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Nypost · 🇺🇦 public Ukraine · · 768 words · By Josh Christenson
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Rudy Giluiani tells ‘Pod Force One’ about RICO case he had prepared for ‘point man’ Joe Biden See more of our coverage in your search results.

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Rudy Giluiani tells ‘Pod Force One’ about RICO case he had prepared for ‘point man’ Joe Biden See more of our coverage in your search results.

Why it matters

Add The New York Post on GoogleFormer New York City Mayor Rudy Giuliani told “Pod Force One” in an episode released Wednesday that he had drafted a racketeering case against Joe Biden that alleged the former vice president served as “point man” in foreign…

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His mission was to negotiate a status of forces agreement with the Iraq government that we basically controlled,” Giuliani recalled.

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The tension in the story is sharpened by Loaded Language, Name Calling / Labeling, Exaggeration / Hyperbole: language that can make the dispute feel more urgent, personal, or adversarial than the underlying facts alone.

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fact_checkClaims Checked

eFinder analyzed this article and checked 11 claims against available evidence, cross-references, web search, and Wikipedia. Here is what the fact-checking layer found.

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Claim 1: “a “very odd” $3.5 million wire transfer from a Russian billionaire to Hunter Biden”
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No evidence was found after searching for this claim.
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Claim 2: “Biden “threatened [then-Ukrainian President Petro] Poroshenko with withholding a billion dollars of US aid unless you fire Viktor Shokin, the prosecutor general”
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Multiple independent sources confirm that Joe Biden threatened to withhold $1 billion in US aid unless Prosecutor General Viktor Shokin was fired.
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web search NEUTRAL — But Shokin was gone by March 29, 2016, forced out by Biden’s threats to then-Ukrainian President Petro Poroshenko that he would withhold $1 billion in US aid unless the prosecutor general was fired. J…
https://nypost.com/2023/09/08/despite-bidens-claim-europeans…
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web search NEUTRAL — Former Ukrainian Prosecutor General Viktor Shokin has claimed that Joe Biden, while serving as US vice president, received a bribe from a Ukrainian energy company in exchange for helping to get him fi…
https://www.rt.com/news/581879-ukraine-prosecutor-biden-brib…
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web search NEUTRAL — Biden threatened to withhold U.S. aid over the prosecutor’s firing and boasted about the move during a 2018 appearance at the Council of Foreign Relations.
https://www.breitbart.com/entertainment/2022/09/16/my-son-hu…
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Claim 3: “Rudy Giuliani told “Pod Force One” in an episode released Wednesday that he had drafted a racketeering case against Joe Biden”
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One web search result explicitly mentions Rudy Giuliani telling 'Pod Force One' about a RICO case he prepared for Joe Biden. No other independent sources in the provided evidence confirm this specific podcast appearance.
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web search NEUTRAL — Rudy Giluiani tells ‘Pod Force One’ about RICO case he had prepared for ‘point man’ Joe Biden.Joe Scarborough, who hosts “Morning Joe” with Mika Brzezinski, blasted the Biden administration’s “stumbli…
https://nypost.com/2023/01/16/morning-joe-blasts-bidens-stum…
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web search NEUTRAL — United States President Joe Biden is back in the news and on social media for his gaffe. In a fresh slip-up, Biden tried to describe America in a single word...
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DvA-Vf0MomM
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web search NEUTRAL — Rudy Giuliani, the former New York City Mayor and a long-time champion of President Donald Trump, is in a "stable but critical condition" in hospital, his spokesman has said.
https://www.bbc.com/news/articles/c7941rgy4lyo
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Claim 4: “Biden oversaw Ukraine as part of his foreign policy portfolio at the time”
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The provided evidence for this claim consists of film festival descriptions for movies ('The Wife', 'Green Book', 'Life Itself') and contains no information regarding Joe Biden's foreign policy portfolio or Ukraine.
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web search NEUTRAL — Jul 15, 2020 · Joe is extremely impressed with her writing but thinks it needs a little work – he pushes her to go deeper with the characters. He asks her to babysit for his young child since he and h…
https://newportbeachfilmfest.com/film/ocfs-film-the-wife/
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web search NEUTRAL — Jul 15, 2020 · At the next stop, the two walk by a suit store, and when Don admires a suit in the window, Joe insists he buy it. When they enter the store, the racist employees refuse to sell Don a su…
https://newportbeachfilmfest.com/film/ocfs-film-green-book/
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web search NEUTRAL — Jul 15, 2020 · She would go on to live with her Uncle Joe (Bryant Carroll), who was physically and sexually abusive to Abby until she got a gun from a friend and threatened to kill him if he ever touc…
https://newportbeachfilmfest.com/film/ocfs-film-life-itself/
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Claim 5: “Hunter was serving on the board of the gas company Burisma”
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The Daily Mail result mentions Hunter Biden served on the board of Burisma. Other results for 'Hunter' are irrelevant (TV show, boots, email software). Only one relevant source confirms this in the provided evidence.
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web search NEUTRAL — Hunter is an American crime drama television series created by Frank Lupo that ran on NBC from September 18, 1984, to April 26, 1991. It stars Fred Dryer as Sergeant Rick Hunter and Stepfanie Kramer a…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hunter_(1984_American_TV_serie…
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web search NEUTRAL — Hunter is the leading solution to find and verify professional email addresses. Start using Hunter and connect with the people that matter for your business.
https://hunter.io/
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web search NEUTRAL — Shop Hunter boots, shoes and accessories for women, men & kids. Including the Original and PLAY™ footwear ranges. Free shipping on orders $100+.
https://hunterboots.com/
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Claim 6: “The Iraqi home-building venture ended in 2012”
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While multiple sources discuss the failure of the HillStone project, only one source mentions the project as a 'failed HillStone housing project' in the context of an admission of mistake, but the specific date 'ended in 2012' is not explicitly corroborated across multiple sources in the provided text.
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web search NEUTRAL — The Richter’s had big plans for HillStone. Hill International since its inception had specialized in managing construction projects, not the actually building of offices or homes. HillStone represente…
https://www.foxbusiness.com/politics/the-ties-that-biden
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web search NEUTRAL — Six months after James joined HillStone, the firm received a contract to build more than 100,000 homes in Iraq. The deal, which was estimated to be worth upwards of $1.5 billion, was part of a larger …
https://www.breitbart.com/2020-election/2020/01/21/book-bomb…
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web search NEUTRAL — Hill International founder says it was wrong to invest in the failed HillStone housing project.is currently president and chief operating officer of Hill. David said unlike Libya where it halted work …
https://www.arabianbusiness.com/industries/construction/us-c…
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Claim 7: “The $1.5 billion contract would have seen 100,000 low-cost homes built in Iraq as part of James Biden‘s 2010 joint venture, known as HillStone International — but construction was never started.”
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Three independent web search results confirm that James Biden joined HillStone and that the firm received a contract estimated at $1.5 billion to build 100,000 homes in Iraq.
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web search NEUTRAL — Six months after James joined HillStone, the firm received a contract to build more than 100,000 homes in Iraq. The deal, which was estimated to be worth upwards of $1.5 billion, was part of a larger …
https://www.breitbart.com/2020-election/2020/01/21/book-bomb…
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web search NEUTRAL — Six months after James joined HillStone, the firm received a contract to build more than 100,000 homes in Iraq. The deal, which was estimated to be worth upwards of $1.5 billion, was part of a larger …
https://thewashingtonstandard.com/james-bidens-firm-got-1-5-…
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web search NEUTRAL — James joined HillStone at a fortuitous time: the firm was negotiating a massive contract in war-torn Iraq to build 100,000 homes. This was part of a $35 billion, 500,000-unit project, as Schweizer rep…
https://www.clintonfoundationtimeline.com/november-4-2010-me…
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Claim 8: “Giuliani, the former US Attorney for the Southern District of New York”
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The provided evidence for this claim consists of results for a movie called 'Rudy', an IMDb page, and a barbershop. There is no evidence provided in the search results confirming Rudy Giuliani's professional history as US Attorney for the Southern District of New York.
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web search NEUTRAL — Rudy is a 1993 American biographical sports film directed by David Anspaugh. It is an account of the life of Daniel "Rudy" Ruettiger, who harbored dreams of playing football at the University of Notre…
https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Rudy_(film)
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web search NEUTRAL — Oct 22, 1993 · Rudy: Directed by David Anspaugh. With Sean Astin, Jon Favreau, Ned Beatty, Greta Lind. Rudy has always been told that he was too small to play college football. But he is determined to…
https://m.imdb.com/title/tt0108002/
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web search NEUTRAL — Stop by the Rudy's Division Street barbershop, located in the heart of Portland and stay nearby for some of the best bars and restaurants in the city.
https://rudysbarbershop.com/blogs/locations/division-street-…
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Claim 9: “Viktor Shokin... was investigating Burisma”
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Multiple sources, including a Daily Mail report and a Sott.net documentary reference, state that Viktor Shokin was investigating Burisma.
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web search NEUTRAL — Viktor Mykolayovych Shokin is a former Prosecutor General of Ukraine. Having previously worked as an investigator for the Prosecutor General Office, he served as Prosecutor General for one year betwee…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Viktor_Shokin
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web search NEUTRAL — Speaking to Fox News, Former Ukraine chief prosecutor Viktor Shokin, 70, said he was fired for investigating Burisma, the Ukrainian gas company where Hunter Biden served on the board.
https://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-12449675/Former-Ukr…
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web search NEUTRAL — Ukraine's Prosecutor General Viktor Shokin resigns. Giuliani bombshell: Money-laundering records involving Bidens and Burisma show that prosecutor was poisoned.
https://www.sott.net/article/427756-Documentary-Shokin-heavi…
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Claim 10: “FBI files released by congressional Republicans show that an informant said Joe and Hunter Biden each took $5 million bribes from Burisma’s owner”
INSUFFICIENT EVIDENCE
No evidence was found after searching for this claim.
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Claim 11: “more than $5 million from a joint venture with a Chinese energy conglomerate, CEFC”
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