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Fact-check: “Pete Hegseth is considering a Presidential Run in 2028”

Verdict: Partly True (52% confidence)

Multiple sourced reports — NBC News, Washington Post, and Daily Beast — document that people familiar with Hegseth's thinking say he has privately discussed a 2028 presidential run with close friends, his wife, and associates over several months, and his August 2026 Iowa State Fair visit fueled that speculation. Hegseth himself publicly called the NBC report '100% false' on X, and Pentagon chief spokesman Sean Parnell told Newsweek he is 'not running for President.' The claim rests on anonymous…

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