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A press van reportedly reached 98 mph during the journey, with no injuries reported.","category":"Politics","area":"United States","publishedAt":"2026-10-02T21:25:11.664Z","sourceReportedAt":"2026-10-02T20:45:24.000Z","updatedAt":"2026-10-02T21:25:11.664Z","readTime":"3 min read","scores":{"trust":42,"critic":59,"hype":41,"notes":{"trust":"The central claim is attributed to a named body, and two independent outlets corroborate the speed.","critic":"The report includes a quote from Trump and mentions the reason for the trip, but lacks comment from affected parties.","hype":"The headline uses a notable speed, but the article provides context and details about the event."}},"tags":["#DonaldTrump","#Motorcade","#USPolitics","#Weather","#Campaign"],"entities":["Donald Trump","Texas","Oklahoma","The Beast"],"body":[{"type":"key_takeaways","items":["Donald Trump's motorcade traveled by road from Texas to Oklahoma because of stormy weather that grounded his aircraft.","A press van accompanying the motorcade reportedly reached 98 mph while attempting to maintain pace.","Donald Trump stated that his vehicle, \"The Beast,\" was traveling \"faster than it has ever gone before.\"","No injuries were reported during the high-speed journey."]},{"type":"paragraph","text":"Donald Trump's motorcade traveled by road between Denton, Texas, and Oklahoma on 29 July 2026, after stormy weather prevented him from flying. A press van in the convoy reportedly reached 98 mph while trying to keep pace with the presidential limousine. Trump stated that his vehicle, referred to as \"The Beast,\" was going \"faster than it has ever gone before.\" The journey was approximately 80 miles long. No injuries were reported during the high-speed trip."},{"type":"heading","text":"Disagreement on speed"},{"type":"paragraph","text":"Reports differ on the exact speed reached by the press van. TrendingPolitics and News Addicts state the press van hit 98 mph. The Horn News reports the presidential motorcade hit 100 mph. Breitbart and WTVC state the motorcade neared 100 mph. KTSM reports the motorcade neared 100 mph."},{"type":"heading","text":"What the coverage left out"},{"type":"paragraph","text":"None of the right-rated reports mention the specific distance of the motorcade journey, which was approximately 80 miles. 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