{
  "id": 4219908,
  "title": "Michigan Senate candidate Mike Rogers says he saw Bin Laden’s body with his ‘own eyes’. He did not",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/08/29/michigan-senate-candidate-mike-rogers-says-he-saw-bin-ladens-body",
  "topic": "world",
  "section": "World",
  "published": "2026-08-29T15:07:53.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "The Guardian US",
    "slug": "the-guardian-us",
    "url": "https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2026/aug/29/michigan-senate-candidate-mike-rogers-osama-bin-laden"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": "Michigan Senate hopeful Mike Rogers claimed in a recent fundraising email that he personally witnessed the body of Osama bin Laden with his own eyes. However, this assertion is inaccurate. Rogers, who is running against Abdul El-Sayed for the open US Senate seat in Michigan, actually saw a photograph of bin Laden's body, not the actual remains. This misleading claim was made in an email that emphasized Rogers' past as a US Army officer and FBI special agent, stating that he swore an oath to defend the United States against all enemies. The email, shared online by a former Washington Post reporter, highlighted Rogers' commitment to national security and his work \"in the shadows, hunting down terrorists, and standing on the frontlines of our national security.\"",
  "summary": "Ex-House intel committee chair, now running against Abdul El-Sayed, instead saw photo of Osama bin Laden’s body In a recent fundraising email, the Republican candidate for Michigan ’s open US Senate seat, former congressman Mike Rogers, appeared to mislead supporters about his past by suggesting that he had played an active role in the killing of Osama bin Laden , the leader of al-Qaida who was…",
  "key_points": [
    "Mike Rogers claimed to see Bin Laden's body with his own eyes.",
    "He actually saw a photograph of bin Laden's body.",
    "Claim made in fundraising email emphasizing his military and FBI background."
  ],
  "editors_take": null,
  "illustration": null,
  "coverage": {
    "outlets": 1,
    "also_reported_by": []
  },
  "ai_generated": true,
  "disclaimer": "Summaries, key points and the editor’s take are written by software from other outlets’ reporting and may contain errors — always check the linked original."
}