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Since July 2017, Pete Quiñones has been the host of The Pete Quiñones Show (previously known as Free Man Beyond the Wall). His program has focused on the opposition to the globalist project that has undermined historical endeavors. His current interests include philosophy and historical revisionism.Become a supporter of this podcast: https://www.spreaker.com/podcast/the-pete-quinones-show--6071361/support.

True85% confidence7 sourcesOct 1, 2026Claudia Sheinbaum was married to one of the founders of the Party of the Democratic Revolution.Multiple sources state that Claudia Sheinbaum was married from 1987 to 2016 to Carlos Ímaz, who helped found the Party of the Democratic Revolution (PRD). The claim is a past marriage, which the sources support, and the extraction faithfully reflects the passage.True80% confidence7 sourcesOct 1, 2026The Colombian president stated at a climate change conference at the University of Mexico that Claudia Sheinbaum was a militant and activist of the M-19 guerrilla group.Multiple outlets report that Petro made this statement in October 2024 at a press conference tied to a climate change conference organized by UNAM in Mexico City, so the attributed act is supported. The underlying allegation that Sheinbaum was an M-19 militant is not established: she has denied it, and the AFP fact-check only shows that one viral photo was AI-generated.Reported in the post, not stated as its own.True85% confidence7 sourcesOct 1, 2026Claudia Sheinbaum worked at the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change at the UN.Multiple reliable sources say Sheinbaum served on or contributed to the UN's Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change, such as Reuters describing a 'stint' on the IPCC and AP saying she 'served on' it. The claimant's implied timing, that this was her first job right after her doctorate, is not confirmed by the sources, but the claim as extracted does not assert that timing.True88% confidence6 sourcesOct 1, 2026In 2023, the Mexican Supreme Court legalized abortion at the federal level.Mexico's Supreme Court ruled on September 6, 2023 that federal criminal penalties for abortion were unconstitutional and ordered abortion removed from the federal penal code, so the federal-level change in 2023 is confirmed. Several sources describe this as decriminalization rather than legalization, a label difference that does not change the core assertion; the post's 'out of nowhere' framing is dropped in the extraction and is not graded.True90% confidence3 sourcesOct 1, 2026The Open Government Partnership held a global summit in Mexico in 2015.Two independent government records, one from the Mexican government and one from Montenegro's government, confirm the Open Government Partnership Global Summit was held in Mexico City on October 27-29, 2015. The post's stray '2011' detail is not part of the extracted claim and is not contradicted by any source, so it does not affect the verdict.True72% confidence8 sourcesOct 1, 2026During the 2021 Mexican elections, 102 politicians were killed.Said by 23CThe Wilson Center (2026) and InSight Crime/ACLED (2024) both report 102 politicians killed during the 2021 Mexican election cycle, matching the claim. Earlier estimates from Etellekt (88 to 97) and Noria (101) were snapshots taken before the cycle ended or over a slightly different period, and they fall close to the figure rather than contradicting it.True90% confidence7 sourcesOct 1, 2026The consulting agency Integralia reported that 34 candidates for office were murdered before the 2024 Mexican election.Said by 23CIntegralia's pre-election report, published May 28, 2024, counted 34 candidates or aspiring candidates killed from September 2023 to late May 2024, and several outlets, including Reuters, Bloomberg, NBC and CNN, report that same figure. The claim matches the passage and is supported; Integralia's later updates to 37 and 39 do not change what the earlier report said.Reported in the post, not stated as its own.True80% confidence4 sourcesOct 1, 2026Integralia reported that 231 officials, former officials, politicians, former politicians, and family members were murdered in the lead-up to the 2024 Mexican election.Bloomberg and NBC News both attribute to Integralia a total of 231 people killed in connection with the 2024 Mexican election, a category that includes officials, politicians, relatives and other collateral victims, with 34 of them candidates. The claim matches that figure and scope, and no source contradicts it, though the sources trace back to one Integralia report and Reuters' separate 37-candidate count measures a narrower group.True90% confidence8 sourcesOct 1, 2026Claudia Sheinbaum proposed adding wording to the Mexican Constitution to prohibit foreign interference or intervention in the prosecution of alleged criminals in Mexico without state authorization.Multiple reliable sources (Politico, CNN, Mexico News Daily, La Jornada, El Financiero) report that Sheinbaum proposed in February 2025 adding a paragraph to Article 40 of the Constitution prohibiting intervention in investigations and prosecutions without the express authorization and collaboration of the Mexican state, matching the claim. The proposal was made in 2025, before the 2026-10-01 post date, and later sources (2026) describe the amendments as enacted; the post's own reference to the proposal is consistent with this record.True55% confidence7 sourcesOct 1, 2026The organizations Mexicans Against Corruption and Impunity and Article 19 receive funding from the MacArthur Foundation, Bill Gates, the National Endowment for Democracy, and USAID.The sources support that Mexicans Against Corruption and Impunity (MCCI) received funding from USAID, NED, and the MacArthur Foundation, and that Article 19 received USAID and MacArthur funding. No source mentions Bill Gates funding either organization, but none contradicts it, so the core assertion holds on the record, with the Gates element and Article 19's NED funding unverified. The MacArthur grant listing for Article 19 covers 2012–2019, so its present-tense 'receive' is only confirmed for past periods.True92% confidence6 sourcesOct 1, 2026On April 21, Claudia Sheinbaum's motorcade was stopped by men in hoods at a checkpoint in Chiapas.Multiple independent reports, including NPR and CBS News, confirm that masked men stopped Claudia Sheinbaum's campaign vehicle at a checkpoint in Chiapas on Sunday, April 21 (2024). The post's garbled name 'Claudia Seinfeld' was resolved to Sheinbaum from context, and the sources' 'masked men' matches the claim's 'men in hoods'.True95% confidence8 sourcesOct 1, 2026Claudia Sheinbaum was stopped by men in hoods at a checkpoint in Chiapas during her campaign tour.Multiple independent reports, including AP (tier1) and NPR (tier2), confirm that masked men stopped Claudia Sheinbaum's vehicle at a checkpoint in Chiapas on Sunday, April 21, 2024, during her presidential campaign. The post's 'Claudia Seinfeld' is a garbled reference to Sheinbaum, and the claim's core holds; the Sinaloa cartel affiliation the post asserts is only reported as 'purported' by sources and is not part of the claim.

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