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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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True80% confidence6 sourcesOct 16, 2026Chief Executive Magazine ranks California 50th out of 50 states for business climate.Chief Executive's 2026 Best & Worst States for Business ranking, released in April 2026, places California at No. 50, and the magazine's rankings have put California last for years. The claim was accurate as of the 2026-10-16 posting date, and the sources show no later change. The post's wording matches the source's ranking, so the extraction is faithful.True60% confidence5 sourcesOct 16, 2026A poll conducted after the debate between Steve Hilton and Becerra showed Steve Hilton six points behind.A Hilton campaign poll conducted Oct. 1-2, right after the Sept. 30 CNN debate, found Becerra ahead 45.7% to 40.1%, a 5.6-point margin that matches the claim's 'six points behind.' The poll was commissioned by Hilton's campaign and is reported only through campaign-linked coverage, so confidence is capped.True97% confidence7 sourcesOct 16, 2026Larry Hogan won two terms as governor of Maryland.Said by AMultiple authoritative sources, including the Maryland State Archives and the Maryland Manual, confirm Larry Hogan served as governor from January 2015 to January 2023 after winning elections in 2014 and 2018, which is two terms. The claim matches the passage's meaning, and the sources document that he won a second term in a heavily Democratic state.True92% confidence7 sourcesOct 16, 2026The SEIU healthcare union is pushing for a billionaire tax in California.Said by 4BThe claim holds as of 2026-10-16. SEIU-United Healthcare Workers West led the petition drive and is the sponsor of the billionaire tax (Proposition 40) in California, and multiple sources show it pushing the measure. The post's 'it' refers to the billionaire tax, and the extraction's wording matches the post's 'SEIU healthcare union'.True90% confidence5 sourcesOct 16, 2026A proposed California wealth tax includes a retrospective implementation clause that applies to the start of 2026.Said by 4BMultiple sources, including The Atlantic, Thomson Reuters, Tax Foundation, Grant Thornton and NPR, state that Proposition 40's one-time wealth tax uses a January 1, 2026 residency snapshot, so it reaches billionaires who lived in California at the start of 2026 and is retroactive to that date. The claim faithfully reflects the post's point, and the post's mechanism of implementation at year-end is a peripheral detail that does not change the core assertion.True70% confidence5 sourcesOct 16, 2026The city of Los Angeles faced a lawsuit from downtown business owners regarding $2 billion in homelessness spending.Said by 4BThe LA Alliance for Human Rights, a group of downtown business and property owners, sued the city and county over homelessness, and the court-ordered Alvarez & Marsal audit in that case identified about $2.4 billion in city homelessness funding, close to the claimed $2 billion. The figure is an audit of funding within the case rather than a sum the lawsuit itself targeted, so confidence is moderate.True85% confidence6 sourcesOct 16, 2026In 2018, the California state legislature legalized street vendors and prohibited local governments from regulating them based on competition with brick-and-mortar businesses.Said by 4BSB 946, signed September 17, 2018, decriminalized and legalized sidewalk vending statewide and limited local regulation to the bill's terms. Sources quote the statute as saying economic competition is not an objective health, safety, or welfare concern, so local governments cannot restrict vendors on competition grounds. The claim is a narrower, faithful paraphrase of the post, which overstated the point by saying localities could not do anything at all.True90% confidence5 sourcesOct 16, 2026Donald Trump received 6.1 million votes in California in the 2024 presidential election.Official certified results (California Secretary of State Statement of Vote via Reuters, AP, and NYT tables) show Donald Trump received 6,081,697 votes in California in the 2024 presidential election, which rounds to 6.1 million. The claim's 'without campaigning here' framing is opinion-laden rhetoric and not part of the figure being graded, and the post's claim that this was a 'presidential year' with 37% turnout is not what the figure asserts.True95% confidence5 sourcesOct 16, 2026Bruce Rauner was elected governor of Illinois.Multiple reliable sources confirm Bruce Rauner was elected governor of Illinois in 2014 (narrowly defeating incumbent Pat Quinn in November 2014) and served as the 42nd governor from January 2015 to January 2019. The claim is a faithful extraction of the passage's reference to Rauner, and the passage's 'Rouner' is a spelling variant of the same person.Raised in the post as a question.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.