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‘Pretty serious stuff’: Trump promises answers to deaths of US scientists

RT News · · 495 words · By Russia Today
Conspiracy Theories National Security/Government Secrecy
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Exaggeration / Hyperbole 70% confidence
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14 claims extracted and verified against multiple sources including cross-references, web search, and Wikipedia.

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“US President Donald Trump has ordered an investigation into the mysterious deaths and disappearances of nearly a dozen American scientists with access to some of the nation’s most closely guarded nuclear and space secrets.”
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Multiple web search results report that Donald Trump has stated or that reports indicate he is ordering an investigation into the mysterious deaths and disappearances of US scientists with ties to nuclear and space programs. The evidence suggests this is a recurring topic in recent reporting regarding Trump's statements.
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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 — There has been significant academic and political debate about whether Donald Trump, the 45th and 47th president of the United States, can be considered a fascist according to consensus definitions of…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Donald_Trump_and_fascism
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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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“Speaking to reporters on Thursday, Trump stated that he “just came out of a meeting on this,” noting that “It’s pretty serious stuff.””
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Multiple web search results contain quotes or paraphrases of Donald Trump stating that he came from a meeting regarding a serious matter, matching the claim's description.
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — At 79 years old, Donald Trump, the 45th and 47th president of the United States, became the oldest person in American history to become president upon his second inauguration in 2025. In July 2024, fi…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Age_and_health_concerns_about_…
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — During and between his terms as President of the United States, Donald Trump has made tens of thousands of false or misleading claims. Fact-checkers at The Washington Post documented 30,573 false or m…
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — "Trump Always Chickens Out" (TACO) is a pejorative description of the perceived tendency of United States president Donald Trump to make threats, only to later delay or renege on them as a way to incr…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Trump_Always_Chickens_Out
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“Since 2023, at least ten individuals with ties to advanced research have died or vanished under puzzling circumstances.”
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Multiple web search results state that there have been reports of at least ten American scientists linked to nuclear, space, and classified research programs who have died or vanished since 2023.
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — A birth name is the name a person is given when they are born. The term may be applied to the surname, the given name, or the full name. Where births are officially registered, the full birth name ent…
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — Turkey, officially the Republic of Türkiye, is a country mainly located in Anatolia in West Asia, with a smaller part called East Thrace in Southeast Europe. It borders the Black Sea to the north; Geo…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Turkey
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“Steven Garcia, 48, a government contractor at the Kansas City National Security Campus, which produces over 80% of non-nuclear components for US nuclear weapons, vanished from his Albuquerque home in August 2025, leaving behind his phone, wallet, and keys and taking only a handgun.”
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Multiple web search results corroborate the details regarding Steven Garcia, identifying him as a government contractor at the Kansas City National Security Campus (KCNSC) and noting his disappearance in relation to US nuclear weapons components.
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — The Kansas City Royals are an American professional baseball team based in Kansas City, Missouri. The Royals compete in Major League Baseball (MLB) as a member club of the American League (AL) Central…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kansas_City_Royals
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — Below is a partial list of minor league baseball players in the Kansas City Royals system.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kansas_City_Royals_minor_leagu…
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — Nick Garcia (born April 9, 1979, in Plano, Texas) is an American former professional soccer player.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Nick_Garcia
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“Retired Major General William McCasland, 68, former commander of the Air Force Research Laboratory at Wright-Patterson Air Force Base, disappeared from his New Mexico home in February 2026. His wife told a 911 operator he had “planned not to be found.””
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Multiple web search results corroborate the identity, former role, and general timeline of the disappearance of William McCasland. While the specific dates (Feb 2026) are not consistently confirmed across all sources, the core details are repeatedly reported.
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — This is a list of notable non-political figures and organizations that endorsed the Kamala Harris 2024 presidential campaign.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_Kamala_Harris_2024_pre…
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — The following are notable people who were either born, raised or have lived for a significant period of time in the U.S. state of Texas.
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — William Neil McCasland (born c. 1957) is an astronautical engineer, retired United States Air Force major general, and former commander of Air Force Research Laboratory. He is currently the director o…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Neil_McCasland
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“Anthony Chavez, a former Los Alamos National Laboratory employee, and Melissa Casias, an administrative assistant at the same nuclear weapons lab, both disappeared in 2025, leaving their homes on foot and abandoning their belongings.”
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Multiple web search results confirm that Anthony Chavez (former Los Alamos employee) and Melissa Casias (administrative assistant at LANL) disappeared in 2025, and that they were seen leaving their homes on foot.
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web search NEUTRAL — May 4, 2025: Anthony Chavez, the former Los Alamos National Laboratory worker, disappeared without a trace. June 22, 2025: Monica Reza, the NASA scientist, vanished while hiking in the Angeles Nationa…
https://www.oann.com/newsroom/ninth-scientist-added-to-growi…
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web search NEUTRAL — Casias worked as an administrative professional at Los Alamos National Laboratory, placing her within a high-security scientific ecosystem tied to nuclear and defence research.
https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/etimes/trending/eight-nu…
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web search NEUTRAL — Anthony Chavez and Melissa Casias both worked at the Los Alamos National Laboratory and were seen leaving their homes in New Mexico on foot before disappearing without a trace just weeks apart in 2025…
https://www.msn.com/en-ie/news/news/trump-hopes-mysterious-d…
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“Monica Jacinto Reza, 60, a director at NASA’s Jet Propulsion Laboratory, vanished while hiking in California in June 2025.”
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Multiple web search results confirm that Monica Jacinto Reza, identified as a director at JPL, vanished while hiking in California in June 2025.
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web search NEUTRAL — Monica Reza, 60, was reported missing after setting out on a hike in Angeles National Forest on June 22, 2025. Search and rescue teams have been deployed on the ground and in the air.
https://ktla.com/news/local-news/initial-search-phase-conclu…
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web search NEUTRAL — Aerospace engineer Monica Jacinto Reza, co-inventor of a key U.S. rocket alloy, vanished while hiking in 2025, and months later Maj. Gen. William Neil McCasland, who oversaw the program that ...
https://lamag.com/crimeinla/new-clues-in-monica-reza-case-su…
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web search NEUTRAL — Los Angeles, California View Discussion Posts Summary: Detectives from the Los Angeles County Sheriffs Department are seeking assistance in locating Monica Reza, resident of Los Angeles County, who wa…
https://www.solvethecase.org/case/2025-56/monica-reza
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“Two other scientists at the Lab have reportedly died since 2023: Frank Maiwald and Michael Hicks.”
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Multiple web search results confirm that Michael Hicks and Frank Maiwald are scientists associated with JPL who died around 2023, with details provided for both individuals.
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web search NEUTRAL — Michael Hicks, who worked on a myriad of NASA space science missions, died in July 2023 at the age of 59 and worked at California's Jet Propulsion Laboratory (JPL) from 1998 to 2022.
https://nypost.com/2026/04/09/us-news/another-mysterious-nas…
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web search NEUTRAL — Meanwhile, NASA scientists Michael David Hicks and Frank Maiwald, who also worked at the Jet Propulsion Lab, died from unknown circumstances at an early age. Maiwald, 61, was the lead researcher on a …
https://londonmail.co.uk/2026/04/17/white-house-directs-fbi-…
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web search NEUTRAL — The long list recently grew to nine with the death of Michael David Hicks, a research scientist at NASA's Jet Propulsion Laboratory (JPL), who passed away on July 30, 2023, at the age of 59. The cause…
https://economictimes.indiatimes.com/us/news/who-are-the-us-…
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“Nuno Loureiro, 47, director of MIT’s Plasma Science and Fusion Center, was shot dead at his home in December 2025.”
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“Carl Grillmair, 67, a Caltech astrophysicist, was gunned down on his porch in February 2026.”
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“The body of missing cancer research scientist Jason Thomas was reportedly discovered in a Massachusetts lake last month.”
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“Amy Eskridge, a 34-year-old scientist allegedly researching anti-gravity technology, was found dead in Alabama in 2022 from a self-inflicted gunshot.”
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“Former FBI assistant director Chris Swecker previously told the Daily Mail the cases warrant scrutiny, noting that “they are all suspicious, and these are scientists who have worked in critical technology.””
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“The authorities have so far not established any confirmed link among the cases.”
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