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A longtime Newsmax contributor, #1 rated morning radio host for over 20 years, and throat-cancer survivor, Gerry Callahan calls it like he sees it and offers sharp commentary on the news of the day. With an emphasis on politics, Gerry also brings his unique takes on major sports stories and cultural issues. He has covered The Olympics for Sports Illustrated, numerous World Series and Super Bowls and he offers conservative political opinions from Boston, the belly of the liberal beast.
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False70% confidence5 sourcesAug 4, 2026The Biden administration has allowed 20 million people to enter the United States.Said by BThe claim that the Biden administration allowed 20 million people to enter the U.S. is contradicted by the sources. Encounter counts (about 8.1 million under Biden) are events rather than people, and about 2.3 million people were released into the U.S., so the record is far below 20 million. The claim is faithful to the post's own wording, which says "the 20 million plus of Biden," and the sources cover the same claim as of 2026-08-17.False70% confidence6 sourcesAug 4, 2026In the November 2025 elections, 46 Muslims won statewide offices and 181 won local elections.Said by BThe claim's figures of 46 Muslim statewide winners and 181 local winners (about 227 total) are contradicted by the sources. CAIR's tracking reported 38 confirmed Muslim winners out of 76 candidates, later reports cited 41 to 42, and only one statewide winner (Ghazala Hashmi, Virginia lieutenant governor) is named. The post itself gave the same 46 and 181 figures, which the sources do not support, and the claim matches the passage faithfully.False60% confidence7 sourcesAug 4, 2026There are more than 3,000 mosques in the United States.Said by BThe best available counts put U.S. mosques at about 2,800 (Pew, citing the Cooperative Congregational Studies Partnership, and Religion News citing the Faith Communities Today Project, both for 2020–2024), and the Hartford-based count is 2,769 for 2020, so 'more than 3,000' is not supported as of 2026-08-04. Only one advocacy piece says 'close to 3,000', and the mapping-based directories give lower figures. The figure is off by roughly 7%, so this is a modest overstatement rather than a gross error; the post's 'since 9/11' wording could also be read as new mosques built since 2001, which the sources put at roughly 1,600 (about 1,200 in 2000 to about 2,800 later).False60% confidence7 sourcesAug 4, 2026Massachusetts state government gives priority to Muslims for state jobs and contracts.Said by BAs of 2026-08-04, Massachusetts had not enacted any law giving Muslims priority for state jobs or contracts. The only related measure, S.2134, was a pending bill that would create an 11-member commission to identify and recommend Muslims for appointive positions, and it was still in committee; sources also say it was unlikely to pass, and none mention state contracts.False75% confidence4 sourcesAug 4, 2026Abdul El-Sayed said October 7 was Israel's fault.Said by BThe claim that El-Sayed said October 7 was Israel's fault is contradicted by sources reporting that he condemned Hamas's October 7 attack as a 'heinous attack' and acknowledged Hamas committed war crimes that day. The sources criticize him for Israel-focused rhetoric and for omitting Hamas from a fundraising email, but none report him blaming Israel for October 7.Reported in the post, not stated as its own.False80% confidence9 sourcesAug 4, 2026Pedro Sanchez stated that Spain wants to bring in a half a million Muslim immigrants.Said by BSanchez's government did approve a plan to regularize about 500,000 undocumented migrants already living in Spain, but sources show they are mostly Latin American, not Muslim, and the plan grants legal status rather than bringing in new immigrants. The claim that Spain wants to bring in half a million Muslim immigrants is contradicted by the record, and the sources do not show Sanchez describing them as Muslim.Reported in the post, not stated as its own.False70% confidence8 sourcesAug 4, 2026COVID-19 was created in a lab in China.Said by AThe claim states as settled fact that COVID-19 was created in a Chinese lab, but the sources say the origin is unknown and that the weight of scientific evidence favors natural zoonotic spillover. Fact-checkers and scientific outlets rejected the claim that a lab origin is confirmed, though U.S. intelligence agencies hold a lab origin as plausible with low-to-moderate confidence. The claim's extraction from the post ('it was made... in a lab in China') is faithful.Mixed60% confidence9 sourcesAug 4, 2026A wildfire in Spokane, Washington, destroyed 65,000 acres and 700 homes.Said by BThe Spokane-area fires did destroy roughly 650 to 700 homes or structures, but the claimed 65,000 acres is grossly overstated: the record shows about 10,000 acres for the three Spokane fires, and 65,000 is the number of people evacuated. Note that the claim also reduces the three-fire Spokane Complex to 'a wildfire'.Reported in the post, not stated as its own.Mixed55% confidence8 sourcesAug 4, 2026Hasan Piker applauded the murder of UnitedHealthcare CEO Brian Thompson.Said by BSources from April to June 2026 report that Piker defended and justified the killing of Brian Thompson, saying Thompson was engaged in 'social murder' and that people understood why the death happened. However, he also said he does not endorse violence, and no authoritative fact-check addresses the 'applauded' framing directly, so the record supports a partial match rather than a clear yes or no.Mixed60% confidence8 sourcesAug 4, 2026Hamtramck, Michigan has a population of 28,000.Said by BThe 28,000 figure matches the 2020 Census base (28,439) and older reporting (BBC 2021, Governing 2022), but the most recent estimates put the population at about 27,000 (27,261 for July 2025), so as of 2026-08-04 the figure is close but slightly high. The claim fits between the 2020 count and the current estimate, which is why it is rated mixed rather than true.Minor detail. The sources confirm the claim; only a minor detail differs, such as a name's spelling, a title's wording or a rounding.Mixed60% confidence10 sourcesAug 4, 202660,000 migrants stormed the border of Ceuta, Spain.Said by BA mass crossing into Ceuta of roughly 60,000 people is well supported by AP, BBC, and France 24, and the claim's core event matches the reporting. However, the sources give competing estimates, from 50,000 to 60,000 (LA Times) to more than 70,000 (a Spanish court via Ground News), so the 60,000 figure sits inside a disputed range. The post's wording about taking over an 80,000-person city is not in the claim and is not graded.Minor detail. The sources confirm the claim; only a minor detail differs, such as a name's spelling, a title's wording or a rounding.Mixed55% confidence3 sourcesAug 4, 2026400,000 illegal aliens have arrived in Massachusetts.Said by BThe claim's literal reading (400,000 arrived in Massachusetts) is contradicted by the sources: a MassFiscal study reports about 50,000 new arrivals since 2021, far below 400,000. The stock reading is roughly supported: the Boston Foundation/MPI estimate is 357,000 illegal immigrants in the workforce, a MassFiscal estimate is about 355,000 living in the state, and a headline says 'almost 400,000' are working there. The extraction is a faithful paraphrase of the post's 'made their way to Massachusetts', so it is graded as written.