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@sliccardo

Sam Liccardo

Official: @repliccardo. US Rep for CA 16th District. Former Mayor of San José. Despite being 60% water, I’m a big eater. @kohl_garcia's Husband.

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Mixed60% confidence6 sourcesOct 28, 2026Russia provides Iran with missiles and anti-jamming electronics for Iranian drones used to kill Americans.Multiple sources, including a Reuters-reported Zelenskiy claim and Western-official-sourced reporting (TechTimes, The Week/Economist), support Russian supply of anti-jamming navigation (Kometa-M) and related help to Iranian drones, but none of the provided sources directly confirm that Russian-supplied missiles were used to kill Americans, and the 'missiles' element is supported only by a Reuters report of Shahed drones and the ISW/Military Times reporting of munitions, with the claim's 'all used to kill Americans' link resting mainly on Zelenskiy and anonymous officials. The claim is extracted from the speaker's passage and matches it in substance; as of 2026-10-28 the sources describe these supplies as ongoing, with several attributed to unnamed officials or unconfirmed assessments.Mixed60% confidence8 sourcesOct 28, 2026SpaceX limited its military-grade version of Starlink satellite services to Ukrainians on the battlefield.SpaceX did restrict Ukraine's Starlink service for battlefield use: Musk himself said SpaceX throttled it, and the restriction was lifted by Oct 24, before the claim date. But the claim's 'military-grade version' element is disputed: Musk denied responsibility for the Starshield (military) issue, which Ukraine and Blumenthal's inquiry tie to the degradation, so the sources do not settle whether SpaceX limited the military-grade service itself.True80% confidence8 sourcesOct 28, 2026The Russian military provided Iran with satellite and geospatial intelligence to target and attack American soldiers in March 2026.Multiple independent outlets (Reuters, NBC News, CNN, Washington Post, and CNAS citing U.S. officials) report that Russia, largely via satellite imagery, gave Iran intelligence on U.S. forces' locations to help target them in March 2026, including before the March 26-27 Prince Sultan Air Base attack that wounded 12 U.S. personnel. Russia denies it, and NBC notes there is no indication Moscow directs Iranian strikes, but neither contradicts the core claim; the claim is also faithful to the passage's wording.True90% confidence5 sourcesOct 28, 2026Reps. Sam Liccardo, Jimmy Panetta and Ro Khanna sent a letter to White House chief of staff Susie Wiles demanding information about a reported slowdown of the government satellite network in Ukraine.Multiple independent sources (CNBC-sourced primary reporting on the lawmakers' own site, Politico, SF Standard, Snopes) confirm that Reps. Liccardo, Panetta and Khanna sent a letter to chief of staff Susie Wiles demanding an investigation into the reported restriction of Starshield service in Ukraine. The extracted claim's phrasing ('demanding information about a reported slowdown') matches the Politico report and the passage's briefing request is consistent with the letter's contents.

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