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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.
108 claims
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.True90% confidence6 sourcesAug 4, 2026Ed Markey is 80 years old.Said by BMultiple tier1 and tier2 sources (AP, Reuters, PolitiFact, Politico, NYT, WaPo) describe Sen. Ed Markey as 80 years old during the 2026 Massachusetts Senate primary campaign, consistent with the claimed 2026-08-04 date. The extracted claim matches the post's own description of Markey as an 80-year-old, and no source contradicts it.True80% confidence5 sourcesAug 4, 2026Aaron Rodgers was not allowed to leave the hotel when his team traveled during the COVID-19 pandemic.Said by BMultiple sources report that unvaccinated players, including Rodgers, were barred from leaving the team hotel during road trips in the COVID-19 protocols, which supports the claim. The sources describe this as a protocol restriction that applied to unvaccinated players, and none contradicts it.True80% confidence5 sourcesAug 4, 2026Hub Arkush did not vote for Aaron Rodgers for NFL MVP because Rodgers refused to get vaccinated.Said by BMultiple sources report that Hub Arkush said he would not vote for Rodgers for MVP partly because Rodgers refused the COVID-19 vaccine, and Arkush later said he regretted that reasoning. The claim simplifies the picture: Arkush also cited Rodgers being the 'biggest jerk in the league' and his off-field conduct more broadly, so vaccination was one stated reason rather than the sole one.True75% confidence6 sourcesAug 4, 2026Aaron Rodgers has reconciled with his parents and brother.Said by BAs of 2026-08-04, multiple outlets reported that Aaron Rodgers had reconciled with his parents and brother Luke after years of estrangement, with reunion photos posted July 2026 and reconciliation confirmed in later coverage. The sources note that the relationship with brother Jordan may remain complicated, but the claim's 'brother' is supported by the Luke reconciliation, and the sources are consistent with the claim as of the post date.True65% confidence6 sourcesAug 4, 2026The New York Post reported that Rosie O'Donnell is returning to The View for its 30th season.Said by BThe New York Post did publish the headline 'Rosie O'Donnell confirms Season 30 return to The View' on August 3, 2026, so the reporting claim holds. The return itself is much softer than the headline: O'Donnell said she would appear 'as a guest,' her representative said there had not been a formal ask from the show, and EW reported 'no current plans' to bring her back.Reported in the post, not stated as its own.