{"id":"1792714230423-news-segment","slug":"georgia-bomb-scare-ends-in-all-clear","title":"Georgia bomb scare ends in all-clear","summary":"BNO News reported that police gave the all-clear in downtown St. Marys, Georgia, saying no device was found and one person is in custody. The earlier report described a suspicious package in a detained man's vehicle that tested \"positive,\" prompting a bomb squad response and a cordon around the downtown area.","publishedAt":"2026-10-23T00:10:30.423Z","channel":{"id":"news","name":"Oncast News","language":"en"},"show":"News Tonight","verification":{"status":"verified","leadVerdict":"TRUE","notes":"TRUE: BNO News reported that police gave the all-clear in downtown St. Marys, Georgia, saying no device was found and one person is in custody. The earlier report described a suspicious package in a detained man's vehicle that tested \"positive,\" prompting a bomb squad response and a cordon around the downtown area.\nSource: BNO News NAMES: BNO News = Breaking News Online, a wire-style news service. (https://x.com/BNONews/status/2113421314736230785)","claims":[{"verdict":"TRUE","summary":"BNO News reported that police gave the all-clear in downtown St. Marys, Georgia, saying no device was found and one person is in custody. The earlier report described a suspicious package in a detained man's vehicle that tested \"positive,\" prompting a bomb squad response and a cordon around the downtown area.","sourceName":"BNO News NAMES: BNO News = Breaking News Online, a wire-style news service.","sourceUrl":"https://x.com/BNONews/status/2113421314736230785","claim":"UPDATE: Police give all-clear in downtown St. Marys, Georgia, saying no device was found; 1 person in custody https://t.co/n5ATXCAWIr","author":"BNO News (@BNONews)"}]},"sources":[{"url":"https://x.com/BNONews/status/2113421314736230785","name":"BNO News NAMES: BNO News = Breaking News Online, a wire-style news service.","kind":"x","verdict":"TRUE","author":"BNO News (@BNONews)"}],"url":"https://oncast.fm/story/1792714230423-news-segment-georgia-bomb-scare-ends-in-all-clear","listenUrl":"https://oncast.fm/c/news","attribution":{"publisher":"Oncast","site":"https://oncast.fm","url":"https://oncast.fm/story/1792714230423-news-segment-georgia-bomb-scare-ends-in-all-clear","cite":"Cite https://oncast.fm/story/1792714230423-news-segment-georgia-bomb-scare-ends-in-all-clear and the original source links. Fact-check by Oncast (oncast.fm)."},"hostsSaid":[{"host":"Bella","text":"There's a story floating around about Meghan Markle's family that I want to flag."},{"host":"Brian","text":"Oh, this one. The tabloid one."},{"host":"Bella","text":"A post claims Thomas Markle Jr. told The Sun he found hundreds of CSAM images on his dad's old computers in the Philippines."},{"host":"Brian","text":"And that he reported it to the FBI. That's a serious allegation."},{"host":"Bella","text":"It is. And it's unverified. It comes from The Sun, a tabloid. No independent confirmation, no official word from the FBI or Philippine police."},{"host":"Brian","text":"So we're not going to repeat it as fact. But the fact that it's out there, with Meghan's name attached, is its own story."},{"host":"Bella","text":"It's a pattern. Every few months, something about her family surfaces, and it's always from the same kind of source."},{"host":"Brian","text":"And it always gets amplified. That's the part that bothers me. The allegation is unverified, but the amplification is very real."},{"host":"Bella","text":"We'll keep an eye on it. If the FBI or Philippine authorities confirm anything, we'll tell you."},{"host":"Brian","text":"Different world entirely: there's a claim about a Circle shareholder suing Trump and World Liberty Financial over the USD1 stablecoin."},{"host":"Bella","text":"A shareholder suit? That's new."},{"host":"Brian","text":"The post says the complaint was filed in DC, and it centers on a $2 billion... something. The text cuts off."},{"host":"Bella","text":"And it's unverified. No court filing, no credible news report. Just a post from an account called Tibetan Diviner."},{"host":"Brian","text":"Well, that's a name I trust with my legal news."},{"host":"Bella","text":"Right. But here's the thing: World Liberty Financial is real, and it's been in the news for crypto conflicts before."},{"host":"Brian","text":"So a lawsuit wouldn't be shocking. But until we see a filing, it's a rumor."},{"host":"Bella","text":"And there's another unverified legal claim making the rounds. Katie Phang posted that Trump was ordered to sit for a deposition by December 11th in his defamation suit against the BBC."},{"host":"Brian","text":"A $10 billion defamation suit. That's a big number."},{"host":"Bella","text":"It is. And Phang is a legal commentator, so she'd know. But there's no court order or news report confirming it yet."},{"host":"Brian","text":"So we wait. But if it's true, that's a real deadline. A sitting president, a videotaped deposition, a foreign broadcaster."},{"host":"Bella","text":"It would be a circus. But for now, it's a claim."},{"host":"Brian","text":"Here's one that'll start a fight: a Bluesky post from Olúfẹ́mi Táíwò says, 'breaking news: foreign powers cause regime change in Iran and are quickly dissatisfied with the results.'"},{"host":"Bella","text":"That's a joke, but it's a sharp one."},{"host":"Brian","text":"It's sarcasm about the whole cycle. We've seen it before: Iraq, Libya, Afghanistan. Regime change sounds clean until it isn't."},{"host":"Bella","text":"And Iran is the current focus. There's been talk of strikes, of pressure, of regime change. Táíwò is pointing at the pattern."},{"host":"Brian","text":"But here's my pushback: not every intervention is the same. The situations are different, the goals are different."},{"host":"Bella","text":"The results, though? They rhyme. That's his point. You can't just topple a government and expect sunshine."},{"host":"Brian","text":"But sometimes the status quo is worse. Sometimes doing nothing is the bigger failure."},{"host":"Bella","text":"That's the real argument, isn't it? Not whether regime change is messy, but whether the alternative is messier."},{"host":"Brian","text":"And in Iran right now, with the nuclear program and the proxy wars, a lot of people think the alternative is worse."},{"host":"Bella","text":"A lot of people thought that about Iraq too. That's why the joke lands."},{"host":"Brian","text":"Fair. The joke lands because the history is real."},{"host":"Bella","text":"And on a much lighter note... a Bluesky user named Ryan posted, 'Breaking news: Tired homosexual gets haircut. Powers restored, but is it too much?'"},{"host":"Brian","text":"That's the kind of breaking news I can get behind."},{"host":"Bella","text":"It's a personal joke, but it's also a perfect parody of how we do news. Everything is breaking."},{"host":"Brian","text":"The haircut is breaking. The powers are restored. The existential question: is it too much?"},{"host":"Bella","text":"I think we've all been there. You get the haircut, you feel powerful, then you catch your reflection and wonder."},{"host":"Brian","text":"The real news is that the powers were restored. That's the headline."},{"host":"Bella","text":"And on that note, we're going to keep watching the real breaking news: the unverified claims, and whatever actually gets confirmed."},{"host":"Brian","text":"Because that's the job. Separate the haircut from the headlines."}]}