Reality Check with Ross Coulthart

Ross Coulthart Q&A: Mars face debate, energy weapons, defining the 'legacy program' | Reality Check

Reality Check with Ross Coulthart

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Ross Coulthart explores mysterious untold stories using a fact-based approach to address various topics, from unidentified aerial phenomena to other mysteries that often go unreported. Now, he is turning to viewers, answering their pressing questions each week. In this week's episode, Coulthart tackles questions about the "Mars face" anomaly, allegations that officials with the Office of the Director of National Intelligence retaliated against whistleblowers and Jacques Vallée's claims about a submarine-launched drone during the 2004 Nimitz "Tic-Tac" encounter. Coulthart also breaks down how he vets sources inside the alleged legacy program and unpacks President Trump's comments about a secretive "discombobulator" weapon used during the operation that captured Nicolás Maduro.

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CREDITS: Host: Ross Coulthart Executive Producer: Andy Gipson Editorial Producer: Meagan Medick Segment Producer: Christine Jenkinson, Will Tomasi Research Producer: Rob Jones Editor: Anthony Diasio

On "Reality Check," NewsNation Special Correspondent Ross Coulthart takes a fact-based approach to tackle everything from unidentified aerial phenomena (UAPs) to mysteries often missing from the headlines.

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CHAPTERS: :00 Intro 00:56 Mars face anomaly 5:23 ODNI whistleblower retaliation 11:34 Jacques Vallée's claims about the Nimitz incident 17:00 Vetting sources 19:02 What is the legacy program? 20:16 Does the U.S. have directed energy weapons? 28:27 Is there photographic evidence of NHI? 31:21 The 2007 CARET/Isaac drone documents 36:18 Final thoughts

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