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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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True90% confidence8 sourcesAug 4, 2026Adam Al-Harbi was sworn in as mayor of Hamtramck in January 2026.Said by AMultiple sources (The Hamtramck Review, Arab American News, ClickOnDetroit, Detroit Free Press) report that Adam Alharbi was sworn in as mayor of Hamtramck in January 2026, at a ceremony on Sunday January 4. Later court rulings and recounts (October 2026) put his tenure in question, but that does not make the January swearing-in claim false; the claim is graded as of its making.True55% confidence3 sourcesAug 4, 2026A bill in the Massachusetts State House would prioritize Muslims for state jobs.Said by BThe Boston Herald (July 26, 2026) reports that the Massachusetts bill 'An Act Promoting the Civil Rights and Inclusion of American Muslims in the Commonwealth' would form a commission to prioritize Muslims for jobs in state government, which supports the claim as of 2026-08-04. Confidence is limited because this rests on one unrated outlet, the official bill record [1] (a 2023-24 H.3052 snapshot showing no further action) does not mention job prioritization and uses a different bill number than the Herald's S.2134, and no fact-checker addresses the claim.True70% confidence7 sourcesAug 4, 2026Muslims constitute less than 2% of the U.S. population.Said by BEvery major estimate in the sources puts U.S. Muslims below 2% of the population: Pew's 2026 figure is about 1.6% (5.5 million), and earlier Pew and PRRI estimates are about 1.1% and 1%. The claim faithfully paraphrases the post's 'not even 2% of the country' and is graded as stated. The only near-2% figure is CFR's 2011 'at the highest estimates, about 2 percent', which is not above 2%. Sources do not date the figure to exactly 2026-08-04, but the picture was the same then.True90% confidence7 sourcesAug 4, 2026Hasan Piker said Hamas is a thousand times better than Israel.Said by BMultiple tier1 sources, including Reuters and AP, report that Piker said Hamas is 'a thousand times better than Israel,' and other outlets say he repeated it. The extracted claim matches the passage, which names Piker, and the quote is documented in the sources.Reported in the post, not stated as its own.True60% confidence5 sourcesAug 4, 2026Migrants took over a Spanish city of 80,000 people.Said by BSources confirm Ceuta has about 80,000 residents and that a mass migrant crossing in late July 2026 overwhelmed the city, with Courthouse News reporting intruders took over parks, boulevards and stores for about 48 hours. The 'took over' wording is a strong characterization, since most entrants returned to Morocco within days and several thousand remained.True80% confidence7 sourcesAug 4, 2026Nick Shirley is a 24-year-old YouTuber who reported from Ceuta, Spain.Said by BMultiple sources show Nick Shirley, a YouTuber, traveled to and reported from Ceuta, Spain in early August 2026, including a knife-chase incident and police escort, and a September 2026 Yahoo article describes him as a 24-year-old reporter. The post itself says "Quetta", but its surrounding text ("somehow made his way there", a Spanish city) supports Ceuta as the intended place, so the extraction is a fair reading of the post.True60% confidence7 sourcesAug 4, 2026Nick Shirley was chased by a man with a knife and pelted with rocks and bottles while reporting in Ceuta, Spain.Said by BMultiple outlets report that Nick Shirley was chased by a man with a knife and hit with bottles and rocks while filming in Ceuta, Spain, and that Spanish police escorted him back to his car. The account rests mainly on Shirley's own description and his video, and Mediaite notes the knife was hard to see on the footage, so the knife detail is less independently confirmed than the chase itself.True95% confidence4 sourcesAug 4, 2026Seth Moulton is running for a U.S. Senate seat against Ed Markey.Said by BMoulton announced a Senate run against Markey in October 2025, and PolitiFact's August 2026 coverage of their final debate confirms they were competing in the Democratic primary as of the August 4 posting date. The race was later decided in Markey's favor on September 1, 2026, which does not change the claim's status on the posting date.True90% confidence7 sourcesAug 4, 2026Seth Moulton stated he wants to prosecute ICE for violating the law.Said by AMultiple sources, including a primary press release and tier-2 and unrated coverage of Moulton's own statements, show he repeatedly called for ICE agents who broke the law to be prosecuted, consistent with the claim as extracted. The claim is accurately extracted from the passage; the speaker's quoted call to 'prosecute them for violating the law' matches what the sources report him saying in January 2026 and later, and the pre-August 2026 record supports it as of the 2026-08-04 posting date.True75% confidence6 sourcesAug 4, 2026Pierre Andy Jean-Louis entered the country in 2024 and was released into the nation by Joe Biden.Said by BICE's official release says Pierre Andy Jean-Louis entered the U.S. at Nogales, Arizona on September 24, 2024, and CBP then released him on a two-year parole, during the Biden administration. The sources attribute the release to the Biden administration rather than to Joe Biden personally, but that is the standard reading of the claim.True85% confidence6 sourcesAug 4, 2026Pierre Andy Jean-Louis was arrested by ICE officers during a traffic stop.Said by BICE's own press release says ICE Boston officers arrested Pierre Andy Jean-Louis during a vehicle stop on July 18 in Fall River, Massachusetts, and local outlets report the same. The claim's 'traffic stop' is a fair paraphrase of 'vehicle stop', and the extraction's spelling correction to 'Jean-Louis' matches the sources. The Boston Herald reports an earlier local police arrest on June 22, but no source contradicts the ICE arrest during the vehicle stop.True90% confidence7 sourcesAug 4, 2026Pierre Andy Jean-Louis was charged with sex crimes involving children.Said by BMultiple sources, including the ICE primary release and a Fall River District Court report, confirm Pierre Andy Jean-Louis faces pending charges that include possession of child pornography, which is a sex crime involving children. The charges are unproven and pending, and sources state he has not been convicted, but the claim is about being charged, not convicted. The extracted claim is a faithful paraphrase of the post.