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MS NOW Fact Checks Kash Patel’s ‘Basically Bogus’ FBI Stats

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MS NOW’s Ken Dilanian and former FBI Assistant Special Agent in Charge Michael Feinberg appeared on the news network Thursday to fact check some of FBI Director Kash Patel‘s oft-cited statistics about his tenure running the federal agency, calling them “basically bogus.”

“It was remarkable to hear Kash Patel really lean into these stats, which our sources say are basically bogus,” Dilanian, a Justice and Intelligence correspondent, said Thursday. He went on to note that, according to his sources, Patel’s claim that the FBI arrested twice as many violent felons in 2025 as it did under the Biden administration in 2024 is misleading.

“Patel changed the policy so that the FBI began, in 2025, counting arrests where FBI agents were present but other agencies made the arrest and led the investigation,” Dilanian explained. “These stats do not reflect additional suspects being taken off the streets.” He added that Patel has been similarly “gaming the system” when it comes to the FBI’s Most Wanted Fugitives list.

“Patel often boasts that they’ve had a much greater success capturing these most wanted fugitives than during previous administrations,” Dilanian noted, adding, “They’ve been placing fugitives on the list that they know are about to be captured. We looked at the numbers. Four out of six of the fugitives captured during Patel’s tenure were captured within a month of being placed on the list, two within a day, one within an hour in Mexico.”

“These stats just don’t add up, and Patel is claiming credit for things that really aren’t real,” the MS NOW correspondent concluded. You can watch the full segment yourself below.

Feinberg, for his part, expressed a lack of surprise over Dilanian’s reporting and poked further holes in Patel’s go-to FBI talking points.

“All they’ve done is enlarge the categories they’re counting and, at the risk of being overly blunt, take credit for things that state and local agencies are doing,” Feinberg said. “The FBI director regularly talks about the lowering of the murder rate nationwide, as if that’s something he’s responsible for.”

“A lot of other former agents can’t understand why nobody has pointed out to him in public that murder, generally speaking, is not a federal crime. The FBI has very little responsibility or impact on the federal murder rate,” Feinberg explained. The former FBI Assistant Special Agent in Charge added that Patel’s alleged stat padding could have a detrimental impact on the FBI’s reputation.

“Every time Patel gets caught fudging the truth, it diminishes law enforcement’s reputation writ large, and whenever that reputation is diminished, people, witnesses, victims, cooperators, become less likely to help out with investigations and operations,” Feinberg warned. “You’re not going to risk yourself for somebody who you can’t trust to tell the truth.”

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Hunter Biden Calls Trump the ‘Singular Existential Threat’ to Planet Earth

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Hunter Biden doesn’t have plans of running for office himself, but he still has some strong opinions when it comes to the presidency. In fact, President Joe Biden’s son just called President Donald Trump “the singular existential threat” to planet Earth.

During his wide-ranging interview with BBC Newsnight’s Paddy O’Connell on Friday, the 56-year-old artist opened up about receiving a pardon from his father during his last weeks in office back in December 2024 — and how Trump’s behavior may have impacted the decision.

“I am the most privileged person, as it relates to that, that there could possibly be. I was one of one, and I am eternally grateful for it,” Hunter shared. “I am eternally grateful for it because I think that Donald Trump has proven to be exactly who my dad thought he was going to be, as it relates to the revenge and retribution that he would seek on his political enemies.”

“Was it good for our Constitution? Was it good for the American people? Was it good for my dad’s legacy? No, on all counts,” he further admitted.

President Biden pardoned his son just weeks ahead of his sentencing on tax evasion and federal gun charges. At the time, Trump called the act “an abuse and miscarriage of justice.” A year and half later, Hunter remains equally unimpressed by his father’s successor (who was also, notably, his predecessor).

“I’m not going to stop talking about Donald Trump,” he concluded. “Donald Trump is the singular existential threat to this globe. Donald Trump is, literally, a greater threat than we have faced in any of our lifetimes.”

Elsewhere in his interview, Hunter fought tears while sharing a painful update on his father’s prostate cancer metastasizing to his bones: “My dad is, to this day, remains the center of our family. Not just because of who he is as the the public person, but completely because of who he is to each one of us. It’s really, really hard and it’s really sad to watch.”

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‘One Night Only’ Director Understands “Sex Purge” Comparisons

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While One Night Only is intended as a romantic-comedy, there are some obvious dystopian undertones that audiences can’t ignore.

Director Will Gluck recently addressed online comparisons between the Purge franchise and his new Universal rom-com, which is now in theaters, about two New Yorkers (Monica Barbaro and Callum Turner) who meet on the one night a year premarital sex is legal.

“I am very aware of the online discourse about this world and this movie being the ‘sex Purge,’ and rightfully so,” he told SlashFilm. “But I don’t want this movie to be about that. And I know I get some blowback going, ‘How could you make a movie about this not being about that?’ Because I love exploring characters and situations.

Gluck added, “Whenever us humans get put in situations, no matter how or why the situation happens, we still have to be humans and get through the day. And that’s what interests me. So we didn’t want it to overwhelm. We wanted to explain it. We didn’t want to take a side. We wanted to show both sides, but we wanted it to be about these two people going through this crazy night.”

With five movies and a TV series expanding on the universe since The Purge premiered in 2013, the Blumhouse franchise is set in an alternate reality where all crime, including murder, is legal one night a year for 12 hours.

Callum Turner and Monica Barbaro in a scene from the movie One Night Only
Callum Turner and Monica Barbaro in ‘One Night Only’

In a similarly dystopian fascist universe, albeit with a much lighter mood, One Night Only follows recently dumped pizzeria owner Owen (Turner) and singer Allie (Barbaro) meet on the one night of the year premarital sex is legal under the United States’ “chastity mandate.”

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Perez Hilton in Serious but Stable Condition After Self-Harm Livestream

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Perez Hilton’s condition remains “serious but stable” as of Saturday afternoon, four days after he was hospitalized following an apparent incident of self-harm that was livestreamed on TikTok.

“There are many false and inaccurate reports circulating in the media regarding Perez and the circumstances surrounding this situation,” his team shared in a weekend update. “We want to confirm that Perez remains hospitalized under Florida’s Baker Act. His communication has been extremely limited and confined to immediate family, medical providers and others directly involved in his care.”

“He has not communicated with the media or issued any public statements. The only statements regarding Perez that should be considered credible and authorized are those published directly on PerezHilton.com,” they continued. “Perez’s condition remains serious but stable. He experienced significant blood loss and sustained additional injuries that will require surgery in the coming days. His treatment and recovery will be a long process. We are grateful that Perez was able to spend time with his mother and sister yesterday. As our family remains focused on Perez’s treatment and recovery, we also need the space and privacy to care for everyone affected by this situation.”

On Thursday, Hilton’s loved ones revealed that his three children were removed from their Miami home on Tuesday “just minutes” before he began seemingly cutting himself with a knife on TikTok Live. The celebrity gossip blogger has since been able to communicate with his family, and they continue to ask for privacy.

“There is absolutely no reason for members of the media or the public to remain outside the family’s home. We again respectfully ask members of the media to leave the home and surrounding area, stop following family members and cease photographing Perez’s children. We also ask photo agencies not to purchase, publish or distribute any photographs of the children that may have been taken,” their new statement added. “For more than a decade, PerezHilton.com has maintained a ‘no kids policy,’ meaning the site does not publish photographs of children unless they are attending a public event or their family has chosen to make those photographs public on social media.”

“Perez’s children remain safe and are being cared for by immediate family,” they concluded. “Please allow them and the rest of the family the peace and privacy they desperately need during this incredibly difficult time. Thank you for your continued support, compassion and understanding.”

If you or someone you know is struggling or in crisis, help is available. Call or text 988 or chat at 988lifeline.org.

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