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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.
108 claims
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.True96% confidence4 sourcesAug 17, 2026The Indiana Fever defeated the Atlanta Dream 95 to 91 in overtime.Said by BMultiple independent sources confirm the Indiana Fever beat the Atlanta Dream 95-91 in overtime on Sunday, August 16, 2026, at State Farm Arena. The claim's teams, score, and overtime result match the post's passage, which names the same Fever-Dream game and final score.True85% confidence3 sourcesAug 17, 2026Angel Reese went five for 16 in the game against the Atlanta Dream.Said by BThe box scores show Angel Reese shot 5-for-16 from the field in the August 16, 2026 Fever 95, Dream 91 overtime game. The claim's wording is loose, though: Reese played for the Atlanta Dream, so the game was against the Fever, not against the Dream. Because the game is correctly identified and the figure matches, the core assertion holds.True85% confidence7 sourcesAug 17, 2026The Iran ceasefire has expired.The 60-day US-Iran ceasefire under the June memorandum ended on August 17, 2026, with no extension or successor deal, so the claim that it had expired is supported as of the claim's date. The post's wording ('expires') is a tense shift from the extracted 'has expired', but the substance matches the sources; later sources (November) describe the war as resumed, which does not change the August 17 state.True95% confidence6 sourcesAug 17, 2026The Indiana Fever beat the Atlanta Dream in overtime.The Fever beat the Dream 95-91 in overtime on August 16, 2026, per AP and CBS Atlanta, with box-score and scoreboard corroboration. The claim omits the post's Angel Reese detail, a dropped qualifier that does not change the core assertion; CBS confirms Reese's closing shot did not go in.True92% confidence5 sourcesAug 17, 2026A man has been charged with hate crimes for disrupting a Manhattan synagogue service.Multiple independent sources (AP, DOJ press release, Manhattan DA indictment, CNN, NBC New York) confirm that Larry Montes was charged with hate crimes after disrupting a Shabbat service at Central Synagogue in Manhattan on August 14, 2026. The claim matches the passage, which refers to the same incident; minor details such as the exact charging date or the federal versus state split do not change the core assertion.True90% confidence6 sourcesAug 17, 2026Angel Reese missed a potential game-winning layup in the Indiana Fever vs Atlanta Dream game.Multiple sources report that Angel Reese missed a potential game-winning layup in the regulation-ending moments of the Fever-Dream game, which went to overtime and was won 95-91 by Indiana. The claim matches the post's passage; the sources give the game date as August 16 or 17, a minor discrepancy that does not affect the core claim.True95% confidence6 sourcesAug 4, 2026Hasan Piker stated that 9/11 was deserved by America.Said by BMultiple fact-checkers and news outlets confirm that Hasan Piker said in a 2019 Twitch livestream that "America deserved 9/11," which matches the claim's core assertion. Piker later apologized for the wording and said he meant blowback from U.S. foreign policy, but he did not retract having said it.True92% confidence9 sourcesAug 4, 2026Anthony Fauci invoked the Fifth Amendment over 100 times during his testimony.Said by AMultiple reliable sources, including Reuters, PolitiFact and AP, report that Fauci invoked the Fifth Amendment more than 100 times at the July 29, 2026 Senate committee hearing, with counts of 111 and about 115 reported. The post's 'at the White House' location is wrong, since the testimony was a Senate hearing, and one AP item says 'more than 50 times', which appears to be an outlier.True90% confidence8 sourcesAug 4, 2026Abdul El-Sayed is a candidate for the Democratic nomination for the U.S. Senate in Michigan.Said by BMultiple tier1 and tier2 sources (AP, Reuters, BBC, NPR, NYT, NBC) report that Abdul El-Sayed was the Democratic candidate in Michigan's U.S. Senate primary and won the nomination on August 5, 2026; as of the August 4 check date he was a candidate in that primary, though the claim's phrasing is present-tense and the posted passage refers to the primary being held 'today', so the claim is graded as true on the ordinary reading. The extraction spelling 'Abdul El-Sayed' matches the sources, and the post's 'today' resolves to the primary date.True95% confidence5 sourcesAug 4, 2026Abdul El-Sayed is a candidate in the Michigan election.Said by BMultiple tier1/tier2 sources (AP, NBC, Politico, Michigan Public, WLNS) confirm Abdul El-Sayed was the Democratic nominee for Michigan's U.S. Senate seat in the 2026 election, facing Republican Mike Rogers, as of the August 2026 posting date. The claim is a faithful paraphrase of the post's reference to El-Sayed as the candidate in Michigan's vote, and the primary win that made him a candidate was reported on 2026-08-05, the day after the post.True50% confidence4 sourcesAug 4, 2026The Dow Jones Industrial Average hit an all-time high 23 times in 2026.Said by BWikipedia's 2026 record-close list shows 24 record closes in total, with the final one on August 5, so 23 record closes fall before the August 4 posting date, consistent with the claim's count. No source states the count as of the post date directly, and the post's 'Fourth of July' reference conflicts with other sources' record dates, so confidence is limited.