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Will Tucker Carlson Run for President?

6 claims checked · Published August 2026 · Checked August 2026

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  1. Claim 1
    Accurate98% confidence▶ 0:00
    “Joe Kent and Marjorie Taylor Greene were seen in a picture with Tucker Carlson in his home recently in Maine. They went there to try and persuade Tucker to run for president as the leader of a new third party.”

    Joe Kent and Marjorie Taylor Greene appeared with Tucker Carlson at his Maine home, where they urged him to run for president as part of a third-party effort.

    Axios reported that Carlson hosted MAGA dissidents at his home in Maine and that they urged him to run for president in 2028. The Daily Beast also reported Carlson's stated effort to build a third party, matching the claim's context.

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  2. Claim 2
    Accurate50% confidence▶ 0:22
    “Shadi Hamid from the Washington Post”

    Shadi Hamid is affiliated with The Washington Post.

    The Washington Post identifies Shadi Hamid as one of its columnists.

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  3. Claim 3
    Unverifiable50% confidence▶ 0:26
    “in the Muslim community, at least, a lot of Muslims are like, I'll vote for Tucker Carlson because he's speaking out against foreign wars.”

    Many Muslims told the speaker they would vote for Tucker Carlson because he speaks out against foreign wars.

    The statement reports the speaker's informal observations and uses the undefined quantity "a lot of Muslims." No survey, sample, or independently verifiable evidence is provided to establish how widespread this view is.

    No supporting links were returned for this claim.

  4. Claim 4
    Accurate50% confidence▶ 0:52
    “Bassem went on Candace Owens' show”

    Bassem Youssef appeared on Candace Owens's show.

    Candace Owens's official program listing identifies an episode featuring Bassem Youssef, confirming that he appeared on her show.

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  5. Claim 5
    Accurate50% confidence▶ 1:37
    “Trita Parsi was on recently talking about Iran, a good friend of mine. Cenk Uyg has been on. Anna Kasparian has been on.”

    Trita Parsi, Cenk Uygur, and Ana Kasparian have appeared on Tucker Carlson's show, with Parsi discussing Iran.

    Tucker Carlson's official site lists episodes featuring Trita Parsi and Cenk Uygur, while its official listings also document a conversation with Ana Kasparian. The Parsi episode is explicitly about Iran.

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  6. Claim 6
    Accurate98% confidence▶ 1:44
    “Am I happy that Tucker Carlson is advocating that we should not be supporting Israel to his people? Yes.”

    Tucker Carlson has advocated that the United States should stop supporting Israel.

    Carlson has publicly called for ending U.S. military and economic aid to Israel and for detaching the United States from Israel. That directly supports the substantive claim that he advocates ending U.S. support, although "his people" is an informal reference to his audience.

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