Podcast · bongino.com
The Dan Bongino Show
Cumulus Podcast Network | Dan Bongino
The Dan Bongino Show delivers no-nonsense analysis of the day’s most important political and cultural stories. Hosted by the former Deputy Director of the FBI, former Secret Service agent, NYPD officer, and bestselling author Dan Bongino, the show cuts through media spin with facts, accountability, and unapologetic conviction. Whether it’s exposing government overreach, defending constitutional freedoms, or connecting the dots the mainstream media ignores, The Dan Bongino Show provides in-depth analysis of the issues shaping America today. Each episode features sharp commentary, deep dives into breaking news, and behind-the-scenes insight you won’t hear anywhere else. Apple: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/the-dan-bongino-show/id965293227?mt=2 Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/show/4sftHO603JaFqpuQBEZReL?si=PBlx46DyS5KxCuCXMOrQvw Rumble: https://rumble.com/c/bongino?e9s=src_v1_sa%2Csrc_v4_sa_o
61 claims · Clear filters
Mixed55% confidence3 sourcesSep 16, 2026The FBI captured ten of the top ten most wanted fugitives on the FBI's list.Said by 2BRead literally, the claim says the FBI has captured all ten entries currently on its Ten Most Wanted list, and sources contradict that, since the live list still showed ten entries including an uncaptured fugitive in August 2026. Read as the post intended, that the FBI has captured ten Top Ten fugitives during this administration, the record supports it: a Fox report dated 2026-10-28 says ten were apprehended, but that is after the 2026-09-16 posting date and the 0.4-credibility outlets are the only ones giving that count.Mixed55% confidence6 sourcesSep 16, 2026The violent crime rate is the lowest it has been in American history.Said by AThe record supports the claim for murder: the FBI reports the 2025 murder rate of 4.1 per 100,000 tied the lowest since FBI national estimates began. For overall violent crime, sources place the rate at its lowest since 1969 (BBC, for 2024) and 'near multi-decade lows' (Oklahoma Watch), not as the lowest in American history. Factcheck.org also rejects the framing of the 2025 drop as a Trump-era turnaround, though it does not dispute the level. The 2025 decline of 9.3% may put the rate below 1969 levels, but no source says so directly.Mixed60% confidence6 sourcesSep 16, 2026Murders have dropped to the lowest rate in 90 years.Said by AThe FBI's 2025 data supports that the murder rate fell to its lowest level on record (4.1 per 100,000, tied with 1955-56 and the lowest since 1900), but the sources tie the "90 years" figure to the record-largest violent-crime drop since 1936, not to the murder rate's low. The claim's time frame is therefore understated relative to the record, though the basic claim is not contradicted; as of the 2026-09-16 post, the data had been released on 2026-08-14.Mixed45% confidence5 sourcesSep 16, 2026Donald Trump is a consensus seeker who consults with Elon Musk, Dario Amodei, Sam Altman, open source developers, silicon chip makers, and Jensen Huang regarding technology policy.Said by AThe record shows Trump meeting and signing an accord with Amodei, Musk and Huang, and phoning Huang, but as of the 2026-09-16 posting date it mostly shows him rejecting Amodei, Altman and Musk's calls for oversight and echoing Huang. The 'consensus seeker' label is the claimant's opinion, and no source addresses consultation with open source developers or chip makers beyond Huang; the extraction matches the post's own wording.Mixed60% confidence7 sourcesSep 16, 2026The FBI under Director Kash Patel does not allow individuals who have engaged in bestiality to be employed as FBI agents.Read as the post intended (someone who voluntarily engaged in bestiality is barred from FBI employment), the record supports the claim: Patel testified that voluntary participants are still disqualified, and ThePrint reports he answered 'No' when asked whether someone who had sex with an animal could become an agent. Read literally ('does not allow individuals who have engaged in bestiality'), the claim is contradicted: AP and others report the FBI now lets some applicants who engaged in bestiality, namely trafficking victims, be considered rather than automatically disqualified. The claim departs from the passage only in its broad 'individuals who have engaged' wording, which the post's 'if you engaged' framing narrows to voluntary conduct. As of 2026-09-16, the policy was as described.Mixed70% confidence6 sourcesSep 16, 2026The FBI and its partners have arrested two illegal aliens in Louisiana charged with fraudulent voter registration.Said by AThe record supports that the FBI and DOJ charged two people in Louisiana in a case involving fraudulent voter registration, but it contradicts the claim that both were illegal aliens. The DOJ release describes one non-citizen (Wedderburn, charged with voting by an alien) and a separate Louisiana individual (Johnson) charged with fraudulently registering him, with no indication Johnson is an alien. The claim also drops the post's 'two more' framing, which is a faithful-enough paraphrase and not graded against it.Reported in the post, not stated as its own.Mixed60% confidence5 sourcesSep 16, 2026There have been six charges of fraudulent voter registration across three individuals in Louisiana in the last week.Said by AThe DOJ and Attorney General Blanche reported six individuals charged across three states (California, Kansas, Louisiana) in the week before September 14, 2026, which matches the post's 'sixth such charge across three' wording. The claim places all six charges in Louisiana, but the sources show only two Louisiana defendants, so the Louisiana scope is contradicted and the claim departs from the passage's apparent multi-state meaning.Reported in the post, not stated as its own.True95% confidence6 sourcesSep 16, 2026Kash Patel serves as FBI Director.Multiple primary and tier1 sources establish that Kash Patel was confirmed by the Senate on February 20, 2025 and serves as FBI Director, and sources published through late October 2026 (AP, Reuters, CNN, Britannica) still identify him in that role, so the claim held on 2026-09-16. The extraction faithfully reflects the post, which referred to 'FBI Director Kash Patel'.True60% confidence8 sourcesSep 16, 2026Human bodies lose one to 2% of collagen every year after age 30.Said by ASeveral sources report that collagen loss after age 30 runs about 1 to 1.5% per year, which sits within the claim's 1 to 2% range. The 2% figure appears in the sources only for women after menopause, and the post's word 'often' was dropped in extraction, which is a faithful paraphrase that does not change the verdict.True90% confidence6 sourcesSep 16, 2026Birch Gold Group has an A-plus rating with the Better Business Bureau.Said by AThe Better Business Bureau's own profile for Birch Gold Group, published 2026-10-23, shows an A+ rating, and an independent USA Today review from May 2026 also reports the A+ rating. The claim was accurate as of its 2026-10-28 posting date, and the sources show no later change; the rating is paired with mixed recent customer reviews, which does not contradict the rating itself.True70% confidence5 sourcesSep 16, 2026Dan Bongino was employed at the second level of government.Said by AMultiple tier-1 sources (Reuters, AP, NBC) report that Bongino served as FBI deputy director, the bureau's No. 2 official under Director Kash Patel, from March 2025 until his January 2026 departure. That matches the post's point that he was 'at the second level' and not 'in charge of the place at the top.' The claim's phrase 'second level of government' is a loose paraphrase, but it is read here as the post intended.True75% confidence6 sourcesSep 16, 2026Collagen helps with joint stiffness, mobility, and bone density.Said by AThe claim matches the post's wording, which is an accurate extraction. A 2023 PMC review of the literature reports that collagen supplementation increases bone strength, density and mass and improves joint stiffness and mobility, and secondary health outlets describe similar benefits. Evidence is more modest than the post's enthusiasm: Cleveland Clinic says results are often conflicting, and Healthline notes improved stiffness but not pain in osteoarthritis reviews.