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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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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.Mixed50% confidence5 sourcesAug 4, 2026The Dow Jones Industrial Average is up almost 800 points.Said by BThe Dow was up strongly around the posting date, but no close matches 'almost 800' points: it rose 907.47 points on Aug 4 (a record close), 693.38 on Aug 3 (intraday above 745), and about 1,600 for the week. The claim's figure holds only under the Monday intraday or Monday close measure, and the post itself describes a past day rather than the Aug 4 session. Claim checked as of 2026-08-04; later sources show the Dow moved to new records on Aug 5 and fell to about 51,770 by Oct 30, which does not change the August verdict.