Three ships were destroyed by missiles and drones in the Strait of Hormuz the night prior to the town hall.

Posted by Deadline: White House, Oct 22, 2026Checked Nov 2, 2026

Polygraph verdictCan’t tell

Sources: 6 context
Said: 1 time·
Confidence: 30%

Deadline: White HouseOct 22, 2026

None of the sources reports three ships destroyed by missiles and drones in the Strait of Hormuz on the night before the October 2026 town hall (about October 21).

The guest relays this claim without endorsing it. It counts as passed on, not against the post.

What was said

… I heard from this audio was that the these Navy Fifth Fleet leaders, who really have a sense of what's going on on the ground in the Middle East, said that the region is incredibly violent. People are dying every day. People are getting injured every day. In fact, the night prior to the town hall, they said that three different ships were blown up by missiles and drones in the Strait of Hormuz. And one particular quote really stood out to the evacuees, Nicole. Captain Matthew Smith, who is the chief of staff of Navy's Fifth Fleet, said, "If and when it kicks off again, I can guarantee you that the Iranians are not going to show the same level of …

Deadline: White House · Oct 22, 2026· from the transcriptPost →

What we found

Context. Reuters reports 28 confirmed and reported attacks in the Strait of Hormuz and surrounding waterways in October 2026, so attacks on ships were frequent during the period.[1]

Context. The sinkings and strikes covered by most sources occurred on October 12-14 (GFS Pride, GFS Giselle) and October 29-30 (tankers reported as hitting mines, with missiles and drones referenced in a Hexagone Intel post), outside the night before the town hall.[2][3][4][5][6]

Context. The extraction matches the passage: the post says three ships were 'blown up by missiles and drones' the night before the town hall, and the claim's 'destroyed' is a faithful paraphrase. No source addresses that night's count.