1952
The FBI investigated the Florida lead in 1952 and concluded the children living there were the relatives' own.
“Now that lead was solid enough that the FBI eventually looked into it in 1952.”
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16 facts from 14 episodes, in date order. These are what speakers said on the shows, each linked to the moment it was said. They aren't independently verified.
1952
The FBI investigated the Florida lead in 1952 and concluded the children living there were the relatives' own.
“Now that lead was solid enough that the FBI eventually looked into it in 1952.”
1990
In 1990 the FBI linked the Arizona case to crimes committed in Washington and California by Joseph Michael Nielsen, who was 38 at the time.
“Today, in 2026, Joseph Michael Nielsen is 75 years old, but he was only 38 back in 1990, when the FBI was making a possible connection between crimes that he committed in Washington and California”
2013
FBI agents arrested Ross Ulbricht at the Glen Park library in San Francisco in October 2013.
“finally in october 2013 fbi agents this is amazing conduct a sting raid they arrest a man named ross ulbricht at the glenn park library in san francisco”
2021
Kai Cordry was allegedly in contact not with a real hitman but with an undercover FBI agent posing as one on the murder-for-hire website.
“He was actually in contact with an undercover FBI agent posing as a hitman on the website.”
2022
A 2022 entry in the police file says the case was under a formal FBI cold case review, though Gilbert PD later told the show it was never sent to the FBI.
“in 2022, the case was documented as being under a formal FBI cold case review.”
2025
In June 2025 Lori Miller asked an FBI agent in Phoenix to help enhance the partial prints from the scene.
“Lori had even tried getting better prints lifted. In June of 2025, she called an FBI agent in Phoenix trying to enhance the prints.”
2026
The FBI said its search for Ray Epps records found about 1,800 pages, 27 minutes of audio and 49 minutes of video.
“The searches uncovered approximately 1,800 pages of records, twenty seven minutes of audio and forty nine minutes of video”
2026
Louise Lucas's statement described herself as an 82-year-old great-grandmother targeted by the federal government.
“Today, the FBI and the Department of Justice and the full weight of the federal government have been wielded against an 82-year-old great-grandmother.”
2026
FBI Director Kash Patel told a Senate hearing that the FBI has an election crimes coordinator in each of its 56 field offices who will be staffed for election matters.
“We have an election crimes community coordinator in all 56 field offices, so you bet we're gonna have them there and manning the post for election interference matters.”
2027
The FBI estimated that producing all Ray Epps records without narrowing the request would take about 16 to 17 months.
“The FBI estimates that production of all records without narrowing would require approximately 16 to 17 months.”
Undated
Chris Voss said the FBI played loud music and sounds at the Waco compound at night, a tactic hostage negotiators opposed but were overruled on.
“among the many stupid things that the FBI did at Waco, then late at night, they tried that in the Waco compound too.”
Undated
Haidt says FBI statistics show only about 100 to 150 true stranger kidnappings a year in the United States.
“I found according to FBI statistics, there's only about a hundred to 150 true kidnappings a year in our whole country.”
Undated
Darren Prince says he received a felony charge for making a false statement to the FBI during an investigation, but was not imprisoned.
“I got a felony charge for making a false statement to the FBI during the interview. Never went to prison.”
Undated
Andy Frisella cited FBI data as showing violent crime down ten percent and murders down eighteen percent, with overdose deaths down fourteen percent.
“Violent crime is down ten, murders are down eighteen, and that's that's FBI data, reported data, overdose deaths down fourteen”
Undated
Detective Tony Patterson and his partner traveled to Argentina with two FBI agents to covertly collect DNA from a club employee who had left the U.S.
“Detective Patterson and his partner, they fly down to Argentina with two FBI agents.”
Undated
Joe Rogan read out a post attributed to the FBI Cyber Division warning of two critical vulnerabilities in PHP, a widely used web programming language.
“Two critical vulnerabilities have been identified in PHP, a widely used programming language that powers websites and web applications.”
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