{"id":"1793976799750-news-segment","slug":"bomb-threats-hit-newsrooms-after-hoaxes","title":"Bomb Threats Hit Newsrooms After Hoaxes","summary":"On Nov. 6, 2026, newsrooms in Ireland and Bulgaria received emailed bomb threats from a purported “Mikhail Andropov,” following a week of hoax threats against European flights; RTE evacuated its offices, and no explosives were found.\n\nThe listed figures are roughly World Bank manufacturing value-added data for 2023 for the countries shown, but the list omits Japan, whose manufacturing output was roughly $839 billion in 2023 — above India, South Korea, and the others after Germany. So it is not a complete “world leaders” list. This is an opinionated rant/vague conspiracy claim about flags and world leaders, with no specific factual assertion that can be checked.\n\nDemocracy Docket reports that Harmeet Dhillon, a Trump ally who led the DOJ Civil Rights Division and oversaw unsuccessful litigation for states' unredacted voter rolls, has resigned. This is satirical speculation (“Galaxy brain”) about Trump using Todd Blanche to indict Justice Alito, not a factual claim.","publishedAt":"2026-11-06T14:53:19.750Z","channel":{"id":"news","name":"Oncast News","language":"en"},"show":"Morning Briefing","verification":{"status":"verified","leadVerdict":"TRUE","notes":"TRUE: On Nov. 6, 2026, newsrooms in Ireland and Bulgaria received emailed bomb threats from a purported “Mikhail Andropov,” following a week of hoax threats against European flights; RTE evacuated its offices, and no explosives were found.\nSource: [apnews.com](https://apnews.com/article/europe-airports-planes-threats-31e26bfeb744b9ce8b81b73dbac6a4b8) NAMES: RTE = Ireland's public broadcaster. (https://x.com/Reuters/status/2118717556710158342)\n\nMISLEADING: The listed figures are roughly World Bank manufacturing value-added data for 2023 for the countries shown, but the list omits Japan, whose manufacturing output was roughly $839 billion in 2023 — above India, South Korea, and the others after Germany. So it is not a complete “world leaders” list. This is an opinionated rant/vague conspiracy claim about flags and world leaders, with no specific factual assertion that can be checked.\nSource: World Bank POST 2118387376364065267: NOCLAIM N/A (https://x.com/Bravio95/status/2118411974832796085)\n\nTRUE: Democracy Docket reports that Harmeet Dhillon, a Trump ally who led the DOJ Civil Rights Division and oversaw unsuccessful litigation for states' unredacted voter rolls, has resigned. This is satirical speculation (“Galaxy brain”) about Trump using Todd Blanche to indict Justice Alito, not a factual claim.\nSource: Democracy Docket NAMES: Harmeet Dhillon = former head of the DOJ Civil Rights Division; DOJ = U.S. Department of Justice. 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POST bsky:at://did:plc:36eqtmzysqf7wss","kind":"bluesky","verdict":"TRUE","author":"Marc Elias (@marcelias.bsky.social)"}],"url":"https://oncast.fm/story/1793976799750-news-segment-bomb-threats-hit-newsrooms-after-hoaxes","listenUrl":"https://oncast.fm/c/news","attribution":{"publisher":"Oncast","site":"https://oncast.fm","url":"https://oncast.fm/story/1793976799750-news-segment-bomb-threats-hit-newsrooms-after-hoaxes","cite":"Cite https://oncast.fm/story/1793976799750-news-segment-bomb-threats-hit-newsrooms-after-hoaxes and the original source links. Fact-check by Oncast (oncast.fm)."},"hostsSaid":[{"host":"Brian","text":"Reuters just posted on X: newsroom bomb threats, after a week of hoax threats against European flights."},{"host":"Bella","text":"Ireland’s public broadcaster, RTE, evacuated its offices this morning."},{"host":"Brian","text":"No explosives found?"},{"host":"Bella","text":"None. AP says threats were emailed to newsrooms in Ireland and Bulgaria, signed “Mikhail Andropov.”"},{"host":"Brian","text":"So the same playbook as the flight hoaxes. Copycats moving to newsrooms."},{"host":"Bella","text":"That’s the cost. Every threat now has to be checked."},{"host":"Brian","text":"And you can’t just ignore an emailed bomb threat."},{"host":"Bella","text":"You can’t. RTE did the right thing."},{"host":"Brian","text":"That’s the world this morning."},{"host":"Bella","text":"Speaking of the world, Will Ripley on X says President Trump may sit down with world leaders at two Asia summits."},{"host":"Brian","text":"And quotes Doug Ford saying he was “doing cartwheels” over the midterm defeat."},{"host":"Bella","text":"Cartwheels. One Canadian premier. Not a unified global reaction."},{"host":"Brian","text":"The same post says China, Japan, Mexico and the UK are taking a more cautious tone."},{"host":"Bella","text":"That’s the real story. They’re not dancing. They’re watching."},{"host":"Brian","text":"No independent confirmation on the summits or that quote yet. It’s one reporter’s account."},{"host":"Bella","text":"Even if the quote is shaky, the question stands: does a weakened president get tested abroad?"},{"host":"Brian","text":"He lost a midterm, not the presidency. Foreign leaders don’t just stop dealing with the White House."},{"host":"Bella","text":"They don’t stop. They recalibrate. China’s been through this with Trump before."},{"host":"Brian","text":"And that’s fair. But the claim that he leaves the US completely isolated is a jump."},{"host":"Bella","text":"That’s a campaign-style spin, not reporting."},{"host":"Brian","text":"Then say what’s actually confirmed versus what’s an argument."},{"host":"Bella","text":"Confirmed: none of it. True: leaders hedge after an electoral blow. That’s just politics."},{"host":"Brian","text":"Fine, I’ll give you hedging. I won’t give you cartwheels as fact."},{"host":"Bella","text":"Deal."},{"host":"Brian","text":"Different world entirely. On X, a data account posted world leaders in manufacturing output. It left off Japan."},{"host":"Bella","text":"Japan? In manufacturing? That’s not a small omission."},{"host":"Brian","text":"The list says China is almost four point seven trillion dollars. The US is two point five trillion."},{"host":"Bella","text":"And Japan was in the hundreds of billions of dollars in 2023, in the same range as Germany."},{"host":"Brian","text":"So it’s not world leaders. It’s a curated list that skips a top player."},{"host":"Bella","text":"The numbers are roughly right, but the title’s misleading."},{"host":"Brian","text":"Here’s my argument: the real story is China outproducing the US almost two to one."},{"host":"Bella","text":"That’s a legitimate worry. But a chart that skips a major economy? I stop trusting it."},{"host":"Brian","text":"It’s a tweet from a data account, not a government report. The gap is real."},{"host":"Bella","text":"Then don’t label it world leaders and expect me to be shocked."},{"host":"Brian","text":"The gap between China and the US is the actual problem, not a missing line item."},{"host":"Bella","text":"That gap has been there for years. The US still makes more than Germany, India and Korea combined."},{"host":"Brian","text":"That’s exactly my point! We’re still second by a huge margin, but people act like we’re dead."},{"host":"Bella","text":"I’m not saying dead. I’m saying use accurate lists."},{"host":"Brian","text":"Fine. Accurate list: China first, US second, Germany and Japan basically tied for third."},{"host":"Bella","text":"That makes me feel informed. That’s the job."},{"host":"Brian","text":"And my reaction? China’s share is enormous, and no one’s catching them soon."},{"host":"Bella","text":"Then say that without the junk list."},{"host":"Brian","text":"Fair. And that global argument is exactly what The World picks up next."}]}