Liam McCollum
Role at the time: Political commentator, in a post on his X account
Statement summary
McCollum defends Carlson's alarm-raising, saying he trusts his sources and would support a warning even if the risk were only 5%.
“I don’t think he’s lying because he’s extremely well-sourced”
Why we used this label
McCollum expressly supports Carlson's warning even under a low-risk scenario. That defense concerns sounding the alarm, rather than independent confirmation.