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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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True92% confidence4 sourcesAug 17, 2026Larry Montez, a 46-year-old from the Bronx, was arrested and charged with multiple hate crimes for disrupting a service at the Central Synagogue in Manhattan.Said by BThe core claim holds: Larry Montes, 46, of the Bronx, was arrested and charged with multiple hate crimes for disrupting Shabbat services at Central Synagogue in Manhattan on August 14, 2026, per AP, NYT, the DOJ, and the Manhattan DA. Sources spell the surname "Montes" rather than "Montez", but they describe the same man, so this is a minor spelling variant and does not change the referent.Reported in the post, not stated as its own.True90% confidence6 sourcesAug 17, 2026A judge set bail at $10,000 cash for Larry Montez following his arraignment for disrupting a synagogue service.Said by BMultiple reports, including CNN and the New York Post citing the Manhattan DA's office and court proceedings, say Larry Montes (spelled 'Montez' in the claim) was arraigned Saturday night in Manhattan Criminal Court and a judge set bail at $10,000 cash plus $30,000 in bonds for the Central Synagogue service disruption. The sources spell the surname 'Montes', a minor spelling variant for the same 46-year-old Bronx defendant.Reported in the post, not stated as its own.True80% confidence6 sourcesAug 17, 2026The Mayor of New York City released an address entirely in Mandarin.Said by BMultiple outlets report that Mayor Zohran Mamdani posted a roughly 41-second public service video, delivered entirely in Mandarin, promoting free Broadway tickets for high school students. The claim departs from the passage only by dropping "over the weekend," which is a faithful paraphrase; some online users alleged AI, but the mayor's press office denied it and no source confirms that allegation.True85% confidence4 sourcesAug 17, 2026The Mayor of New York City has been in office for seven months.Said by BZohran Mamdani took office as NYC mayor on January 1, 2026, so as of the August 17, 2026 post he had been in office about seven and a half months, which matches the claim's 'seven months'. The claim is accurate as of the posting date, and the post's own 'he' refers to the mayor, so the extraction does not add anything.True90% confidence7 sourcesAug 17, 2026The New York City government is giving away over 2,000 Broadway tickets.The NYC Mayor's Office transcript, NYC311 notice, and multiple outlets report City Hall and TDF offering more than 2,000 free Broadway tickets via lottery, with 2,100 listed by ABC7. The claim drops the qualifier that the tickets are for NYC high school students, which is a dropped qualifier rather than a contradiction. The claim departs from the passage only in its generic 'NYC government' wording, which the post's own mayoral content supports.True60% confidence8 sourcesAug 17, 2026Linda Sarsour was forced into an arranged marriage at age 17.Said by 2BMultiple independent sources report that Linda Sarsour entered an arranged marriage at age 17, so the core assertion holds. No source says she was forced, and the one account of her marriage describes negotiated conditions, so the word 'forced' is unaddressed rather than confirmed. The post's claim that she defends the practice is consistent with Stanford's account of her advocating for it.True90% confidence5 sourcesAug 17, 202658% of Democrats have a positive view of socialism.The CBS News/YouGov poll taken August 12-14, 2026 and reported on August 16-17 found 58% of Democratic respondents viewed socialism positively, matching the claim as of its posting date. Other polls, such as Gallup's 2025 survey showing about 66% of Democrats, use different samples and dates and do not contradict this figure.True70% confidence5 sourcesAug 17, 2026A female political candidate in Washington State removed LGBTQ rights from her website platform to avoid offending Muslim voters.Melissa Chaudhry, a Democratic candidate in Washington's 9th Congressional District, left LGBTQ+ rights off her campaign website, and she told The Stranger she did so because "a lot of Muslims do not feel that way." Sources say the website omitted the issue rather than documenting a removal, and Chaudhry later said she regretted the remark and that her platform covers the issue under pillars two and five, which the sources do not verify. The claim is graded as of 2026-08-17 and the later retraction does not change that.True85% confidence6 sourcesAug 17, 2026The jury in the Lindsey Clancy trial consists of 12 women and 6 men.Said by BAs of the August 17, 2026 posting, the 18-person jury panel was 12 women and six men, as reported when jury selection concluded in late July and confirmed by BBC's account of the trial. The claim departs from later events only in that six alternates were drawn before deliberations began on August 27, leaving a 9-women, 3-men deliberating jury, which postdates the claim.True85% confidence6 sourcesAug 17, 2026Lindsey Clancy murdered her 5-year-old, 3-year-old, and 8-month-old children.Multiple reliable sources report that Lindsay Clancy admits strangling her three children, Cora (5), Dawson (3), and Callan (8 months), in January 2023, and her lawyer has not disputed that she killed them. The claim's legal word "murdered" is not adjudicated: the jury deadlocked and a mistrial was declared on September 4, 2026, so no murder conviction exists.True95% confidence4 sourcesAug 17, 2026Lindsay Clancy killed her three children.Multiple tier1 sources report that Lindsay Clancy strangled her three children (Cora, Dawson and Callan) in January 2023, and her defense does not dispute that she carried out the killings; the dispute is over criminal responsibility, not whether she killed them. The claim is a faithful paraphrase of the post's reference to the deaths of her three young children.True65% confidence7 sourcesAug 17, 2026Patrick Clancy left Lindsay Clancy alone with their children for less than an hour to go to CVS and get food.Sources confirm Patrick Clancy was sent out on errands on Jan. 24, 2023, leaving Lindsay Clancy alone with the children, and that he returned less than an hour later. The claim slightly conflates the errands: the CVS trip was for medication (MiraLAX/laxative), while the food was takeout from a restaurant, so 'to go to CVS and get food' is imprecise but the core assertion holds.