The New York Times and CNN leaked the departure and arrival times of B-2 bombers leaving from Missouri.
Posted by Badlands Media, Checked
- Sources
- 11 context
- Said
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- Confidence
- 40%
Badlands MediaOct 15, 2026
The sources show only that Trump made this allegation at an Arizona rally; none independently confirms or refutes that the New York Times or CNN published B-2 departure and arrival times. The extracted claim is a faithful paraphrase of the passage, so it is graded on the sources, which do not address the leak itself.
What we found
Context. Multiple outlets report Trump's October 14, 2026 rally remarks that the B-2 departure time (12:07 from Missouri) was leaked to the New York Times and CNN, but these reports repeat his account rather than independently document it.[5][6][7][8][9][10]
Context. IANS reports Trump did not identify the alleged leaker or provide evidence showing who disclosed the information, and did not say whether any investigation had identified a suspect.[11]
Context. The AP and NYT coverage of the June 2025 strike describes the B-2 mission and decoy flights but says nothing about any news outlet publishing the departure or arrival times.[1][4]
Context. The Snopes and Lead Stories pages returned by search concern unrelated CNN and New York Times claims and do not address this leak allegation.[2][3]
Context. No source found in the provided set confirms or disputes that the New York Times or CNN reported these B-2 timings, so the central assertion has no authoritative corroboration or dismissal.[5][11]
Sources
11 sources: 3 fact-checkers, 1 tier 2, 7 not rated
- 1How the US bombarded Iranian nuclear sites without detectionapnews.com · fact-checker · cited for: context
- 2News & Politics Archives | Page 10snopes.com · fact-checker · cited for: context
- 3Politics: September 2026leadstories.com · fact-checker · cited for: context
- 4For B-2 Pilots, a 37-Hour Nonstop Mission to Iran and Back (Published 2025)nytimes.com · tier 2 · cited for: context
- 5Trump Says Iran Strike Leakers 'Should Be Shot' After Claiming B-2 Deppatriotaddict.com · not rated · cited for: context
- 6Trump Threatens Iran Strike Leakers, Says They Should Be Shoten.tempo.co · not rated · cited for: context
- 7Trump went berserk: Those who leaked this information should be shot.en.haberler.com · not rated · cited for: context
- 8Trump says military leakers 'should be shot,' claims Iran B ...dunyanews.tv · not rated · cited for: context
- 9Trump says ‘leakers should be shot’ for exposing US military ...aol.com · not rated · cited for: context
- 10Trump says military leakers 'should be shot' after Iran strike details leakednationpress.com · not rated · cited for: context
- 11Trump says people leaking sensitive military info should be shotianslive.in · not rated · cited for: context
Where this claim was made
Said in 1 published post
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