Joe Rogan Experience #2534 - Annie Jacobsen · Aired Jul 31, 2026
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Aafia Siddiqui was the first woman on the FBI's most wanted terrorist list.
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She really was a first, just not on the list this claim names. Siddiqui was the first woman featured on the FBI's Seeking Information: Terrorism alert, a separate and lower profile list than the FBI's official Most Wanted Terrorists list.
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Is it true that Aafia Siddiqui was the first woman on the FBI's most wanted terrorist list?
Partly. The claim stretches what the evidence shows. She really was a first, just not on the list this claim names. Siddiqui was the first woman featured on the FBI's Seeking Information: Terrorism alert, a separate and lower profile list than the FBI's official Most Wanted Terrorists list. Annie Jacobsen said it (matched by voice) on Joe Rogan Experience #2534 - Annie Jacobsen, aired Jul 31, 2026, at 41:22. The supporting source is en.wikipedia.org, linked below.
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