Operation Epic Fury began on February 28th.
Said by Rep. David Kustoff, Checked Updated
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The Kuhner ReportOct 7, 2026
Multiple primary and tier1 sources (U.S. Department of War, CENTCOM first-48-hours document, Reuters, Snopes, AP) state that Operation Epic Fury commenced on February 28, 2026, at about 1:15am, matching the claim's date. The extraction faithfully reflects the post's reference to 'since February 28th, since we launched Operation Epic Fury'.
What was said
… leading up to this comment, where he kept talking about, we're gonna lower gas prices after the midterms when the war is over, it's a small price to pay for preventing Iran from getting a nuclear weapon, which he kept saying over and over in his speech, and he's been saying it for since February 28th, since we launched Operation Epic Fury, that he fears eventually it could be used against a major American city, and so he said, our goal is to prevent them, stop them from ever acquiring a nuke or the capacity to target or hit a major American city. Here is what he said. …
The Kuhner Report · · from the transcriptPost →What we found
Supports. The U.S. Department of War's official Operation Epic Fury page states that on Feb. 28, 2026, the U.S. military commenced the operation under the president's direction.[5]
Supports. The CENTCOM 'First 48 Hours' document records the operation launched at 1:15am, February 28, 2026.[6]
Supports. Reuters, PolitiFact, Snopes and AP all independently date the launch of Operation Epic Fury to February 28 (2026).[1][2][3][4]
Context. The claim's date is the same as the post's reference; the posted passage itself is the claimant's words and is used only to resolve the referent.
Sources
6 sources: 4 fact-checkers, 2 primary
- 1Trump's Iran campaign echoes the post-9/11 'forever wars'reuters.com · fact-checker · cited for: supports
- 2Did a top North Carolina Republican flip-flop on ...politifact.com · fact-checker · cited for: supports
- 3Were more Americans killed in Chicago than Iran in March 2026? We checkedsnopes.com · fact-checker · cited for: supports
- 4Exclusive: Soldiers and Gold Star families press Army leadership after deadly Iranian drone strikeapnews.com · fact-checker · cited for: supports
- 5Operation Epic Fury | U.S. Department of Warwar.gov · primary source · cited for: supports
- 6[PDF] Operation Epic Fury First 48 Hoursmedia.defense.gov · primary source · cited for: supports
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