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Can’t tell30% confidence9 sourcesSep 8, 2026Donald Trump uses a patch kit consisting of small tufts of hair to maintain his hair.Said by AThe only sources on this are coverage repeating biographer Michael Wolff's claim, which is circular and not independent evidence; the White House has not confirmed it, and outlets say it has not been independently verified. No source corroborates or contradicts the claim as of 2026-09-08, and the claim is presented as Wolff's allegation rather than established fact.Can’t tell30% confidence4 sourcesSep 8, 2026Roger Ailes hired Maria Bartiromo because he believed CEOs would be attracted to her.Said by AThe sources confirm that Roger Ailes hired Maria Bartiromo at CNBC in 1993, but none of them addresses why he hired her. The claimed motive, that he believed CEOs would be attracted to her, comes only from Michael Wolff's podcast account of a private conversation, which the sources neither corroborate nor dispute.Reported in the post, not stated as its own.Can’t tell30% confidence7 sourcesSep 8, 2026Fees paid to sit beside Donald Trump at a Kennedy Center event went directly to a Trump PAC instead of the Kennedy Center.Said by ANo source reports that fees paid to sit beside Trump at a Kennedy Center event were routed to a Trump PAC. The sources describe donor packages and sponsorship levels that included a photo op or seating, but none say where that money went, so the claim is neither supported nor contradicted.Can’t tell40% confidence6 sourcesSep 8, 2026There is no Chief of Staff to the Army Secretary currently serving.Said by BThe sources do not establish who, if anyone, was serving as Chief of Staff to the Army Secretary on 2026-09-08. The only roster showing that post (a September 21 Army Secretariat listing with Brandon Pugh as acting) is a later snapshot, and the sources about the Army's chief of staff (the uniformed post George vacated) concern a different office. The post's own wording ('There's no Army Secretary') also suggests the speaker may be conflating the two offices, and the Army Secretary post was held by acting secretary Adam Telle from September 3.Can’t tell40% confidence10 sourcesSep 8, 2026Pete Hegseth's nickname within military circles is No Tab Pete.Several outlets report that military personnel or Pentagon insiders call Hegseth "No Tab Pete," but nearly all of these reports trace back to a single Daily Beast report, so they do not independently corroborate it. A Pentagon spokesperson's "fake news" response is ambiguous about whether it covers the nickname, and the claim's extraction faithfully matches the passage, which itself relies on the Daily Beast piece.

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