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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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True65% confidence5 sourcesOct 27, 2026Nevada early voting and mail-in ballot data indicates a trend favoring Democrats.Said by CAs of 2026-10-27, Nevada early voting and mail ballot data showed Democrats leading, with mail ballots strongly favoring Democrats and an overall Democratic lead, though in-person early voting leaned Republican. The claim's 'trend favoring Democrats' reading is supported, but the sources are thin and largely from one reporter's blog chain, so confidence is moderate.True90% confidence4 sourcesOct 27, 2026Reuters Ipsos found that 69% of Americans think Trump's policy decisions are influenced by his private business dealings.Reuters/Ipsos poll reporting (Aug 19, 2026) says 69% of Americans believe Trump's policy decisions are influenced by his private business dealings, matching the claim's figure and attribution. The claim faithfully reflects the passage, which states the same poll finding without changing the figure or scope.True65% confidence8 sourcesOct 27, 2026Trump's inflation approval rating is 22%.Said by AThe Fox News poll (conducted Oct 9-12, reported Oct 15-16) found Trump's inflation approval at 22%, matching the claim as of 2026-10-27, and the ABC/Post/Ipsos poll's 23% is close. The claim drops the Biden 29% comparison from the post, which is a faithful shortening, and a Harvard CAPS/Harris figure of 33% was published only after the claim date, so it does not contradict the claim as of 10-27.True85% confidence8 sourcesOct 27, 2026Texas has not elected a Democrat to the Senate since 1988.Said by BMultiple sources state that the last Democrat elected to the U.S. Senate from Texas was Lloyd Bentsen in 1988, matching the claim's wording that Texas has not elected a Democrat since then. The only conflicting detail is that Bob Krueger was appointed to the seat in 1993 and lost the special election that year, which is an appointment, not an election, so it does not contradict the claim.True90% confidence9 sourcesOct 27, 2026James Talarico is a Presbyterian seminarian and school teacher.Said by BMultiple tier1 and tier2 sources (AP, Reuters, NYT) describe James Talarico as a Presbyterian seminarian, and his bio sources and campaign materials confirm he taught sixth-grade language arts at a San Antonio middle school. As of 2026-10-27 he was the Democratic Senate nominee, and the present-tense claim that he is a seminarian and school teacher is supported; he has since left classroom teaching for politics, which the claim's 'is' does not contradict on the sources' own account, and the extraction faithfully reflects the post's wording.True90% confidence6 sourcesOct 27, 2026Gadi Eisenkot is a former Israeli army chief who lost his son in Gaza.Said by AMultiple reliable sources (Reuters, BBC, AP, TIME, JTA, Times of Israel) confirm Gadi Eisenkot is a former IDF chief of staff (2015–2019) and that his son Gal Meir Eisenkot was killed fighting in Gaza in December 2023; the claim matches the passage's description and the post is a faithful paraphrase.True93% confidence8 sourcesOct 27, 20263.3 million people, or 45 percent of eligible voters, cast ballots in the Israeli election by 2 p.m. local time.Said by CThe Central Elections Committee figures reported by multiple outlets show 3,290,480 voters (about 3.3 million) and 44.9% of eligible voters had cast ballots by 2 p.m. local time on October 27, 2026, matching the claim within rounding. The extracted claim is faithful to the passage, and the figures were reported the same day as the post.True60% confidence7 sourcesOct 27, 202663,000 Israeli expats flew home to vote in the election.Said by AThe 63,000 figure is the claimant's own number from the passage and falls within the AID Coalition's estimate of 'as many as 67,000' Israelis returning to vote, which multiple outlets reported on election day. The sources give this as an organiser survey estimate rather than an official count, and some estimates run higher (70,000 to 80,000), so the figure is directionally supported but not a verified tally. The claim is past tense, but sources published on 2026-10-27 describe these voters as having flown in, so it holds as of the posting date.True95% confidence8 sourcesOct 27, 2026A Washington Post journalist was beaten up by Israeli settlers in the West Bank a couple of weeks ago.Said by CMultiple tier1 and tier2 sources, including Reuters and AP, confirm that Washington Post photojournalist Heidi Levine was beaten by masked Israeli settlers in the West Bank village of Abu Falah on October 16, 2026, about 11 days before the post. The claim drops the post's '64 years old' detail rather than adding anything, and the 'couple of weeks' timing fits the sources.True90% confidence5 sourcesOct 27, 2026Benjamin Netanyahu is 77 years old.Said by AMultiple reliable sources (AP, Reuters, Ynet) state Netanyahu is 77, and his birth date of October 21, 1949 places him at 77 on 2026-10-27, the date of the claim. The extracted claim matches the post's passage, which says 'Netanyahu is 77'.True93% confidence5 sourcesOct 27, 2026Gadi Eisenkot is 66 years old.Said by AMultiple sources state Gadi Eisenkot is 66, and his birth date of 19 May 1960 makes him 66 on the claim's date of 2026-10-27. The post's 'Eisenstadt' is a misspelling of the same person, so the claim fairly reflects the passage.True60% confidence4 sourcesOct 27, 202675% of young Americans think Israel is a bad actor.Said by AThe claim's core figure is supported: an INSS analysis of Pew data from a March 2026 survey reports that 75% of Americans aged 18-29 hold unfavorable views of Israel, and other sources show majority-negative views among young Americans. The claim says 'bad actor' where the sources measure favorability, a label difference that does not change the figure's meaning, and the measure is secondary-sourced, so confidence is moderate.