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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True60% confidence7 sourcesOct 19, 2026The 1776 Club contest gives away $1,776 to a winner once a week.Said by AThe extracted claim matches the post, which said the 1776 Club gives away $1,776 once a week. Sources from June through October 2026 describe a weekly $1,776 prize tied to the show's live chat, and the contest's rules text was still running on 2026-10-19 (ends 12/18/26). However, nearly all of this material comes from the show's own transcripts and promotional ads, and the official rules page was not itself reviewed, so the support is thin and not independent.True70% confidence4 sourcesOct 19, 2026Kash Patel is currently at Liberty University in Virginia.Said by AMultiple sources, including a Liberty University primary report and a Reuters item, confirm that FBI Director Kash Patel was at Liberty University in Lynchburg, Virginia on October 14, 2026, when MS NOW falsely reported he was in Russia. No source places him elsewhere, but none documents his location on the October 19 posting date itself, so 'currently' rests on an event five days earlier.Can’t tell40% confidence5 sourcesOct 19, 2026The television program 60 Minutes used clips from The Dan Bongino Show.Said by AThe only sources that mention 60 Minutes using a clip from The Dan Bongino Show are Bongino's own podcast and a low-credibility summary of his channel, which repeat the claimant's account. No authoritative source (CBS, 60 Minutes, or a fact-checker) confirms or disputes it, so the claim cannot be graded in either direction. The extraction is faithful to the post, which says '61 minutes' and was corrected to 60 in the post itself.Can’t tell50% confidence7 sourcesOct 19, 2026The investigation into Ilhan Omar started under the Biden administration.Said by AThe claim departs from the passage: the post says a "Democrat" administration without naming Biden, and its context points to Obama. The sources show the earliest probe began under Obama in 2016 (not Biden), the Biden-appointed U.S. attorney closed it in 2021, and a separate 2024 DoJ probe began under Biden, so the claim is unverifiable as extracted.Can’t tell40% confidence6 sourcesOct 19, 2026The investigation into Ilhan Omar was authorized by a judge appointed by the Democratic party.Said by AThe sources establish that a federal magistrate judge, Matthew Sharbaugh, approved the warrant for the search of Omar's home, but none says he was appointed by the Democratic Party. The only partisan links are a report that he donated to Democratic campaigns and clerked for an Obama-appointed judge, and those do not show who appointed him, so the claim's appointment element is not established either way. The post's phrase 'Democrat judge' is also an opinion-style label that the claim turns into a claim about appointment.Can’t tell30% confidence5 sourcesOct 19, 202640% of gun-owning Michiganders would oppose the elimination of the Second Amendment.Said by ANo source measures how Michigan gun owners would respond to eliminating the Second Amendment, so the 40% figure is not corroborated. The only source with the 40% figure is Jonathan Turley's October 15, 2026 post repeating it, which is circular, and the EPIC-MRA polls cover general gun-control attitudes rather than this question.Reported in the post, not stated as its own.Can’t tell30% confidence9 sourcesOct 19, 2026The 1776 Live Club sweepstakes ends on December 18, 2026.The extracted claim faithfully matches the post's 'Ends 12/18/26' line, but no independent source confirms or contradicts the sweepstakes' end date as of 2026-10-19. The only sources mentioning it are repeated Bongino Show ads and podcast listings that echo the claimant's own text, which is circular and cannot corroborate it.

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