Claim · G-077
David Grusch: Claims to have learned, during a closed-door meeting with the Senate Intelligence Committee, that some officials wanted to kill him and that the plan was later blocked.
David Grusch · Sep 30, 2026 · The Joe Rogan Experience podcast, episode No. 2560 (Podcast)
Hearsay Retaliation, threats, violence
Unverifiable
According to the Shortform summary, he reportedly said that Senate staff confirmed it, but there is no public corroboration. A serious claim, known only from unofficial accounts and not checked against the original audio.
Sources
- The Joe Rogan Experience No. 2560, episode with David Grusch (Apple Podcasts, September 30, 2026) (video/audio)
- Shortform, commercial (partial) summary of episode No. 2560 of The Joe Rogan Experience (other)
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People 1
Claims 3
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Inconsistencies 1
Where the claims come from 1
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