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Susan Makes $ense: Help us build a money newsletter that actually makes sense

Nbcwashington · · 199 words · By Sophia Barnes; Susan Hogan
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Loaded Language 80% confidence
Using words with strong emotional connotations to influence an audience.
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Appeal to Authority 80% confidence
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eFinder analyzed this article and checked 4 claims against available evidence, cross-references, web search, and Wikipedia. Here is what the fact-checking layer found.

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Claim 1: “News4’s Susan Hogan does [have 35 years of experience dealing with reality].”
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While multiple sources confirm Susan Hogan is a consumer reporter for News4, only one specific source (Intelligent Relations) mentions her experience level, stating she has 'over 30 years of experience'. This does not explicitly confirm '35 years', and no other independent source provides a specific year count to corroborate the exact number.
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — The following notable deaths in the United States occurred in 2025. Names are reported under the date of death, in alphabetical order. A typical entry reports information in the following sequence: Na…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2025_deaths_in_the_United_Stat…
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web search NEUTRAL — Susan Hogan is a consumer investigative reporter for News4, continuing NBC4's decades-long mission of providing important and impactful information to people in the Washington region. Hogan has ...
https://www.nbcwashington.com/author/susan-hogan/
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web search NEUTRAL — Susan Hogan is the consumer reporter for News4, continuing NBC4's decades-long mission of… · Experience: NBC4 DC · Education: Syracuse University · Location: Washington DC-Baltimore Area ...
https://www.linkedin.com/in/susan-hogan-6357991a2
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Claim 2: “Stream NBC4 newscasts for free right here, right now.”
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The claim is corroborated by a cross-reference from Nbcwashington and a web search result from the NBC4 Forecast page, both stating that newscasts can be streamed for free.
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web search NEUTRAL — Enjoy the videos and music you love, upload original content, and share it all with friends, family, and the world on YouTube.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GUtEakjs7lY
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web search NEUTRAL — Stream NBC4 newscasts for free right here, right now.The weather during breakfast and brunch will be ideal. Showers are expected late in the day. Download the NBC Washington app on iOS and Android to …
https://www.nbcwashington.com/weather/weather-stories/storm-…
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web search NEUTRAL — Aaj Tak Live TV Newscast: Watch आजतक live tv streaming online and लाइव टीवीnewsflash about breaking news, political news, news debates, sports news, entertainment and movies news, india news, world ne…
https://www.indiatoday.in/aajtak-livetv
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Claim 3: “Susan and NBC Washington are building something around you: Susan Makes $ense.”
VERIFIED
A web search result explicitly mentions 'Susan and NBC Washington are building something around you: Susan Makes $ense', confirming the creation of the project.
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — Lawrence Joseph Hogan Jr. (born May 25, 1956) is an American politician and businessman who served as the 62nd governor of Maryland from 2015 to 2023. A member of the Republican Party and son of three…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Larry_Hogan
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — Richard Jay Belzer (August 4, 1944 – February 19, 2023) was an American actor, comedian, and author. He was best known for his role as BPD Detective, NYPD Detective/sergeant and investigator John Munc…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Richard_Belzer
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — Terry Gene Bollea (; August 11, 1953 – July 24, 2025), better known by his ring name Hulk Hogan, was an American professional wrestler and media personality. Widely regarded as one of the greatest and…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hulk_Hogan
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Claim 4: “Our newsletter and YouTube series will answer your questions about your money, your family and your safety.”
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Multiple independent web search results confirm the existence of both a newsletter ('Susan Hogan's new newsletter delivers clear answers') and a YouTube series ('Tune in every Sunday on YouTube for Susan Makes $ense').
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — YouTube is an American online video sharing platform owned by Google. YouTube was founded on February 14, 2005, by Chad Hurley, Jawed Karim, and Steve Chen who were all former employees of PayPal. He…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/YouTube
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — This list of most-liked YouTube videos contains the top 30 videos with the most likes of all time, taken directly from the video page. The American video platform YouTube implemented a like and dislik…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_most-liked_YouTube_vid…
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — A subscriber to a channel on the American video-sharing platform YouTube is a user with an account who chooses to follow a channel's content by clicking on that channel's "Subscribe" button, and each …
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_most-subscribed_YouTub…
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info Disclaimer: This analysis is generated by AI and should be used as a starting point for critical thinking, not as definitive truth. Claims are verified against publicly available sources. Always consult the original article and additional sources for complete context.