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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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Mixed50% confidence6 sourcesAug 17, 2026The average rent for a studio apartment in New York City is $4,088.Said by BThe $4,088 studio figure matches Corcoran's July data for Manhattan (Time Out and Yahoo, August 2026), not a citywide NYC average. Other NYC-wide estimates range from about $3,392 (Zillow) to $4,187 (Rent.com), so the claim's figure falls within the competing estimates but its Manhattan scope is not what the claim states. The post's extraction matches its own wording, and the figure is for July data, while the August Corcoran report puts the Manhattan studio average at $4,186.Reported in the post, not stated as its own.Mixed70% confidence7 sourcesAug 17, 2026A cruise ship with 3,000 gay people was denied the chance to dock in Egypt and Turkey.The core event is well supported: Turkey refused the Scarlet Lady LGBTQ cruise and Egypt then denied its replacement Alexandria stop. However, sources put the passenger count at roughly 1,900 to 2,000-plus, not 3,000, so the headcount element is contradicted.Mixed60% confidence7 sourcesAug 17, 2026Peggy Flanagan is an Irish Catholic woman who wears a hijab.Said by BFlanagan's Catholic identity is well supported, and her own words in a transcript describe her as Irish Catholic. But the sources show she wore a hijab once, briefly, during a Somali market visit in December 2025, as a gesture of solidarity, so the claim that she habitually wears one is contradicted. The claim is also an accurate extraction of the post's wording, and the post's own framing is a characterization, not a record of ongoing practice.Mixed60% confidence4 sourcesAug 17, 2026The official WNBA subreddit banned the words 'Sophie' and 'Cunningham'.Said by BThe ban is well supported: several outlets report that r/WNBA blocks the words 'Sophie', 'Cunningham' and variants, and quote a moderator DM confirming it. However, Newsweek states the subreddit is run independently of and has no affiliation with the league, which contradicts the claim's word 'official'. Sources are mostly lower-credibility outlets and the ban is a fact as of 2026-08-17.Mixed60% confidence7 sourcesAug 17, 2026The average WNBA salary increased from $120,000 in 2024 to $583,000.Said by BThe $120,000 figure is the 2025 average, not 2024 as claimed, and $583,000 was a pre-season projection for 2026 rather than a realized average. USA Today's October 2026 analysis of Spotrac data puts the actual 2026 average base salary at about $518,000, so the claimed current figure is contradicted as a measured value.Mixed60% confidence6 sourcesAug 17, 2026Arena officials at the Fever versus Dream game forced fans wearing shirts that said 'XX XY' to cover them up.Said by BThe core event is well supported: multiple sources, including a WNBA statement, confirm that security at the Dream-Fever game in Atlanta asked fans wearing XX-XY shirts to cover them, and the league said this 'should not have happened.' However, the sources attribute the action to WNBA league security rather than arena officials, and the Dream said the decision was made by WNBA security, not the team, so the claimed actor is partly contradicted. Some sources describe the staff as arena staff at State Farm Arena, which partly fits the claim's wording.True100% confidence5 sourcesAug 17, 2026Minnesota state law allows one registered voter to vouch for up to eight individuals who do not possess identification.Said by BMinnesota law permits a registered voter to vouch for up to eight individuals for the purpose of same-day voter registration, confirming their identity and residence.True90% confidence8 sourcesAug 17, 2026The ceasefire agreement in Iran expired on August 17, 2026.Said by BMultiple sources, including AP, a Congressional Research Service report, and Washington Examiner, state that the 60-day negotiating window of the US-Iran Memorandum of Understanding expired on Monday, August 17, 2026, with no extension. The MoU had largely collapsed earlier, and Trump declared it 'over' on July 8, but the expiry on August 17 itself is consistently reported.True60% confidence5 sourcesAug 17, 2026Democrats are leading in polls across the country.Said by BPolls published in September and October 2026 show Democrats leading the national generic congressional ballot, and the Reuters summer polling and Marist's September reading point to the same lead on 2026-08-17. No source gives polling from August itself, and the lead is national rather than in every state, so confidence is moderate.True85% confidence6 sourcesAug 17, 2026Donald Trump stated he wanted complete and total surrender from Iran.Said by BMultiple sources quote Trump calling for Iran's surrender in terms matching 'complete and total surrender,' including a March 6, 2026 quote ('I want total surrender') and August 2026 statements demanding 'total surrender'. The claim's wording slightly differs from some quotes, but the core assertion holds, and the posting's 'a few months ago' is consistent with the March quote.Reported in the post, not stated as its own.True95% confidence8 sourcesAug 17, 2026Donald Trump stated he will declare the Strait of Hormuz a territory of the United States.Said by BTrump did say on August 14, 2026, during a speech on Long Island/Garden City, New York, that "pretty soon I'll be declaring the Hormuz Strait a territory of the United States," as multiple tier1 outlets quoted him. The claim's core assertion is supported, though the statement was conditional on "after we finish defeating Iran," and an unnamed White House official later said he was joking, per the Daily Star citing the WSJ.Reported in the post, not stated as its own.True85% confidence6 sourcesAug 17, 2026The 60-day memorandum of understanding between the United States and Iran has expired.Multiple reliable outlets, including AP and Reuters, report that the 60-day period of the US-Iran memorandum of understanding expired on Monday, August 17, 2026, without a final peace deal or extension. Iran's Foreign Ministry disputes calling this the expiry of the memorandum itself, but the claim's core fact that the 60-day term ended is supported.