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The Kuhner Report
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Jeffrey T. Kuhner, "Liberalism's Worst Nightmare," is a conservative nationalist, who champions God, country and family. His show deals with cutting-edge, hot-button political, social and foreign policy issues.
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True90% confidence3 sourcesOct 24, 2026Chris Pappas married a lobbyist from Amazon.Said by CMultiple reliable sources confirm that Chris Pappas married Vann Bentley in 2023 (FactCheck.org, IBTimes), and that Bentley was a registered Amazon lobbyist who left the company in 2019. The claim's wording is loose because Bentley was no longer a registered lobbyist when they married, but the core assertion holds. The extracted claim matches the passage, which refers to Pappas by the post's own 'he'.True65% confidence7 sourcesOct 24, 2026Polls show Ed Markey is up by 30 points over John Deaton.Said by CPolls published before the post's October 24 date put Markey roughly 27 to 29 points ahead of Deaton, including a UMass Lowell poll at +29 (55-26) and a Suffolk/Globe poll at +28 (60-32), so 'up by 30' is a close rounding of the record. The claim does not depart from the passage, and the later UNH poll showing a +21 lead (Oct 27-31) postdates the claim and does not change the October 24 assessment.Reported in the post, not stated as its own.True85% confidence9 sourcesOct 24, 2026The National Symphony Orchestra is performing Tchaikovsky's The Nutcracker and Prokofiev's Cinderella on November 20, 21, and 22.Said by AMultiple sources list The Nutcracker & Cinderella by the National Symphony Orchestra on November 20, 21, and 22, 2026, matching the claim as of the October 24 post. Venues differ (November 20 at Schlesinger Hall per WETA and Consequence; November 21-22 at Lisner Auditorium), but the claim does not name venues, so this does not affect the verdict.True80% confidence5 sourcesOct 24, 2026Big Noon Kickoff Live on FOX begins at 10:00 AM Eastern time on Saturdays.Said by EMultiple sources state Big Noon Kickoff airs every Saturday at 10 AM ET on FOX, with TV listings showing 10:00 AM Eastern for upcoming Saturdays, so the claim holds as of 2026-10-24. The extraction faithfully matches the post's 'It all starts at ten Eastern with Big Noon Kickoff Live' line; some specials run at 9 AM ET on select weeks, which is a minor exception to the regular schedule.True95% confidence6 sourcesOct 7, 2026Operation Epic Fury began on February 28th.Said by CMultiple primary and tier1 sources (U.S. Department of War, CENTCOM first-48-hours document, Reuters, Snopes, AP) state that Operation Epic Fury commenced on February 28, 2026, at about 1:15am, matching the claim's date. The extraction faithfully reflects the post's reference to 'since February 28th, since we launched Operation Epic Fury'.True92% confidence5 sourcesOct 7, 2026The United States military initiated a conflict with Iran on February 28, 2026.Said by CMultiple primary and tier-1 sources confirm that U.S. forces, jointly with Israel, launched strikes on Iran and began the conflict on February 28, 2026, which matches the claim. The claim is faithful to the passage, which dates the war's launch to February 28.True85% confidence8 sourcesOct 7, 2026The National Symphony Orchestra is performing Tchaikovsky's The Nutcracker and Prokofiev's Cinderella on November 20, 21, and 22, 2026.Said by AThe record supports the claim that the NSO performs Tchaikovsky's The Nutcracker and Prokofiev's Cinderella on November 21 and 22, 2026, at Lisner Auditorium, with the NSO's own schedule listing a Friday, November 20, 2026 performance of the same program. The sources are dated after the October 7 posting, but they describe a schedule that was already set, so the claim holds as of that date.True90% confidence8 sourcesOct 7, 2026Donald Trump has recently campaigned in Texas, Oklahoma, Ohio, and Nebraska.Said by CMultiple independent sources confirm Trump campaigned in all four states in early October 2026: Reuters and CNN report the Nebraska rally on October 5, and Reuters, CNN, and USA Today place his earlier stops in Texas, Oklahoma, and Ohio. The claim matches the passage's wording and timeframe, so no extraction departure applies.True85% confidence6 sourcesOct 7, 2026Donald Trump believes that higher gas prices are a necessary cost to prevent Iran from obtaining a nuclear weapon.Said by CSources show Trump repeatedly framed higher gas prices as a price worth paying to stop Iran from getting a nuclear weapon, which supports the claim's core. The wording shifts from the post's 'small price to pay' to 'necessary cost,' but the sources describe the war as necessary and the fuel costs as the acceptable price, so the claim holds on the 2026-10-07 record.True70% confidence8 sourcesOct 7, 2026ABC News, CNN, and MSNBC reported that President Trump stated that a nuclear attack on Los Angeles and San Diego would be a small price to pay.Said by CABC News (source 6) and CNN (source 5) both reported Trump's Oct. 5 Nebraska remarks that Iran could 'take out' Los Angeles and San Diego and that this was 'a small price to pay', and MS Now/MSNBC (via source 1) aired and discussed the same clip. The outlets' reporting that Trump made the statement is documented, though the claim's 'nuclear attack' framing is the outlets' interpretation, since Trump's words were 'take out' with the nuclear context implied, and CNN and the White House dispute that meaning.Disputed in the post.True80% confidence7 sourcesOct 7, 2026Donald Trump stated at a Nebraska rally that gas prices were $1.95 and $1.85 per gallon at stations he passed.Said by DMultiple transcripts and a news report confirm that Trump said at the Grand Island, Nebraska rally that he passed gas stations at $1.95 and $1.85 a gallon, so the claim about what he stated holds. The stations were in Iowa rather than Nebraska, and a low-credibility blog disputes the station prices, but that dispute does not reverse the claim as a statement of what he said.True70% confidence3 sourcesOct 7, 2026Xfinity Cyber Secure provides protection against online threats and risky sites for every device.Said by BXfinity's own product pages and a Comcast corporate story describe Xfinity CyberSecure as a built-in network-level feature that screens for malware, phishing and other online threats across every device connected to the Xfinity gateway, and a Reuters report on the Xfinity Shield platform, which includes it, is consistent with that. The post's claim matches these descriptions, and the later Comcast page does not change the state of affairs as of 2026-10-07. Most of the support comes from the company's own material, so confidence is capped.