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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
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True65% confidence4 sourcesSep 16, 2026The FBI stopped an ISIS-inspired attack in Pittsburgh this past weekend.CBS Pittsburgh reports, citing federal law enforcement officials, that the FBI thwarted an ISIS-inspired mass casualty attack by a Pennsylvania man, and the claim matches the passage. The sources do not explicitly date the arrest to the weekend before 2026-09-16, and most other sources only repeat Director Patel's own statements, so confidence is moderate.True88% confidence7 sourcesSep 16, 2026Senator Richard Blumenthal demanded that the FBI not deploy agents to polling locations on or around Election Day.Said by AMultiple sources confirm that at the September 15, 2026 Senate Judiciary hearing, Sen. Richard Blumenthal pressed FBI Director Kash Patel to commit that FBI agents would not be sent to the polls on Election Day, which amounts to the demand the claim describes. Patel refused to give that commitment, so the request was made and not granted, consistent with the claim as of 2026-09-16. The claim is a faithful paraphrase of the passage; the post's 'under any circumstances' wording is rhetorical and the sources show Blumenthal's request was for an unequivocal commitment rather than a categorical legal demand.True80% confidence5 sourcesSep 16, 2026FBI Director Kash Patel stated that the FBI will follow the law and send agents to polling locations if there is a violation of law.Said by 2BPatel made the statement at the September 15, 2026 Senate Judiciary hearing, and a published transcript (The Atlantic) and a second report both quote it as: "The FBI will follow the law. If there's a reason to go there because there's been a violation of the law, we will. Otherwise, we won't." The claim faithfully paraphrases this quote, with "polling locations" taken from the Blumenthal exchange that the passage responds to. Some outlets (Yahoo, Ground News) characterize this as Patel confirming or being open to deploying agents, which overstates the quote, but that framing does not contradict the statement itself. As of 2026-09-16 the statement stood, and later coverage does not reverse it.True90% confidence6 sourcesSep 16, 2026The Y2K computer bug was caused by computer systems using two digits to represent years, leading to concerns that systems would interpret the year 2000 as 1900.Multiple primary and tier-1 sources state that the Y2K bug stemmed from programs storing years with two digits, so systems could read 2000 as 1900. The post's claim matches this, and the sources also show that the feared failures largely did not occur, which the claim does not dispute.True80% confidence11 sourcesSep 16, 2026Elon Musk proposed that AI companies use each other's test harnesses to evaluate models for risks such as bioweapon development, nuclear bomb creation, or deceptive behavior.Said by 3BMultiple sources from mid-September 2026 report that Musk proposed AI labs run each other's test harnesses to check models for bioweapon, nuclear bomb, or deceptive-behavior risks, matching the claim and the quoted passage. Most sources are unrated outlets relaying CNBC and AFP reporting, so confidence is moderated; the claim does not depart from the passage.True90% confidence4 sourcesSep 16, 2026David Sachs is a technological advisor to President Trump.Said by AOn 2026-09-16, David Sacks was described by Reuters as President Trump's outside tech adviser and co-chair of the president's tech advisory board, and the White House confirmed in March 2026 that he co-chairs PCAST. The claim's 'very close' wording is a minor embellishment that no source contradicts, and the role he held in 2026 was co-chair of a federal advisory council rather than the earlier AI czar post.True85% confidence3 sourcesSep 16, 2026Daniel Hootenlocker wrote an article stating that humans are to blame for AI failures.Said by AThe Wall Street Journal published an opinion piece titled "Humans Are to Blame for AI Failures" on September 15, 2026, written by Daniel Huttenlocher, dean of MIT's Schwarzman College of Computing. The claim's spelling "Hootenlocker" is the post's own misspelling of that name, and the referent is the same person and article, so the core assertion holds.Reported in the post, not stated as its own.True60% confidence7 sourcesSep 16, 2026Helix is offering 27% off site-wide for listeners.Said by AA Forbes Vetted page published 2026-09-17 says Helix offered an exclusive code for 27% off sitewide valid through September 30, 2026, one day after the 2026-09-16 post. No source directly covers the Dan Bongino listener offer, but Savage Lovecast sponsor reads from October 2026 show Helix running similar 27%-sitewide offers exclusive to podcast listeners, so the claim is directionally supported. The extraction matches the passage, and the post's 'my listeners' wording is consistent with the sponsorship pattern.True85% confidence3 sourcesSep 16, 2026Helix offers a limited lifetime warranty on its mattresses.Said by AHelix's own warranty pages state that all Helix mattresses carry a limited lifetime warranty, and a Living Spaces copy of the Helix warranty says the same. The claim matches the passage's wording, and the sources show the warranty was in effect as of 2026-09-16. The warranty terms differ for mattresses bought before 02/01/2025, but the sources still describe a lifetime warranty on mattresses.True85% confidence8 sourcesSep 16, 2026Lindsey Clancy admitted to murdering her three children.Said by AMultiple reliable sources, including Reuters and the Boston Globe, report that Lindsay Clancy admits she killed her three children in January 2023. She pleaded not guilty, and her defense argues postpartum psychosis rather than disputing the killings. The claim's spelling 'Lindsey' differs from the sources' 'Lindsay' but refers to the same person.True60% confidence7 sourcesSep 16, 2026President Trump used Title 8 to deport illegal aliens more quickly.Said by ASources indicate the Trump administration expanded expedited removal, a Title 8 process, to apply to undocumented immigrants apprehended anywhere in the country, and the White House says this accelerated deportations. No source directly says Title 8 was used to speed removals in those words, so the link is inferred, and no source contradicts it.True60% confidence6 sourcesSep 16, 2026The Dan Bongino Show airs live at 10 a.m. Eastern time on weekdays.Said by ATwo sources place the show's live airing at 10 a.m. ET on weekdays: the show's own podcast page (bongino.com, dated 2022) and a 2026 episode transcript that repeats the 10 a.m. live time. Radio affiliate schedules (noon-3 p.m. in 2021, 11-2 and 9-12 in later listings) reflect local station broadcasts, not the show's Rumble livestream, so they do not contradict the claim; the sources do not cover the exact 2026-09-16 date directly.