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U.S. soldier accused of using insider information to bet on Maduro's ousting 94%
4/24/2026, 12:23:04 PM
BS Summary: This video contains 17 faulty reasoning types, including In-Group Bias, Negativity Bias, and Halo Effect, with Framing Effect as the most egregious example at 25.7% saturation with 56 hits. Analysis detected 463 faulty-reasoning hits from 218 analyzed words, generating a BS Score of 90.4% and a BS Rank of 94% (1,086 of 16,813 videos). This video is worse (more manipulative) than 93.50% of the video peer group.
Two Republican lawmakers are calling for a US special forces soldier to be pardoned [music] after he was accused of using insider information to bet on the capture of Venezuelan President Nicolas Maduro.
Gannon Ken Van Dyke is under arrest for allegedly pocketing more than $400,000 by betting on the top secret raid before it even happened.
He was [music] part of the US special forces operation to capture the Venezuelan leader back in January.
Federal prosecutors say Van Dyke began placing bets just days before that operation totaling more than $33,000 on Polly market that Maduro would be removed from office by the end of January.
President Trump was asked about his arrest at the White House.
That's like Pete Rose betting on his own team.
It's a little like Pete Rose.
Pete Rose, they [clears throat] kept him out of the Hall of Fame because he bet on his own team.
Now, if he bet against his team, that would be no good, but he bet on his own team.
I'll look into it.
A Polly market spokesperson says they referred the suspicious trace to the Justice Department and cooperated with the investigation.
Van Dyke has not publicly responded to the charges.
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