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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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Mixed60% confidence6 sourcesOct 19, 2026The United States border has been closed to all illegal migrants for over twelve months.Said by ASources support the 'effectively closed' reading: DHS reports 17 consecutive months with zero Border Patrol releases through September 2026, which covers the twelve-plus months before the 2026-10-19 post. The literal 'closed to all illegal migrants' reading is contradicted, because CBP data show roughly 8,000–11,000 monthly nationwide apprehensions, about 3,000 of them at-large, and reporting describes ongoing gotaways and tunnel crossings.True90% confidence4 sourcesOct 19, 2026Kash Patel is the Director of the FBI.Said by AMultiple sources (FBI.gov, DOJ, Wikipedia incumbent listing, Britannica) confirm Kash Patel became FBI Director in February 2025 and was the incumbent as of the claim date of 2026-10-19; the extraction faithfully reflects the post's reference to Patel as FBI director. Some sources are older or lower-rated, but the primary FBI source directly supports the claim.True97% confidence6 sourcesOct 19, 2026Mike Rogers is a candidate for the United States Senate in Michigan.Said by AMultiple tier-1 and tier-2 sources (AP, C-SPAN, NBC, CBS, Michigan Daily, Freep) confirm Mike Rogers was the Republican nominee/candidate for U.S. Senate in Michigan in the 2026 race against Abdul El-Sayed, and this remained true on 2026-08-05 as the post date; the claim faithfully reflects the passage's reference to Rogers as a Senate contender.True93% confidence6 sourcesOct 19, 2026New Jersey election officials reported an error resulting in 6,600 non-citizens being registered to vote.Said by AMultiple tier1 sources confirm that New Jersey state officials, led by Gov. Mikie Sherrill, reported a Motor Vehicle Commission software error that led to about 6,600 noncitizens being registered to vote in 2023-2024. The claim's attribution to 'election officials' is a loose label for the governor and state administration, not a contradiction, and the post's 'governor says' framing is faithfully captured.Reported in the post, not stated as its own.True90% confidence7 sourcesOct 19, 2026Approximately 400 non-citizens cast ballots in New Jersey elections.Said by AMultiple tier1 and tier2 sources (AP, Reuters, Washington Post, NBC, CNN, Politico, NPR) report Gov. Mikie Sherrill saying fewer than 400 (nearly 400) of about 6,600 erroneously registered noncitizens cast ballots in New Jersey elections from 2023-2024. The claim's 'approximately 400' matches the reported figure, and the FactCheck.org and Snopes coverage confirms the governor's number without contradicting it, though Snopes notes no independent evidence backs the figure beyond the governor's preliminary analysis.Reported in the post, not stated as its own.True95% confidence3 sourcesOct 19, 2026Susan Collins is a candidate in the Senate election representing Maine.Said by AMultiple tier1 and other sources published before the 2026-10-19 posting date (AP Oct 7, FEC record of Collins as Republican incumbent Maine Senate candidate, and others) show Susan Collins as the Republican candidate for the Maine U.S. Senate seat, running against Democrat Troy Jackson; the claim is accurate as of the posting date and remains accurate at the November 2 check, with the election on November 3 still pending.True90% confidence6 sourcesOct 19, 2026Angie Nixon is a candidate for office in Florida.Said by AMultiple reliable sources (PolitiFact/CBS Miami coverage, CBS Face the Nation transcript, AP results page, Florida Division of Elections candidate record) confirm Angie Nixon was a Democratic candidate for U.S. Senate in Florida as of October 2026, which matches the claim as of 2026-10-19. The claim is a faithful, if terse, reading of the passage, which called her a candidate running in Florida; later developments (the Nov. 3 election) do not change the state of affairs on the posting date.True95% confidence8 sourcesOct 19, 2026The Auburn Tigers defeated the Georgia Bulldogs in a football game this weekend.Said by AAuburn beat No. 1 Georgia 27-24 on Saturday, October 17, 2026, with Alex McPherson's 34-yard field goal as time expired. That was the weekend before the post on October 19, so the claim matches the passage and the record.True65% confidence7 sourcesOct 19, 2026ZBiotics has sold more than 14 million bottles of its Pre-Alcohol product.Said by AThe claim is supported as of 2026-09-15: sources from July 2026 report ZBiotics had sold more than 15 million Pre-Alcohol bottles, which is consistent with the claimed 'more than 14 million'. These figures are company-reported and unaudited, so confidence is moderate.True60% confidence4 sourcesOct 19, 2026ZBiotics Pre-Alcohol is a genetically engineered probiotic drink.Said by AThe claim that ZBiotics Pre-Alcohol is a genetically engineered probiotic drink is supported by the product page, which says the probiotic (Bacillus subtilis ZB183) was invented using genetic engineering and that the product is a beverage with a patented, genetically engineered probiotic. The only source on the product is the manufacturer's own page, so confidence is capped, and the post's stronger 'world's first' superlative is not checked here.True90% confidence6 sourcesOct 19, 2026Elissa Slotkin stated she wants to focus on people who enabled Donald Trump and create a deterrence message to discourage young people from working for a Trump administration.Multiple sources, including CNN, Reuters-syndicated and Detroit News coverage, and Slotkin's own office, confirm she said at an Oct. 13, 2026 University of Chicago event that she wanted to pursue 'signature cases' against people who 'enabled' Trump and wanted a 'deterrence message' to discourage young graduates from joining the Trump administration. The claim matches the reported remarks, and the sources were checked as of the 2026-10-19 posting date.True75% confidence5 sourcesOct 19, 2026The FBI previously targeted Catholics and others.Said by AMultiple sources, including a DOJ Weaponization Working Group report, House Judiciary and Senate Judiciary releases, and an AP story on firings, show the FBI's Richmond office under the prior administration investigated Catholics and two priests based on their beliefs. The claim's 'and others' is vaguely supported, since sources describe the probe as also covering conservatives, but the core claim that the FBI previously targeted Catholics holds. The DOJ Inspector General found no evidence that anyone ordered investigations of Catholics because of religion, which adds nuance about intent but does not contradict that Catholics were targeted.