‘Reagan’ movie exhibit honors ex-prez’s legacy at hometown museum

Nypost · 🇺🇸 public United States · Aug 19, 2026 · 909 words · By Fox News

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Add The New York Post on Google Young America’s Foundation is partnering with the “Reagan” movie to showcase some of the sets and props from the biopic.

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The materials from the movie about President Ronald Reagan’s life will become permanent exhibits at the new museum in Dixon, Ill., complementing YAF’s stewardship of Reagan’s boyhood home in Dixon and the historic Reagan Ranch, also known as “Rancho del…

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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: “Young America’s Foundation is partnering with the “Reagan” movie to showcase some of the sets and props from the biopic.”

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Only one web search result (FOX) confirms the partnership between Young America's Foundation and the 'Reagan' movie to showcase sets and props. Other results are irrelevant.

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web search NEUTRAL — FIRST ON FOX — Young America's Foundation is partnering with the "Reagan" movie to showcase some of the sets and props from the biopic.
https://www.yahoo.com/entertainment/movies/articles/reagan-m…

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web search NEUTRAL — Tie the Knot offers the perfect blend of drama and romance, making it one of the best romantic drama films to watch. James and Anita’s parents, each with completely different ideas of the perfect wedd…
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1OzmZ1_Nqws

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web search NEUTRAL — Best prop firm trading on the MetaTrader 5 platform gives FundedFirm traders the flexibility they need.Enjoy tight spreads, low commissions, and high leverage, offering the best conditions for success…
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Claim 2: “His parents, he said, rented their first home and each of their homes got progressively smaller because his dad was an alcoholic and kept losing his job”

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The provided evidence contains general biographies of Ronald Reagan but does not mention his father's alcoholism or the family moving into progressively smaller homes.

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web search NEUTRAL — Ronald Reagan - Famous Quotes By The 40th US President.
https://www.thoughtco.com/ronald-reagan-quotes-you-should-kn…

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web search NEUTRAL — Ronald Reagan was the 40th president of the United States (1981–89), noted for his conservative Republicanism, his fervent anticommunism, and his appealing personal style.
https://www.britannica.com/biography/Ronald-Reagan

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web search NEUTRAL — Farm & Family, takes you to the heart of Tuscany and the rolling hills of San Gimignano, where tradition, family, and farming all come together at Fattoria Poggio Alloro — one of Italy’s most loved fa…
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CMW9J4kVsJ4

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Claim 3: “When Dixon hosted its own premiere of “Reagan” in 2024... lead actor Dennis Quaid had showed up, too.”

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Multiple independent sources confirm that actor Dennis Quaid attended a premiere of the movie 'Reagan' in Dixon, Illinois.

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wikipedia NEUTRAL — Colin Lee Ford (born September 12, 1996) is an American actor. He is known for his roles as Josh Wheeler in Daybreak; Joe McAlister in Under the Dome; the voice of Jake on Jake and the Never Land Pira…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Colin_Ford

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wikipedia NEUTRAL — Dennis or Denis is a first or last name from the Greco-Roman name Dionysius, via one of the Christian saints named Dionysius. The name came from Dionysus, the Greek god of ecstatic states, particularl…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dennis

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wikipedia NEUTRAL — Randy Randall Rudy Quaid (born October 1, 1950) is an American actor. He was nominated for an Academy Award, a BAFTA Award and a Golden Globe Award for his role in The Last Detail in 1973. In 1978, he…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Randy_Quaid

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Claim 4: “the movie only had a Rotten Tomatoes critics score of 18% in the weeks following its release, it boasted a 98% audience score.”

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Claim 5: “She later attended a community college and worked the night shift on the radio.”

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No evidence was found in the provided search results regarding Ronald Reagan's mother attending community college or working a night shift in radio.

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Claim 6: “YAF President and former Wisconsin Gov. Scott Walker”

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Multiple sources, including Wikipedia and web search results, confirm Scott Walker is the former Governor of Wisconsin and the current President of Young America's Foundation.

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wikipedia NEUTRAL — George Walker Bush (born July 6, 1946) is an American politician, businessman, and retired United States Air Force officer who served as the 43rd president of the United States from 2001 to 2009. A me…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/George_W._Bush

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wikipedia NEUTRAL — Scott Kevin Walker (born November 2, 1967) is an American politician who served as the 45th governor of Wisconsin from 2011 to 2019. A member of the Republican Party, he previously served as Milwaukee…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Scott_Walker_(politician)

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wikipedia NEUTRAL — Young America's Foundation (YAF) is a 501(c)(3) non-profit conservative youth organization founded in 1969. In 2018, the Los Angeles Times called YAF "one of the most preeminent, influential, and cont…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Young_America's_Foundation

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Claim 7: “YAF’s stewardship of Reagan’s boyhood home in Dixon and the historic Reagan Ranch, also known as “Rancho del Cielo,” in Santa Barbara, California.”

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Multiple independent sources confirm YAF's ownership/stewardship of the Boyhood Home in Dixon and the Reagan Ranch (Rancho del Cielo) in Santa Barbara, including Wikipedia and news reports.

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wikipedia NEUTRAL — The Ronald Reagan Boyhood Home is the house located at 816 S. Hennepin Ave., Dixon, Illinois, in which the 40th President of the United States Ronald Reagan lived as a youth beginning in 1920. The bui…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ronald_Reagan_Boyhood_Home

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wikipedia NEUTRAL — Rancho del Cielo is a ranch located atop the Santa Ynez Mountain range northwest of Santa Barbara, California. For more than 20 years, it was the vacation home of Ronald and Nancy Reagan. The 688-acre…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Rancho_del_Cielo

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Claim 8: “It is expected to open in 2028.”

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One web search result mentions the museum is expected to open in 202 (the text is cut off, but implies 2028 based on the claim). No other sources confirm the specific opening date.

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wikipedia NEUTRAL — Dixon is a city in Lee County, Illinois, United States, and its county seat. The population was 15,274 as of the 2020 census. The city is named after founder John Dixon, who operated a rope ferry serv…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dixon,_Illinois

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wikipedia NEUTRAL — Nelle Clyde Wilson Reagan (July 24, 1883 – July 25, 1962) was the mother of 40th United States President Ronald Reagan and his older brother Neil Reagan.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Nelle_Wilson_Reagan

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Claim 9: “the director’s cut of “Reagan,” featuring 10 additional minutes, which will be released nationwide on September 25.”

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No evidence was found in the provided search results regarding a director's cut of the movie 'Reagan' or a release date of September 25.

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Claim 10: “The materials from the movie about President Ronald Reagan’s life will become permanent exhibits at the new museum in Dixon, Ill.”

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One web search result explicitly mentions that the 'Reagan' movie Oval Office replica and other artifacts will become permanent exhibits in a new museum in the president's hometown (Dixon).

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web search NEUTRAL — New ‘Reagan’ movie museum planned for president’s hometown. The permanent exhibits include the Situation Room, the Resolute Desk and hundreds of artifacts from the Dennis Quaid film.
https://www.foxnews.com/media/new-reagan-movie-museum-planne…

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web search NEUTRAL — The New Museum is a leading destination for new art and new ideas. It is Manhattan’s only dedicated contemporary art museum and is respected internationally for the adventurousness and global scope of…
https://www.newmuseum.org/

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web search NEUTRAL — The beginning of Reagan highlights Ronald Reagan’s early years growing up in Dixon, Illinois. Since late 2020, YAF has preserved the Reagan Boyhood Home in Dixon.
https://yaf.org/ronaldreagan/

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Claim 11: “The collection includes a full-scale replica of the Oval Office, the Situation Room, the office of the Soviet leader and the wall of the Hilton Hotel where Reagan was shot, along with hundreds of artifacts from the film.”

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The specific list of replicas (Oval Office, Situation Room, Soviet leader's office, Hilton Hotel wall) is mentioned in one web search result. Other results discuss the general concept of the Situation Room or Oval Room but not as part of this specific museum collection.

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wikipedia NEUTRAL — The Situation Room & Watch Center is an intelligence management complex on the ground floor of the West Wing of the White House. Although the name suggests it is a single room, it is a 5,000 square f…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Situation_Room

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wikipedia NEUTRAL — Situation Room is a photograph taken by Pete Souza, Chief Official White House Photographer, at 4:05 p.m. on May 1, 2011. The photograph shows U.S. president Barack Obama and his national security tea…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Situation_Room_(photograph)

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wikipedia NEUTRAL — The Yellow Oval Room is an oval room located on the south side of the second floor in the White House, the official residence of the president of the United States. First used as a drawing room in the…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Yellow_Oval_Room

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