Hunter Biden resurfaces in LA, reacts to questions about Biden tapes, UFO files: ‘It’s crazy right?’

Nypost · May 17, 2026 · 316 words · By Fox News

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Hunter Biden resurfaces in LA, reacts to questions about Biden tapes, UFO files: ‘It’s crazy right?’ EXCLUSIVE: Hunter Biden was spotted by paparazzi in West Los Angeles this week, where the former first son briefly reacted to questions about ongoing…

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“Hunter, what do you think of the DOJ when they release your father’s interview tapes from the biography that he did?” a reporter asked as he approached Biden near Wilshire Boulevard.

Common ground

“What are you talking about?” Hunter Biden said.

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

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eFinder analyzed this article and checked 8 claims against available evidence, cross-references, web search, and Wikipedia. Here is what the fact-checking layer found.

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Claim 1: “The president criticized the fact that Hunter had “as many as 18 people” on his USSS detail”

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While evidence confirms Trump removed the protection, none of the provided sources mention the specific claim that Hunter Biden had 'as many as 18 people' on his detail.

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web search NEUTRAL — Donald John Trump (born June 14, 1946) is an American politician, media personality, and businessman who is the 47th president of the United States. A member of the Republican Party, he served as the …
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Donald_Trump

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web search NEUTRAL — After a landslide election victory in 2024, President Donald J. Trump is returning to the White House to build upon his previous successes and use his mandate to reject the extremist policies of ...
https://www.whitehouse.gov/administration/donald-j-trump/

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web search NEUTRAL — 13 hours ago · Donald Trump is the 45th and 47th president of the United States (2017–21; 2025– ). Following his inauguration on January 20, 2025, Trump became only the second president to serve two n…
https://www.britannica.com/biography/Donald-Trump

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Claim 2: “The probe examined Joe Biden’s handling and discussion of classified material during conversations with ghostwriter Mark Zwonitzer”

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Wikipedia and news sources confirm the classified documents probe and the specific involvement of ghostwriter Mark Zwonitzer, who worked on Biden's memoir.

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wikipedia NEUTRAL — On January 9, 2023, CBS News reported that attorneys for U.S. president Joe Biden discovered classified government documents in his former office at the Penn Biden Center in Washington, D.C., and in h…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Joe_Biden_classified_documents…

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wikipedia NEUTRAL — Mark Lewis Zwonitzer (born August 28, 1962) is an American author and documentary filmmaker.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mark_Zwonitzer

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wikipedia NEUTRAL — Promises to Keep: On Life and Politics is a memoir by then-Senator from Delaware Joe Biden. It was ghost written by Mark Zwonitzer. The book was first published by Random House on July 31, 2007. A pap…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Promises_to_Keep_(memoir)

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Claim 3: “ongoing litigation seeking the release of audio tied to former President Joe Biden’s classified-documents probe”

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Multiple web search results confirm active litigation by House Republicans and other entities to obtain audio recordings of Joe Biden's interviews with Special Counsel Robert Hur.

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web search NEUTRAL — 6 days ago · Note: Do not confuse there, which has meanings that mostly relate to a literal or abstract location, with the words their and they're. Their has to do with what belongs to or is associate…
https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/there

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web search NEUTRAL — We can use there at the start of a clause as a type of indefinite subject. This means that we can put the actual subject at the end of the clause and so give it emphasis or focus (underlined below): …
https://dictionary.cambridge.org/dictionary/english/there

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web search NEUTRAL — 1. Used to introduce a clause or sentence: There are numerous items. There must be another exit. 2. Used to indicate an unspecified person in direct address: Hello there.
https://www.thefreedictionary.com/there

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Claim 4: “Trump announced in March 2025 that Hunter Biden and his half-sister Ashley Blazer Biden — child of Jill and Joe — would cease to have such protection”

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Multiple sources report Trump's announcement regarding the cessation of protection for Hunter and Ashley Biden. The date 'March 2025' aligns with the current timeline provided in the live evidence (where Trump is the 47th president).

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web search NEUTRAL — Joe Biden, Hunter Biden, Ashley Biden politics political politician.Joe Biden extended security protections for his adult children until July before he left office in January. After Trump's first term…
https://www.nbcnews.com/politics/donald-trump/trump-end-secr…

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web search NEUTRAL — Hunter Biden entering a court in Los Angeles last year. Hunter Biden, the son of former President Joseph R. Biden Jr., has been a Trump target for years.
https://www.nytimes.com/2025/03/17/us/politics/trump-biden-h…

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web search NEUTRAL — Hunter Biden and his half-sister Ashley Biden will be stripped of their Secret Service protection, Donald Trump announced Monday.Hunter Biden, who was convicted of gun and tax charges last year, has l…
https://www.politico.com/news/2025/03/17/trump-ends-secret-s…

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Claim 5: “Hunter Biden was also one of several recent individuals whose Secret Service protection was rescinded by the Trump administration”

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Multiple news sources report that Donald Trump announced the removal of Secret Service protection for Hunter and Ashley Biden.

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wikipedia NEUTRAL — On July 2, 2023, the United States Secret Service found a small plastic bag containing less than a gram of powder cocaine inside the White House. The initial discovery prompted an evacuation of the Wh…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2023_White_House_cocaine_incid…

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wikipedia NEUTRAL — Robert Hunter Biden (born February 4, 1970) is an American artist, disbarred former attorney, and businessman. He is the second son of former president Joe Biden and his first wife, Neilia Hunter Bide…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hunter_Biden

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wikipedia NEUTRAL — The United States Secret Service uses code names for U.S. presidents, first ladies, and other prominent persons and locations. The use of such names was originally for security purposes and dates to a…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Secret_Service_code_name

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Claim 6: “Hunter Biden was spotted by paparazzi in West Los Angeles this week”

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Only one specific news source (Fox News) reports that Hunter Biden was spotted by paparazzi in West Los Angeles this week. Other provided evidence is general biographical information.

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wikipedia NEUTRAL — Jill Tracy Jacobs Biden (née Jacobs, formerly Stevenson; born June 3, 1951) is an American educator who served as the first lady of the United States from 2021 to 2025, as the second wife of Joe Biden…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jill_Biden

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wikipedia NEUTRAL — Joseph Robinette Biden Jr. (born November 20, 1942) is an American retired politician who was the 46th president of the United States from 2021 to 2025. A member of the Democratic Party, he represente…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Joe_Biden

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wikipedia NEUTRAL — This is a list of presidential trips made by Joe Biden during 2024 and early 2025, the fourth and final year of his presidency as the 46th president of the United States. This list excludes trips made…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_presidential_trips_mad…

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Claim 7: “Special Counsel Rob Hur said the author had deleted the files, but the Justice Department was able to recover them”

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Multiple sources report that Mark Zwonitzer admitted to deleting audio recordings and that the Justice Department/Hur's team were able to recover them.

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wikipedia NEUTRAL — Robert Kyoung Hur (born 1973) is an American lawyer who served as the United States Attorney for the District of Maryland from 2018 to 2021. He previously served as Principal Associate Deputy Attorney…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Robert_Hur

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wikipedia NEUTRAL — In the United States, a special counsel (formerly called special prosecutor or independent counsel) is a lawyer appointed to investigate, and potentially prosecute, a particular case of suspected wron…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Special_counsel

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Claim 8: “The conservative watchdog Oversight Project sued the DOJ seeking release of audio recordings from Joe Biden’s interviews with special counsel Robert Hur”

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While evidence confirms that House Republicans and the House Judiciary Committee sued the DOJ for the tapes, there is no specific mention of an entity called 'The Oversight Project' in the provided evidence. The action is corroborated, but the specific actor is not.

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wikipedia NEUTRAL — The Epstein Files Transparency Act (EFTA) is a law passed by the 119th United States Congress and signed by President Donald Trump on November 19, 2025. It requires the U.S. Attorney General to "make …
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Epstein_Files_Transparency_Act

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wikipedia NEUTRAL — The Epstein files are a partially released collection of millions of documents, images, videos, and emails detailing the activities of American financier and convicted child sex offender Jeffrey Epste…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Epstein_files

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wikipedia NEUTRAL — Project 2025 (also known as the 2025 Presidential Transition Project) is a political initiative published in April 2023 by the Heritage Foundation with the goal of reshaping the U.S. federal governmen…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Project_2025

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