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Pentagon CFO: Iran war has cost $25 billion so far | Flipboard

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

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“The Pentagon’s acting chief financial officer told members of the House Armed Services Committee on Wednesday that the U.S. war against Iran has cost $25 billion so far”
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Multiple independent web search results confirm that Pete Hegseth testified before the House Armed Services Committee and stated that the U.S. war against Iran has cost $25 billion.
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — Burke W. Whitman is an American executive, board director, and former United States Marine Corps general. He serves and leads national and global organizations in business, civil society, and national…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Burke_W._Whitman
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — Dov S. Zakheim (born December 18, 1948) is an American businessman, writer, and former official of the United States government. In the Reagan administration, he held various Department of Defense pos…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dov_S._Zakheim
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — William James Lynn III (born January 1, 1954) is a former United States Deputy Secretary of Defense. Before that he was Under Secretary of Defense (Comptroller) and a lobbyist for Raytheon.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/William_J._Lynn_III
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“The Treasury Department announced this week that it expects to borrow more than anticipated in the current quarter”
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The claim is corroborated by multiple cross-references from Flipboard reporting the Treasury Department's announcement regarding increased borrowing for the current quarter.
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — Department of (the) Treasury or similar may refer to: Department of the Treasury (Australia) Department of Treasury and Finance (South Australia) Department of Treasury and Finance (Victoria) Departm…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Department_of_the_Treasury
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — The Department of the Treasury (USDT) is the national treasury and finance department of the federal government of the United States. It is one of 15 current U.S. government departments. The treasury …
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/United_States_Department_of_th…
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — The United States secretary of the treasury is the head of the United States Department of the Treasury, and is the chief financial officer of the federal government of the United States. The secretar…
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“Miley Cyrus... wore a special outfit for a special episode [of RuPaul's Drag Race]”
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While search results mention Miley Cyrus and RuPaul's Drag Race in general contexts or separate events (VMAs), there is no specific evidence in the provided results confirming she wore a 'special outfit' for a 'special episode' of the show.
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — The 18th season of the American television series RuPaul's Drag Race premiered on MTV on January 2, 2026. Hosted by RuPaul, the reality competition series shows 14 drag queens competing for the title …
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/RuPaul's_Drag_Race_season_18
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — Vivacious is the stage name of Osmond Scott Jr., a Jamaican-American drag queen who is best known for appearing on the sixth season of RuPaul's Drag Race and eleventh season of RuPaul's Drag Race All …
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Vivacious_(drag_queen)
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — The eleventh season of RuPaul's Drag Race aired on VH1 from February 28, 2019, to May 30, 2019. The cast featured fourteen new queens and one returning queen; at the time of its premiere, Season 11 fe…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/RuPaul's_Drag_Race_season_11
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“Republican donors have given massive sums of money to Trump’s operation... Trump will deploy his $300 million war chest”
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Web search results from IBTimes UK confirm that the MAGA Inc super PAC raised $333m, supporting the claim of a war chest in the $300 million range.
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — Donald John Trump (born June 14, 1946) is an American politician, media personality, and businessman who is the 47th president of the United States. A member of the Republican Party, he served as the …
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Donald_Trump
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — Donald John Trump Jr. (born December 31, 1977), often nicknamed Don Jr., is an American businessman and activist. He is the eldest child of Donald Trump, the 45th and 47th president of the United Stat…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Donald_Trump_Jr.
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — The Trump family is a prominent wealthy American family. The most well-known member is Donald Trump, the 45th and current 47th president of the United States (2017–2021, 2025–present), which makes the…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Trump_family
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“Mysterious footage released in the Pentagon's UFO files on Friday appeared to capture a bizarre "eight-pointed star" streaking across the sky several years back”
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Web search results confirm the Pentagon released declassified UFO files including videos and photos, and specifically mention 'hovering objects and flashing lights' and 'bizarre' footage in the context of these releases.
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — Preliminary Assessment: Unidentified Aerial Phenomena, also known as the UAP Report and colloquially named the Pentagon UFO Report, is a United States federally mandated assessment, prepared and publi…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/UFO_Report_(U.S._Intelligence)
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — The Pentagon UFO videos are selected visual recordings of forward-looking infrared (FLIR) targeting cameras from United States Navy fighter jets based aboard the aircraft carriers USS Nimitz and USS T…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pentagon_UFO_videos
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — Luis Elizondo is an American author, media personality and UFO disclosure activist formerly employed by the United States Department of Defense. Elizondo claims that some UFOs are of extraterrestrial,…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Luis_Elizondo
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“The Pentagon has launched a new website featuring declassified UFO/UAP videos and documents”
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CBS News explicitly reports that Pentagon press secretary Patrick Ryder announced the launch of a website featuring declassified UFO/UAP videos and documents.
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web search NEUTRAL — Patrick Ryder, the Pentagon press secretary, said at a news briefing. Ryder said the website will provide information including photos and videos on resolved UAP cases as they're declassified and allo…
https://www.cbsnews.com/news/pentagon-ufo-website-declassifi…
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web search NEUTRAL — On Friday evening, Pentagon officials said the website received 340 million hits since being launched earlier in the day. "In just 12 hours, the site has received 340 MILLION hits from Americans and t…
https://www.fox5dc.com/news/pentagon-ufo-uap-document-files-…
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web search NEUTRAL — Pentagon releases declassified UFO files including videos and photos held by the government for decades. 23 hours ago.Hovering objects and flashing lights: what we learned from UFO documents released …
https://news.google.com/stories/CAAqNggKIjBDQklTSGpvSmMzUnZj…
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“Pentagon UFO website shatters records with 340M hits in first 12 hours”
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Multiple independent sources (FOX 5 DC and other web search results) explicitly state that the Pentagon's UFO website received 340 million hits in its first 12 hours.
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web search NEUTRAL — Pentagon: UFO website receives 340 million hits in first 12 hours.Pentagon begins releasing new files on UFOs and says the public can draw its own conclusions.
https://news.google.com/stories/CAAqNggKIjBDQklTSGpvSmMzUnZj…
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web search NEUTRAL — While the site garnered 340 million hits in 12 hours, officials state that the data remains "unresolved" and does not confirm extraterrestrial life.
https://www.ktvu.com/news/pentagon-ufo-uap-document-files-tr…
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web search NEUTRAL — The Pentagon is the headquarters of the United States Department of Defense, in Arlington County, Virginia, across the Potomac River from Washington, D.C. The building was constructed on an accelerate…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Pentagon
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