Claim Details

View detailed information about this claim and its related sources.

Back to Claims

Claim Information

Complete details about this extracted claim.

Claim Text
Ryan Wagner, 41, a conservative in northern Michigan, said, "We drank the Kool-Aid, and we were wrong."
Simplified Text
Ryan Wagner, a 41-year-old conservative in northern Michigan, stated in late September 2026 that he and others "drank the Kool-Aid, and we were wrong" regarding their support for the president.
Confidence Score
1.000
Claim Maker
Ryan Wagner
Context Type
News Article
Context Details
{
    "age": "41",
    "date": "2026-09",
    "person": "Ryan Wagner",
    "location": "northern Michigan"
}
Subject Tags
Politics Attributed Statement
UUID
8eae0dbc-d74a-470b-ba35-0bebb6fed12a
Vector Index
✗ No vector
Created
October 1, 2026 at 11:06 PM (1 week ago)
Last Updated
October 1, 2026 at 11:06 PM (1 week ago)

Original Sources for this Claim (1)

All source submissions that originally contained this claim.

Screenshot of https://nytimes.com/2026/09/22/us/politics/americans-distrust-election.html
‘I Was Sold a Bill of Goods’: Americans and the Distrust Election
Completed News
16 claims 🔥
1 week ago
https://nytimes.com/2026/09/22/us/politics/americans-distrust-election.html

Americans across the political spectrum share a profound distrust of institutions and industries, leading to an unpredictable political landscape. This distrust is turning voters against established leaders and fostering new alliances against perceived common enemies.

Voter Distrust US Politics Elections Public Opinion Data Centers Economy Donald Trump

Similar Claims (5)

Other claims identified as semantically similar to this one.