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The New York Times and CNN reported the departure time of a military raid from Missouri.

Posted by Badlands Media, Checked

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Confidence
30%
Badlands MediaOct 15, 2026
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The sources only show that Trump said NYT and CNN reported the 12:07 departure time from Missouri; they repeat his claim and do not independently confirm or refute that either outlet published it. The extracted claim faithfully paraphrases the passage, and one source notes Trump did not identify the leaker or provide evidence.

What we found

Context. Multiple outlets (The Hill, Yahoo, NBC, Dunya News, MEAWW) report Trump's remark that the leak appeared in 'The New York Times, CNN', but they are reporting his statement, not the outlets' own coverage.[4][5][6][7][8]

Context. A later IANS report states Trump did not identify the alleged leaker or provide evidence establishing who disclosed the information, and did not say whether any investigation had identified a suspect.[9]

Context. The fact-check and collection sources (PolitiFact, Snopes, Lead Stories) do not address this leak claim, so no authoritative body has examined whether NYT or CNN published the departure time.[1][2][3]

Sources

9 sources: 3 fact-checkers, 1 tier 1, 5 not rated

  1. 1Latest Fact-Checks - PolitiFactpolitifact.com · fact-checker · cited for: context
  2. 212 claims about CNN we've investigatedsnopes.com · fact-checker · cited for: context
  3. 3Politics: September 2026leadstories.com · fact-checker · cited for: context
  4. 4Trump calls for shooting of leakers during Arizona rallythehill.com · tier 1 · cited for: context
  5. 5Trump says military leakers 'should be shot,' claims Iran B ...dunyanews.tv · not rated · cited for: context
  6. 6Trump Says Iran Raid Leakers 'Should Be Shot' - Yahooyahoo.com · not rated · cited for: context
  7. 7Trump says government officials who leak to the media ‘should be shot’nbcchicago.com · not rated · cited for: context
  8. 8Trump says leakers ‘should be shot’ as he renews attack on media over Iran strikenews.meaww.com · not rated · cited for: context
  9. 9Trump says people leaking sensitive military info should be shotianslive.in · not rated · cited for: context

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