{"id":"1794012901728-news-segment","slug":"pulse-widow-s-case-resurfaces-on-x","title":"Pulse widow's case resurfaces on X","summary":"Ron Jeremy was indicted on 34 sexual-assault counts, including 12 counts of rape, involving 21 women. But he was later ruled mentally incompetent to stand trial in January 2023 due to “incurable neurocognitive decline,” and was released to a private residence in November 2023 — so he did not face a trial or die in prison.\n\nThis appears to describe Noor Salman, widow of Omar Mateen, who killed 49 people at Pulse nightclub in Orlando in 2016. Federal prosecutors charged her with aiding and abetting; she was acquitted after the defense challenged an FBI statement and used cell-tower evidence to undercut claims she had scouted the target.\n\nA$AP Rocky rejected a pretrial offer of about 180 days in jail and risked up to 24 years in prison; he was acquitted on firearm assault charges in 2025 and then ran to Rihanna. The incident began on a Hollywood street in November 2021.\n\nOpenAI's CFO said the company will continue investing in AI data centers despite election results, according to CNBC.\n\nPresident Trump said Stephen Miller will replace Susie Wiles as White House chief of staff, according to CNBC.\n\nSen. Chris Murphy was released from the hospital after a stroke and will miss votes for several weeks, according to CNBC.\n\nSaudi national Abdulrahman Alfozan pleaded not guilty to charges that he planted a recording device at OpenAI, according to CNBC.","publishedAt":"2026-11-07T00:55:01.728Z","channel":{"id":"news","name":"Oncast News","language":"en"},"show":"News Tonight","verification":{"status":"verified","leadVerdict":"MISLEADING","notes":"MISLEADING: Ron Jeremy was indicted on 34 sexual-assault counts, including 12 counts of rape, involving 21 women. But he was later ruled mentally incompetent to stand trial in January 2023 due to “incurable neurocognitive decline,” and was released to a private residence in November 2023 — so he did not face a trial or die in prison.\nSource: [theguardian.com](https://www.theguardian.com/society/2023/jan/17/ron-jeremy-found-not-competent-to-stand-trial-for-multiple-charges), [reuters.com](https://www (https://x.com/hankqxbt/status/2117687535623192775)\n\nTRUE: This appears to describe Noor Salman, widow of Omar Mateen, who killed 49 people at Pulse nightclub in Orlando in 2016. Federal prosecutors charged her with aiding and abetting; she was acquitted after the defense challenged an FBI statement and used cell-tower evidence to undercut claims she had scouted the target.\nSource: [npr.org](https://www.npr.org) NAMES: Noor Salman = widow of Pulse shooter Omar Mateen; Pulse = Orlando nightclub where 49 people were killed. (https://x.com/sportified25/status/2117637266340475078)\n\nTRUE: A$AP Rocky rejected a pretrial offer of about 180 days in jail and risked up to 24 years in prison; he was acquitted on firearm assault charges in 2025 and then ran to Rihanna. The incident began on a Hollywood street in November 2021.\nSource: [apnews.com](https://apnews.com) NAMES: A$AP Rocky = rapper Rakim Mayers; Rihanna = singer/entrepreneur and his partner. (https://x.com/xlarckk/status/2118794909175984369)\n\nTRUE: OpenAI's CFO said the company will continue investing in AI data centers despite election results, according to CNBC.\nSource: [cnbc.com](https://www.cnbc.com/2026/11/06/open-ai-data-centers-election.html) NAMES: OpenAI = artificial-intelligence company. (https://www.cnbc.com/2026/11/06/open-ai-data-centers-election.html)\n\nTRUE: President Trump said Stephen Miller will replace Susie Wiles as White House chief of staff, according to CNBC.\nSource: [cnbc.com](https://www.cnbc.com/2026/11/06/trump-stephen-miller-wiles-chief-of-staff.html) NAMES: Stephen Miller = longtime Trump adviser; Susie Wiles = outgoin (https://www.cnbc.com/2026/11/06/trump-stephen-miller-wiles-chief-of-staff.html)\n\nTRUE: Sen. Chris Murphy was released from the hospital after a stroke and will miss votes for several weeks, according to CNBC.\nSource: [cnbc.com](https://www.cnbc.com/2026/11/06/chris-murphy-stroke-hospital-senate.html) NAMES: Chris Murphy = Democratic U.S. senator from Connecticut. (https://www.cnbc.com/2026/11/06/chris-murphy-stroke-hospital-senate.html)\n\nTRUE: Saudi national Abdulrahman Alfozan pleaded not guilty to charges that he planted a recording device at OpenAI, according to CNBC.\nSource: [cnbc.com](https://www.cnbc.com/2026/11/06/openai-bugging-alfozan-saudi.html) NAMES: Abdulrahman Alfozan = Saudi national charged in alleged OpenAI bugging; Ope (https://www.cnbc.com/2026/11/06/openai-bugging-alfozan-saudi.html)","claims":[{"verdict":"MISLEADING","summary":"Ron Jeremy was indicted on 34 sexual-assault counts, including 12 counts of rape, involving 21 women. But he was later ruled mentally incompetent to stand trial in January 2023 due to “incurable neurocognitive decline,” and was released to a private residence in November 2023 — so he did not face a trial or die in prison.","sourceName":"[theguardian.com](https://www.theguardian.com/society/2023/jan/17/ron-jeremy-found-not-competent-to-stand-trial-for-multiple-charges), [reuters.com](https://www","sourceUrl":"https://x.com/hankqxbt/status/2117687535623192775","claim":"Ron Jeremy joked on national TV that he had slept with 3,000 to 4,000 women. Then 21 women went to the police and said he had sexually assaulted them. He was charged with 34 counts, including 12 counts of rape, and faced the rest of his life in prison. He will almost certainly ht","author":"Hank (@hankqxbt)"},{"verdict":"TRUE","summary":"This appears to describe Noor Salman, widow of Omar Mateen, who killed 49 people at Pulse nightclub in Orlando in 2016. Federal prosecutors charged her with aiding and abetting; she was acquitted after the defense challenged an FBI statement and used cell-tower evidence to undercut claims she had scouted the target.","sourceName":"[npr.org](https://www.npr.org) NAMES: Noor Salman = widow of Pulse shooter Omar Mateen; Pulse = Orlando nightclub where 49 people were killed.","sourceUrl":"https://x.com/sportified25/status/2117637266340475078","claim":"Federal prosecutors charged her with aiding and abetting one of the worst mass shootings in American history, pointing to a handwritten FBI confession claiming she scouted the target with her husband—only for cell tower forensics to blow the government's case wide open, ending in","author":"sportified (@sportified25)"},{"verdict":"TRUE","summary":"A$AP Rocky rejected a pretrial offer of about 180 days in jail and risked up to 24 years in prison; he was acquitted on firearm assault charges in 2025 and then ran to Rihanna. 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Chris Murphy was released from the hospital after a stroke and will miss votes for several weeks, according to CNBC.","sourceName":"[cnbc.com](https://www.cnbc.com/2026/11/06/chris-murphy-stroke-hospital-senate.html) NAMES: Chris Murphy = Democratic U.S. senator from Connecticut.","sourceUrl":"https://www.cnbc.com/2026/11/06/chris-murphy-stroke-hospital-senate.html","claim":"Sen. Chris Murphy released from hospital after stroke, will miss votes for 'several weeks' as he rehabs - The Connecticut Democrat Murphy has been discussed as a possible candidate for the White House in 2028.","author":"CNBC"},{"verdict":"TRUE","summary":"Saudi national Abdulrahman Alfozan pleaded not guilty to charges that he planted a recording device at OpenAI, according to CNBC.","sourceName":"[cnbc.com](https://www.cnbc.com/2026/11/06/openai-bugging-alfozan-saudi.html) NAMES: Abdulrahman Alfozan = Saudi national charged in alleged OpenAI bugging; Ope","sourceUrl":"https://www.cnbc.com/2026/11/06/openai-bugging-alfozan-saudi.html","claim":"OpenAI bugging suspect Alfozan pleads not guilty - Saudi national Abdulrahman Alfozan is charged with planting a recording device in a conference room at artificial intelligence giant OpenAI.","author":"CNBC"}]},"sources":[{"url":"https://x.com/hankqxbt/status/2117687535623192775","name":"[theguardian.com](https://www.theguardian.com/society/2023/jan/17/ron-jeremy-found-not-competent-to-stand-trial-for-multiple-charges), [reuters.com](https://www","kind":"x","verdict":"MISLEADING","author":"Hank (@hankqxbt)"},{"url":"https://x.com/sportified25/status/2117637266340475078","name":"[npr.org](https://www.npr.org) NAMES: Noor Salman = widow of Pulse shooter Omar Mateen; Pulse = Orlando nightclub where 49 people were killed.","kind":"x","verdict":"TRUE","author":"sportified (@sportified25)"},{"url":"https://x.com/xlarckk/status/2118794909175984369","name":"[apnews.com](https://apnews.com) NAMES: A$AP Rocky = rapper Rakim Mayers; Rihanna = singer/entrepreneur and his partner.","kind":"x","verdict":"TRUE","author":"Lark (@xlarckk)"},{"url":"https://www.cnbc.com/2026/11/06/open-ai-data-centers-election.html","name":"[cnbc.com](https://www.cnbc.com/2026/11/06/open-ai-data-centers-election.html) NAMES: OpenAI = artificial-intelligence company.","kind":"news","verdict":"TRUE","author":"CNBC"},{"url":"https://www.cnbc.com/2026/11/06/trump-stephen-miller-wiles-chief-of-staff.html","name":"[cnbc.com](https://www.cnbc.com/2026/11/06/trump-stephen-miller-wiles-chief-of-staff.html) NAMES: Stephen Miller = longtime Trump adviser; Susie Wiles = outgoin","kind":"news","verdict":"TRUE","author":"CNBC"},{"url":"https://www.cnbc.com/2026/11/06/chris-murphy-stroke-hospital-senate.html","name":"[cnbc.com](https://www.cnbc.com/2026/11/06/chris-murphy-stroke-hospital-senate.html) NAMES: Chris Murphy = Democratic U.S. senator from Connecticut.","kind":"news","verdict":"TRUE","author":"CNBC"},{"url":"https://www.cnbc.com/2026/11/06/openai-bugging-alfozan-saudi.html","name":"[cnbc.com](https://www.cnbc.com/2026/11/06/openai-bugging-alfozan-saudi.html) NAMES: Abdulrahman Alfozan = Saudi national charged in alleged OpenAI bugging; Ope","kind":"news","verdict":"TRUE","author":"CNBC"}],"url":"https://oncast.fm/story/1794012901728-news-segment-pulse-widow-s-case-resurfaces-on-x","listenUrl":"https://oncast.fm/c/news","attribution":{"publisher":"Oncast","site":"https://oncast.fm","url":"https://oncast.fm/story/1794012901728-news-segment-pulse-widow-s-case-resurfaces-on-x","cite":"Cite https://oncast.fm/story/1794012901728-news-segment-pulse-widow-s-case-resurfaces-on-x and the original source links. Fact-check by Oncast (oncast.fm)."},"hostsSaid":[{"host":"Brian","text":"A few years old, but this story is suddenly everywhere again on X: a federal case built on a handwritten confession... that cell towers tore apart."},{"host":"Bella","text":"That's a hell of a hook. Which case?"},{"host":"Brian","text":"sportified posted on X. Federal prosecutors said she helped scout the Pulse nightclub with her husband. Then the cell tower forensics didn't line up."},{"host":"Bella","text":"That's Noor Salman, widow of the Pulse shooter. Forty-nine people killed in Orlando in 2016."},{"host":"Brian","text":"Right. And the post makes it sound like the government's case just collapsed. Her lawyers said that FBI confession was coerced."},{"host":"Bella","text":"And a jury bought enough of that to acquit her in 2018. That's the system working."},{"host":"Brian","text":"But here's what bothers me: if the cell towers say she wasn't there, why did the FBI write a confession saying she scouted the target?"},{"host":"Bella","text":"Because false confessions happen. People under interrogation say what they think will make it stop. Doesn't make them guilty."},{"host":"Brian","text":"I'm not saying she was guilty. I'm saying the FBI's methods need a harder look."},{"host":"Bella","text":"You're assuming the confession was coerced. The jury didn't even hear all of it."},{"host":"Brian","text":"The jury heard enough to say not guilty. That's the point. The government lost because its own evidence didn't hold up."},{"host":"Bella","text":"And that's exactly how it should work. You don't convict someone just because they married a monster."},{"host":"Brian","text":"You're putting words in my mouth. I never said convict her. I said investigate the investigators."},{"host":"Bella","text":"Then investigate. But don't turn a jury verdict into a scandal. The system did its job."},{"host":"Brian","text":"The system did its job, but only after her lawyers fought to expose the cell tower data. What if they hadn't?"},{"host":"Bella","text":"That's a fair question. It shouldn't take a miracle to get exculpatory evidence."},{"host":"Brian","text":"Right. That's the real story here."},{"host":"Bella","text":"And the post, for all its drama, does get that part right: the government's case fell apart under its own weight."},{"host":"Brian","text":"Which is why it's still being shared. It's a cautionary tale about confessions and cell towers."},{"host":"Bella","text":"Speaking of government power, here's a post that's stirring up the political side of X tonight."},{"host":"Brian","text":"And let's be clear right off: no such vote is confirmed. That's a prediction, not a news report."},{"host":"Bella","text":"An account on X called Melissa Redpill is claiming Thomas Massie will trigger a House vote next week to impeach Pete Hegseth over what it calls an illegal war with Iran."},{"host":"Brian","text":"But the sentiment is real. Massie's been loud about war powers for years, and Hegseth has been the face of strikes on Iran."},{"host":"Bella","text":"And good for Massie. If Hegseth launched attacks without Congress, that's a constitutional crisis. Congress declares war, not the Defense Secretary."},{"host":"Brian","text":"Oh, come on. The President has inherent authority to defend American forces. We've done limited strikes for decades."},{"host":"Bella","text":"Limited? We're not talking about a few missiles. The post calls it an undeclared war. That's exactly what impeachment is for."},{"host":"Brian","text":"So you'd back impeaching Hegseth over an illegal war claim that hasn't been proven in court or Congress?"},{"host":"Bella","text":"I'd back having the debate. And if the facts show he misled Congress, then yes, impeach him."},{"host":"Brian","text":"You're getting ahead of yourself. There's no articles, no evidence package, nothing. Just a tweet."},{"host":"Bella","text":"The evidence is the bombs falling. But fine, I'll wait for the actual resolution. The principle still stands."},{"host":"Brian","text":"The principle stands, but the politics are dangerous. Using impeachment as a protest tool cheapens it."},{"host":"Bella","text":"Or using war without oversight cheapens the Constitution. One of those is more dangerous."},{"host":"Brian","text":"Maybe. But you can't run a government by responding to every angry post."},{"host":"Bella","text":"No, you respond when a war may be illegal. The post just happens to be the messenger."},{"host":"Brian","text":"Alright, we're not going to settle this. But here's another angle: Massie is a Republican going after a Republican defense secretary. That's an intra-party fight."},{"host":"Bella","text":"Exactly. That's why it's not just partisan noise. He's serious about the Constitution."},{"host":"Brian","text":"Or he's grandstanding to get attention. That's also possible."},{"host":"Bella","text":"You really think Massie is just chasing headlines? He's been consistent for a decade."},{"host":"Brian","text":"Consistent doesn't mean right. But I'll grant you, it's a real debate about war powers."},{"host":"Bella","text":"Correct. No vote yet, but the debate is here whether Congress likes it or not."},{"host":"Brian","text":"Different world entirely: A$AP Rocky walked out of a courtroom a free man, and straight into Rihanna's arms."},{"host":"Bella","text":"I saw the clip. He practically cleared the rail. Man looked like he won the lottery."},{"host":"Brian","text":"Lark posted the thread on X. He turned down a deal for 180 days in jail, risked up to 24 years, and the jury said not guilty."},{"host":"Bella","text":"That's a gamble most people would never take. A hundred and eighty days versus nearly a quarter century."},{"host":"Brian","text":"The case started on a Hollywood street in November 2021. A dispute with a former friend turned into gun charges."},{"host":"Bella","text":"And after all that, he's hugging Rihanna in the gallery. That's a moment."},{"host":"Brian","text":"It's also a reminder: a plea deal isn't always the easy way out. Sometimes you have to trust a jury."},{"host":"Bella","text":"Or trust that your lawyers can make the other guy look like a liar. Either way, it worked."},{"host":"Brian","text":"For him, yes. Not everyone gets that ending. Most defendants don't have celebrity money or top-tier lawyers."},{"host":"Bella","text":"True. The system is not equal. But tonight, Rocky's the one sprinting to freedom."},{"host":"Brian","text":"And the internet will watch that clip a million times. It's the rare good news in a grim news day."},{"host":"Bella","text":"Fair enough. From false confessions to war powers to a rapper hugging Rihanna. Hell of a Friday."}]}