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False60% confidence8 sourcesSep 8, 2026Robert Mueller's investigation into Russian collusion was taken over by the Justice Department.Said by AThe record shows Mueller was not displaced: he was appointed special counsel within the Justice Department in 2017, ran the probe himself for about 22 months, and delivered his final report to Attorney General Barr in March 2019, so the investigation was not taken over by DOJ after he stepped aside. The claim also departs from the passage, which says Mueller 'punted' and 'got too old,' a reason the sources do not support.False75% confidence8 sourcesSep 8, 2026Boeing stated that the new Air Force One planes will not be delivered before 2029.Said by BThe sources do not show Boeing stating that the planes won't be delivered before 2029. Boeing's own 2026 statement says it anticipates first delivery in 2028, and Air Force projections put the first jet in mid-2028 and the second in mid-2029, so the claim is contradicted as of 2026-09-08.Reported in the post, not stated as its own.False85% confidence6 sourcesSep 8, 2026Roger Ailes started CNBC.Said by AThe claim that Roger Ailes started CNBC is contradicted by the sources. CNBC launched in April 1989 as the Consumer News and Business Channel under NBC and Cablevision, and Ailes joined NBC in 1993 to run the existing network, where he is credited with boosting its ratings. The post's own words ('the guy who started up CNBC') do not change this, since the claim matches the passage's wording and the sources contradict its substance.False80% confidence6 sourcesSep 8, 2026Leslie Stahl is 82 years old.The claim that Leslie Stahl is 82 is contradicted: she was born 16 December 1941, which makes her 84 on the 2026-09-08 posting date. The extraction faithfully reflects the passage's words, so this is a factual error rather than an addition.False90% confidence7 sourcesSep 8, 2026Donald Trump attended only one event at the Kennedy Center.Said by AThe claim that Trump attended only one event at the Kennedy Center is contradicted by multiple reliable sources. They report at least three attendances: the June 2025 'Les Misérables' performance, the December 2025 Kennedy Center Honors, and the March 2026 opening night of 'Chicago'. The claim's source is a podcast speaker relaying a rumor, which cannot corroborate it.Reported in the post, not stated as its own.False85% confidence6 sourcesSep 8, 2026There is no Army Secretary currently serving.Said by BOn 2026-09-08 the Army was not without a secretary: Trump designated Adam Telle as Acting Secretary of the Army on September 3, 2026, after Dan Driscoll's resignation, and official Army and Reuters sources confirm Telle was serving in that role. The claim that no Army Secretary was serving is therefore contradicted, though the post's own rhetoric about a 'vacuum' reflects the absence of a confirmed, permanent secretary.

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