Veterans on the Joe Rogan Experience
4 fact-checked claims across 2 episodes · Jan 2021 to Jun 2022
Each is a receipt: the exact quote, its timestamp, what published evidence says, and who benefits.
Most claims
- Tim Kennedy (3)
- Andrew Marr (1)
Related topics
Logged claims
“the suicide rate has gone up since 2005 in the veteran community by about 6%. But here's the mind-blowing statistic. In the civilian population, suicide has ri…”
The speaker claims veteran suicide rates rose only about 6% since 2005 while civilian suicide rates rose almost 50% in the same period, citing a 'Veteran Suicide Prevention Annual Report'.
“You know, the startling statistic, by 2030, 23 times more people will die, veterans and soldiers, will die of suicide then died in the whole entire combat time…”
Kennedy claims that by 2030, veteran and soldier suicides will outnumber combat deaths from the past 20 years of war by a factor of 23.
“So 18 to 35 year olds are the most vulnerable population that are just coming back from a deployment for suicide. And they have seen an 80% increase, I think i…”
Kennedy claims suicides among 18-35 year olds recently returned from combat deployment increased by roughly 86%.
“that was the initial promise. And 10 days later, we moved 12,000 people out of Afghanistan, 11% of everybody that left the country during the evacuation”
Kennedy claims his NGO (Save Our Allies) moved 12,000 people out of Afghanistan during the 2021 evacuation, representing 11% of everyone evacuated from the country.