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The Dan Bongino Show
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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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True95% confidence4 sourcesOct 16, 2026George Pataki was elected governor of New York.Multiple reliable sources, including a 1994 New York Times election report (source 7) and NPR and CNN coverage, confirm that George Pataki was elected governor of New York in 1994, defeating Mario Cuomo, and served three terms. The extraction faithfully reflects the passage's reference to Pataki in New York, and the claim's core assertion is directly supported.Raised in the post as a question.True95% confidence4 sourcesOct 16, 2026Larry Hogan was elected governor of Maryland.Multiple sources confirm Larry Hogan was elected governor of Maryland: he won the 2014 election and was sworn in as the 62nd governor on January 21, 2015, then was re-elected in 2018. The claim is a faithful extraction of the passage's reference to Hogan in Maryland, and the sources show he served as governor from 2015 to 2023.Raised in the post as a question.True95% confidence9 sourcesOct 16, 2026Three children and one adult were killed in an elementary school shooting in Oregon.Multiple independent outlets, including Reuters, AP, NBC, and the Washington Post, report that a 16-year-old gunman killed three children (ages 5, 8, and 11) and one adult teacher at Silver Rail Elementary School in Bend, Oregon, on October 15, 2026. The claim's core facts match the sources, and the extraction faithfully reflects the post.True90% confidence6 sourcesOct 16, 2026Donald Trump denied a report claiming he is considering replacing Susie Wiles.Multiple sources (CNN, Yahoo, NBC Palm Springs, ABC News 4) report Trump publicly denied Politico's report that he was considering replacing chief of staff Susie Wiles, calling it "fake news" and saying she has his "COMPLETE confidence"; the claim matches the post's headline and the claim is about the denial, which is documented. Some sources date the denial to Thursday and others to Friday, a minor detail that does not affect the core assertion.True95% confidence6 sourcesOct 16, 2026The suspected gunman in the Oregon elementary school shooting is dead.Multiple tier1 and tier2 sources (Reuters, AP, NBC, CNN, police statements) report that the 16-year-old suspected gunman in the Bend, Oregon Silver Rail Elementary shooting was shot and found dead inside the school by a community member, with police confirming he was dead on officers' arrival. The claim matches the passage's wording and the sources confirm the core assertion; the claimed event occurred October 15, 2026, and the claim does not depart from the post.Can’t tell30% confidence3 sourcesOct 16, 2026Over 90 percent of the world's great entrepreneurs are located in or building their businesses in the United States.Said by ANone of the provided sources measures what share of the world's "great entrepreneurs" are located in or building businesses in the United States, so the 90 percent figure cannot be checked. The closest figures are a blog estimate of about 31 million US entrepreneurs out of 582 million worldwide (source 8, unrated) and a Schumpeter paper on billionaire entrepreneurs (source 11), neither of which measures the claimed share. The extraction matches the passage's wording, and the claim was made on 2026-10-16.Can’t tell40% confidence7 sourcesOct 16, 2026Dan Bongino lost 40 pounds using Lean nutritional supplement.Said by AThe claim faithfully extracts the post's own self-reported figure ('about 40' pounds), but no independent source confirms it. The only figures in the sources are the speaker's own ad and podcast statements: about 28 pounds in a 2024 transcript and 'over 30' in 2026 transcripts, which are not authoritative and do not directly contradict a 40-pound loss.Can’t tell30% confidence5 sourcesOct 16, 2026The average household income increased by almost $5,400 due to the implementation of the working families tax cut bill.Said by 2BNo independent source confirms that average household income rose by almost $5,400 because of the Working Families Tax Cuts. The only source repeating the $5,400 figure is the Speaker's own press release, which is circular, and the nearby tax-cut figures ($2,272 average, $2,915 in Louisiana) measure something different.Can’t tell50% confidence6 sourcesOct 16, 2026David Jolly has taken positions indicating he would take guns in Florida.Said by AThe sources confirm Jolly's gun positions (an assault weapons ban, universal background checks, licensing, and expanding red flag laws), but none says these positions would take people's guns. Whether they 'indicate he would take guns' is a political characterization, not a checkable fact, and Jolly rejects the portrayal.Can’t tell30% confidence6 sourcesOct 16, 2026The 2007 Women's March declared abortion access and trans access as key to its mission.Said by 3CThe sources document the platform of the January 2017 Women's March on Washington, which included abortion access and protection for trans women, but none covers a 2007 Women's March, so the claim's 2007 referent is not graded. The claim also departs from the passage's sense that the event was 2007 only if the poster meant the 2017 march; the sources cannot confirm or refute the claim as written.Can’t tell30% confidence6 sourcesOct 16, 2026Ira Jacob passed away from Hurricane Isa.Said by AThe sources confirm that Hurricane Isaias caused at least four deaths in Florida and Alabama in October 2026, but none names Ira Jacob as a victim, and People reports the victims' identities were not shared publicly. The claim also departs slightly from the passage, which says "Hurricane Isa" (the storm is Isaias) and comes from a viewer's personal message rather than any reporting; the two Ira Jacob-named obituaries found are for different people.Reported in the post, not stated as its own.Can’t tell30% confidence4 sourcesOct 16, 2026Steve Hilton lost his congressional race in Maryland by one point.Said by AThe passage never names Steve Hilton as the candidate; the speaker says "I ran in a congressional seat" in Maryland, so the claim departs from the passage by attributing that race to Hilton. The sources also contain no record of a Maryland congressional race with a one-point loss by Hilton, and they place Hilton in the California governor race.