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Heather Cox Richardson

Heather Cox Richardson's narrated newsletter about the history behind today's politics. heathercoxrichardson.substack.com

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False60% confidence8 sourcesSep 15, 2026The United States is producing more exquisite and elite weapons than at any time in its history.Said by AThe claim asserts a historical first: that US production of exquisite and elite weapons is higher than at any time in history. Fact-checkers examined Trump's near-identical claim that the US is building munitions 'at levels that we have never done before' and found it misleading or contradicted by reports of depleting stockpiles, while the sources show a genuine production push but no record-level output.Reported in the post, not stated as its own.

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