The Department of Defense issued a $440,000 contract to Accurate Energetic Systems.

Posted by The Jimmy Dore Show, Aug 3, 2026Checked Nov 2, 2026

Polygraph verdictCan’t tell

Sources: 3 context
Said: 1 time·
Confidence: 30%

The Jimmy Dore ShowAug 3, 2026

None of the sources reports a $440,000 contract to Accurate Energetic Systems. They show other AES awards, including a May 2025 delivery order worth up to $1,416,853 and a shared $377.7M multi-awardee contract, and a 2026 sole-source notice with no dollar figure in the excerpt. These do not contradict a separate $440,000 order, so the claim cannot be graded.

What was said

… Brian Harpole was being Google image searched. So everybody who would be involved in the perfect procurement pipeline for, let's just say, a weaponized lavalier microphone, so the people at the DOD who issue the contracts, $440,000 to Accurate Energetic Systems, which later, as we all know, blew up in Eastern Tennessee, that order went to Crane. Crane, specializing in microelectronics. Those people from Crane were being Google image searched along the way leading up to September 10th. …

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What we found

Context. A HigherGov record shows an Army delivery order to Accurate Energetic Systems worth up to $1,416,853, awarded in May 2025 (a different contract and figure).[3]

Context. A DoD contracts announcement lists Accurate Energetic Systems among three awardees competing for orders under a $377,724,957 contract for TNT and N-9 charges, awarded Jan. 30, 2026.[1]

Context. A 2026 Army Corps of Engineers notice of intent to sole-source cast TNT charges from Accurate Energetic Systems gives no dollar amount in the excerpt.[2]

Context. The claim's figure comes from a passage in which the speaker asserts the $440,000 order went to Crane and was linked to a conspiracy. The speaker's words are not evidence, and no source addresses that alleged order.