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“Pete Hegseth said that Mormons are not Christian.”
The evidence does not show that Pete Hegseth explicitly said Mormons are not Christian. Reliable reporting documents a Pentagon classification change under his leadership that treated Latter-day Saints separately from Christians, but it does not produce a direct verbal or written statement from him making that claim. The assertion substitutes an inferred implication of policy for an actual quote.
“Pete Hegseth was responsible for the bombing of a school in Iran that killed 100 children.”
Evidence indicates the school was likely hit by a U.S. strike, but no credible source shows Pete Hegseth personally ordered or directed that bombing. Reporting instead attributes the attack to systemic targeting failures and outdated intelligence within U.S. military channels. The claim turns institutional or command accountability into direct personal responsibility without support.