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The Republican-controlled House Intelligence Committee released a report on Benghazi on November 21, 2014.

Posted by The Daily Show: Ears Edition, Checked

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Multiple tier1 and primary sources confirm the House Permanent Select Committee on Intelligence (Republican-controlled) released its final Benghazi report on November 21, 2014, as the claim states. The post's wording matches the claim's date and actor, so no extraction departure applies.

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… Four Americans are dead, and there are a lot of, well, your sentence construction says, "I just want to know," but the tone says, "Why the president had an ambassador whacked?" Well, finally, on November 21, 2014, they got their answers from an exhaustive report from the Republican controlled House Intelligence Committee. Answering those many questions: Did Susan Rice go on TV and try to deceive anyone? Report says no. Did the administration ignore credible warnings about that day's attack? Report says no. …
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What we found

Supports. The HPSCI statement from Chairman Rogers and Ranking Member Ruppersberger is dated November 21, 2014 and announces the final Benghazi report.[3]

Supports. NBC and PBS report that the Republican-led House Select Committee on Intelligence released its report on the Benghazi attack on Friday, November 21, 2014.[4][5]

Supports. AP reports the Republican-controlled House committee's report debunking Benghazi allegations, published November 22, 2014, referring to the same release.[1]

Context. A 2016 FactCheck.org piece later cites the GOP-controlled House intelligence committee's 2014 report, consistent with the release date.[2]

Sources

5 sources: 2 fact-checkers, 1 primary, 2 tier 2

  1. 1House report debunks Benghazi allegations | AP Newsapnews.com · fact-checker · cited for: supports
  2. 2GOP Convention Opens in Cleveland - FactCheck.orgfactcheck.org · fact-checker · cited for: context
  3. 3Chairman Rogers & Ranking Member Ruppersberger Statement on ...intelligence.house.gov · primary source · cited for: supports
  4. 4House Benghazi Report Finds Evidence Doesn't Back ...nbcnews.com · tier 2 · cited for: supports
  5. 5House Intelligence Committee investigation debunks many ... - PBSpbs.org · tier 2 · cited for: supports

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