Newsmax: Newsmax hosts a former Navy SEAL and a retired general who say Hegseth did nothing impeachable.

Lehrer score 64/100 (starts at 85; +4 named, on-record sources (2+): former Navy SEAL Rob O'Neill and retired Brig. Gen. Blaine Holt named and heard; +2 context: background or what came before: recalls an earlier Democratic attempt to impeach Hegseth "a year ago"; −12 factual error or claim the piece can't support (cite the correct fact) (rule 3): the host says Rob O'Neill "killed Osama bin Laden in 2008"; the raid that killed bin Laden was on May 2, 2011; −4 loaded word or phrase in the outlet's own voice (rule 2/7/13): "Republicans start impeaching Republicans, which is just pathetic" in its own voice; −6 unlabeled claim, analysis or opinion in the outlet's own voice (rule 2/10): "for whatever reason, only Republicans do stuff like this" in its own voice; −5 unnamed source on a side point, or a figure with no stated source (rule 11): "there's a report today that says several other Republicans could" vote with Democrats, with no report named). Fixed scale: 90+ A, 80s B, 70s C, 60s D, under 60 F → D.

What we checked: the host says Rob O'Neill "killed Osama bin Laden in 2008"; the raid that killed bin Laden was on May 2, 2011; "Republicans start impeaching Republicans, which is just pathetic" in its own voice; "for whatever reason, only Republicans do stuff like this" in its own voice; "there's a report today that says several other Republicans could" vote with Democrats, with no report named

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