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The Gerry Callahan Show
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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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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.