the current election cycle.Said by AAs of October 26-27, 2026, sources citing the University of Florida Election Lab report more than 30 million Americans had already voted, so the claim holds for its checking date of 2026-10-27. Later sources show the count rising well past 30 million (34 million on Oct 28, 43 million on Oct 29, and 54 million by Nov 2), which does not make the October 27 claim false.True90% confidence5 sourcesOct 27, 2026Jaime Harrison lost his 2020 Senate race in South Carolina by 10 percentage points.Said by COfficial-style 2020 results show Graham 54.5% to Harrison 44.2%, a margin of about 10.3 points, and several outlets report the margin as 10 points. The AP reported 11 points, a minor discrepancy that does not change the verdict; the extraction correctly resolves the race to South Carolina's 2020 Senate contest.True90% confidence10 sourcesOct 27, 2026Donald Trump is offering $1 million for tipoffs that lead to voter fraud convictions.Multiple reliable sources (Reuters Portuguese, NBC, AP-derived coverage, ABC, Washington Examiner) confirm Trump announced on Oct. 26, 2026 on Truth Social a $1 million payment to anyone reporting voter fraud that leads to arrest and conviction, covering past and 2026 midterm elections; the claim matches the post's passage, and the post's 'suing states' and 'threatening officials' elements are not part of the extracted claim. Sources note the funding source and mechanism were unclear, which does not contradict the offer itself.