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Pentagon begins releasing new files on UFOs and says the public can draw its own conclusions WASHINGTON (AP) — The Pentagon has begun releasing new files on UFOs, saying members of the public can draw their own conclusions on “unidentified anomalous…

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Claims checked 7
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Pentagon begins releasing new files on UFOs and says the public can draw its own conclusions WASHINGTON (AP) — The Pentagon has begun releasing new files on UFOs, saying members of the public can draw their own conclusions on “unidentified anomalous…

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eFinder analyzed this article and checked 7 claims against available evidence, cross-references, web search, and Wikipedia. Here is what the fact-checking layer found.

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Claim 1: “The Defense Department says the conflict with Iran has cost taxpayers $25 billion so far”
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While Wikipedia mentions a 2026 naval blockade of Iran, there is no specific mention of a $25 billion cost to taxpayers in any of the provided evidence. Other results are irrelevant (alphabet songs).
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — On 13 April 2026, the United States imposed a naval blockade on Iran following the failure of the Islamabad Talks to end the 2026 Iran war. The US military said the blockade had begun on Monday, 13 Ap…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2026_United_States_naval_block…
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — The United States Army (U.S. Army) is the land service branch of the United States Armed Forces. It is designated as the army of the United States in the United States Constitution. As a part of the …
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/United_States_Army
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — The United States Department of Defense (DoD), also referred to as the Department of War (DoW), is an executive department of the United States federal government charged with coordinating and supervi…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/United_States_Department_of_De…
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Claim 2: “The Trump administration’s cancellation of more than $100 million in humanities grants to scholars, writers, research groups and other organizations was unconstitutional”
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The provided evidence discusses New York lawsuits against the Trump Organization and Trump Tower, but contains no information regarding humanities grants or a ruling on their cancellation being unconstitutional.
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — New York v. Trump is a civil investigation and lawsuit by the office of the New York Attorney General alleging that individuals and business entities within the Trump Organization engaged in financial…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/New_York_business_fraud_lawsui…
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — The People of the State of New York v. Donald J. Trump was a criminal case against Donald Trump, a then-former president of the United States. Trump was charged with 34 felony counts of falsifying bus…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Prosecution_of_Donald_Trump_in…
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — Trump Tower is a 58-story, 664-foot-tall (202 m) mixed-use condominium skyscraper at 721–725 Fifth Avenue in the Midtown Manhattan neighborhood of New York City, between East 56th and 57th Streets. Th…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Trump_Tower
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Claim 3: “California farmers must destroy 420,000 peach trees after Del Monte closes its canneries and cancels more than $550 million in long-term contracts”
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The claim is reported by multiple independent sources, including a cross-reference and three distinct web search results, all confirming the number of trees (420,000), the company (Del Monte), and the contract value ($550 million).
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web search NEUTRAL — Central California peach farmers are preparing to destroy around 420,000 clingstone peach trees afterDel Monte Foods shut down its canneries earlier this year. Del Monte, the 139-year-old canned fruit…
https://www.aol.com/articles/california-farmers-destroy-420-…
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web search NEUTRAL — California farmers must destroy 420,000 peach trees after Del Monte closes its canneries and cancels more than $550 million in long-term contracts. 18 hours ago.
https://news.google.com/stories/CAAqNggKIjBDQklTSGpvSmMzUnZj…
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web search NEUTRAL — For Central California farmers, it’s more of a waking nightmare. To make ends meet, these farmers are now weighing whether to destroy about 3,000 acres, or about 420,000 clingstone peach trees, follow…
https://finance.yahoo.com/economy/policy/articles/california…
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Claim 4: “the Department of Government Efficiency had no authority to end the funding”
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Two independent news cross-references (Flipboard and Nbcwashington) explicitly state that a federal judge in New York ruled the Department of Government Efficiency had no authority to end the funding.
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — The actions of the Department of Government Efficiency (DOGE) have attracted reactions from officials, scholars, and citizens. While a majority supports the creation of an agency dedicated to efficien…
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — The network of the Department of Government Efficiency consists of affiliates and allies associated with the Department of Government Efficiency (DOGE) in the second presidency of Donald Trump. DOGE m…
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — The Department of Government Efficiency (DOGE) is an initiative by the second Trump administration in the United States. It was first suggested to Donald Trump by Elon Musk in 2024, and was officially…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Department_of_Government_Effic…
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Claim 5: “The Pentagon has begun releasing new files on UFOs”
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Multiple web search results confirm that the Department of War (identified in Wikipedia as another name for the DoD) announced the release of new files on UAP through the PURSUE system, and that the Pentagon had been in a process to declassify such documents.
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — The U.S. Department of Defense's censorship of DEI-connected material was done in compliance with an executive order by President Donald Trump during his second term of office. The United States Depar…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/U.S._Department_of_Defense_cen…
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — The United States Department of Defense (DoD), also referred to as the Department of War (DoW), is an executive department of the United States federal government charged with coordinating and supervi…
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — The United States secretary of defense (SecDef), secondarily titled the secretary of war (SecWar), is the head of the United States Department of Defense (DoD), the executive department of the U.S. Ar…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/United_States_Secretary_of_Def…
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Claim 6: “DARPA turned to a common bivalve for assistance [to protect coasts from hurricanes]”
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While the evidence confirms what DARPA is and its general mission, none of the provided search results or Wikipedia entries mention bivalves, mollusks, or protecting coasts from hurricanes.
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web search NEUTRAL — The Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency (DARPA) is a research and development agency of the United States Department of Defense responsible for the development of emerging technologies for use b…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/DARPA
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web search NEUTRAL — Apr 14, 2026 · Since 1958, DARPA has held to an enduring mission: To create technological surprise for U.S. national security.
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web search NEUTRAL — The Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency (DARPA) serves as the central research and development organization of the Department of Defense.
https://www.usa.gov/agencies/defense-advanced-research-proje…
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Claim 7: “A federal appeals court appeared ready Thursday to reject Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth’s effort to punish Democratic Sen. Mark Kelly over his call to US service members to refuse illegal orders”
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The evidence provided consists of general Wikipedia entries about the DC Circuit Court and tourism sites for Washington DC. There is no mention of Pete Hegseth, Senator Mark Kelly, or any specific legal case regarding illegal orders.
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — The United States Court of Appeals for the District of Columbia Circuit (in case citations, D.C. Cir.) is one of the thirteen United States Courts of Appeals. It has the smallest geographical jurisdic…
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — The United States Court of Appeals for the Eleventh Circuit (in case citations, 11th Cir.) is a federal appellate court over the following U.S. district courts: Middle District of Alabama Northern Di…
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — The United States Court of Appeals for the Fourth Circuit (in case citations, 4th Cir.) is a federal court located in Richmond, Virginia, with appellate jurisdiction over the district courts in the fo…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/United_States_Court_of_Appeals…
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