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13 US service members have died in the war with Iran. Here are their stories | Flipboard

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What to know about 13 US service members have died in the war with Iran. Here are their stories

13 US service members have died in the war with Iran.

Propaganda risk 10%
Claims checked 7
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What happened

13 US service members have died in the war with Iran.

Why it matters

Here are their stories Some of Mary Ellen Klinner’s happiest memories were of watching her son outdoors — camping, hiking and spending long days beside his father — and later seeing him become a devoted dad to three young children of his own.

Common ground

John ‘Alex’ Klinner was killed in the Iran war, those … Alan Nishihara flipped this story into ALAN NISHIHARA•2d

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7 claims extracted and verified against multiple sources including cross-references, web search, and Wikipedia.

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“13 US service members have died in the war with Iran.”
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The claim is reported by multiple independent news sources including Krdo, EuroNews, and Nypost, all stating that 13 US service members have died in the war with Iran.
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — On April 12, 2025, Iran and the United States began a series of negotiations aimed at reaching a nuclear peace agreement, following a letter from US president Donald Trump to Iranian supreme leader Al…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2025–2026_Iran–United_States_n…
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — Since 28 February 2026, the United States and Israel have been engaged in a war with Iran and its regional allies. The conflict began when the US and Israel launched airstrikes on Iran, targeting mili…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2026_Iran_war
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — Relations between Iran and the United States in the modern-day are unsettled and have a troubled history. They began in the mid-to-late 19th century, when Iran was known to the Western world as Qajar …
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Iran–United_States_relations
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“Maj. John ‘Alex’ Klinner was killed in the Iran war”
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While the claim appears multiple times in the evidence, all instances are from 'Flipboard', which is a content aggregator and not an independent primary news source. No other independent source or Wikipedia entry confirms the death of Maj. John 'Alex' Klinner.
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — The United States Air Force's 6th Air Refueling Wing is the host wing for MacDill Air Force Base, Florida. It is part of Air Mobility Command's Eighteenth Air Force. The wing's 6th Operations Group is…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/6th_Air_Refueling_Wing
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cross reference SUPPORTS — Maj. John ‘Alex’ Klinner was killed in the Iran war
https://flipboard.com/topic/news/13-us-service-members-have-…
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cross reference SUPPORTS — Maj. John ‘Alex’ Klinner was killed in the Iran war
https://flipboard.com/topic/news/trump-s-emerging-plan-to-en…
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“In Three Months, Trump’s Cabinet Has Lost Four Women”
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Two independent news sources (The 19th News and The Fulcrum) report that women have left Trump's cabinet in a short timeframe, specifically naming Kristi Noem, Pam Bondi, and Lori Chavez-DeRemer.
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web search NEUTRAL — This article documents the nomination and confirmation process for any successful or unsuccessful Cabinet nominees of the First Trump administration.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/First_cabinet_of_Donald_Trump
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web search NEUTRAL — Apr 20, 2026 ... In three months, Trump's Cabinet has lost four women ... Kristi Noem and Pam Bondi were ousted by the president. Lori Chavez-DeRemer and Tulsi ...
https://19thnews.org/2026/04/women-trump-cabinet-bondi-noem-…
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web search NEUTRAL — May 1, 2026 ... In Two Months, Trump's Cabinet Has Lost Three Women · Kristi Noem and Pam Bondi were ousted by the president. Now the Labor Secretary Lori Chavez ...
https://thefulcrum.us/inclusion-diversity/trump-administrati…
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“The Russian tanker Universal, sanctioned by the United States, the European Union and the United Kingdom, accelerated and turned [away from Cuba]”
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Web search results mention a Russian tanker (Anatoly Kolodkin) heading to Cuba and sanctions, but there is no mention of a tanker named 'Universal' or evidence that it 'accelerated and turned away'.
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web search NEUTRAL — May 7, 2026 · Well, a Russian tanker, loaded with badly needed oil for Cuba will be docking around April 1st in Havana! Let's see if our ships stop it from ...Tanker with Russian fuel on the way to Ha…
https://www.facebook.com/groups/256273008390080/posts/188016…
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web search NEUTRAL — The Russian shadow fleet is a clandestine network of hundreds of vessels operated by Russia to evade sanctions, following the enactment of 2022 Russian ...
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Russian_shadow_fleet
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web search NEUTRAL — Mar 18, 2026 · The Russian-flagged Anatoly Kolodkin is listed as coming under sanctions against Russia by the United States, European Union and UK. Cuba ...Missing: Universal, turned
https://www.theguardian.com/world/2026/mar/19/cuba-us-econom…
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“Trump administration proposes having all federal workers sign NDAs”
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Multiple independent web search results confirm that the Trump administration proposed requiring federal employees to sign non-disclosure agreements (NDAs) to curb leaks.
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web search NEUTRAL — The Trump administration is proposing non-disclosure agreements (NDAs) for US government workers in an attempt to curb leaks to the press."OPM will pressure agencies to make the NDA mandatory and then…
https://www.bbc.com/news/articles/c62dd22906qo
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web search NEUTRAL — The Trump administration wants to roll out a uniform nondisclosure agreement across the federal government that would bar employees from sharing internal government information, citing the need to sto…
https://www.nytimes.com/2026/05/26/us/politics/trump-adminis…
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web search NEUTRAL — The Trump administration on Tuesday unveiled a new proposal to require federal government employees to sign non-disclosure agreements.
https://www.scrippsnews.com/politics/the-president/trump-adm…
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“The draft notice, posted to the Federal Register on Tuesday by the Office of [Management and Budget]”
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The evidence confirms a draft notice was posted to the Federal Register, but it was posted by the 'Office of Personnel Management' (OPM), not the 'Office of Management and Budget' (OMB) as claimed.
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — Reza Borchardt (born 1996 or 1997), who goes by the mononymic stage name Reza Illusionist, is an American magician.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Reza_Borchardt
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — In United States pharmaceutical regulatory practice, the PDUFA date is the colloquial name for the date by which the Food and Drug Administration must respond to a New Drug Application or a Biologics …
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/PDUFA_date
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — Julie Roginsky (born April 25, 1973) is an American Democratic Party strategist, television personality and the founder of the non-profit Lift Our Voices, who has been credited with passing landmark f…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Julie_Roginsky
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“The U.S. Military Academy at West Point can’t require civilian faculty to get approval before speaking publicly or restrict these professors from [speaking out], judge rules”
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Multiple independent sources, including The Independent and other web search results, confirm a federal judge ruled that West Point cannot require civilian faculty to get approval before speaking publicly.
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — The West Point Mint is a U.S. Mint production and depository facility erected in 1937 near the U.S. Military Academy in West Point, New York. As of July 2025, the facility held 54,067,331 troy ounces …
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/West_Point_Mint
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — West Point is a census-designated place in Orange County, New York, United States. It is the oldest continuously occupied military post in the United States. Located on the Hudson River in New York, G…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/West_Point,_New_York
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — The United States Military Academy (USMA), commonly known as West Point, is a United States service academy in West Point, New York, that educates cadets for service as commissioned officers in the Un…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/United_States_Military_Academy
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