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@Cervin1776 Politicians ARE the problem

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@ElSaleroso @Mericamemed I got me a Filipina wife... just sayin'...

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@Mericamemed Because we don't have that longer left, so we want to make as much of it as we can. But I'd rather have a Mustang.. just sayin'...

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@Cervin1776 Demoncrats

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@catturd2 What is ABC and NBC? Always Been Clueless and No Bloody Clue?

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@_henrychris @FoxNews I resemble that remark! 🤣🤣🤣

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@FoxNews Maybe this is this is one reason Kaputin can't win the war?

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@JimMart68737540 But is there a spike protein?

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@Cervin1776 They're actors! Pretend people! Ignore them all, they live in drug fuled fantasy lands.

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@backuppuddin More like sociopaths!

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But is this true Grok? :

**No, this is not true as presented.**

The X post (from the account @John_F_kJr) is a **sensationalized, dramatized recap** of events from **April 2026**, repurposed with present-tense hype and exaggerated framing to make it seem like breaking news on July 13, 2026. It mixes some real elements with heavy spin, misleading timing, and emotional language.

### What Actually Happened (April 2026)
- On April 3, 2026, during U.S. military operations involving Iran, an American **F-15E Strike Eagle** was shot down over Iranian territory (reportedly by a shoulder-fired missile). Both crew members — the pilot and the weapons systems officer (a colonel) — ejected and landed in Iran.
- U.S. forces quickly rescued the pilot.
- The second crew member evaded capture for over 36 hours in mountainous terrain. U.S. special forces, supported by hundreds of troops and dozens of aircraft, conducted a combat search-and-rescue operation and successfully extracted him early on April 5/6. Both airmen were rescued (some injuries reported); the mission was considered a success that denied Iran a potential propaganda win.
- Iranian regional officials reportedly offered a **bounty** for the crew.

During the search, **a leak to the media** revealed that a second American airman was still missing. President Trump publicly criticized this, arguing the disclosure alerted Iranian forces and endangered the rescue. He stated he would pursue the leaker and said something to the effect of going to the media company and demanding, under national security grounds: “give it up or go to jail.”

### Problems with the X Post
- **Timeline is false/misleading**: The post uses present tense (“Trump JUST HANDED…”, pilot “fighting for his life… Missing. Hunted.”) as if this is an active crisis. In reality, both crew members were rescued **months ago** in April. There is no ongoing hunt or hundreds of rescuers searching in silence as of July 2026.
- **“Three options” framing is interpretive spin, not Trump’s direct words**: Trump threatened action against the media outlet/leaker. The post expands this into a dramatic “three catastrophic moves” list (name the leaker, stay silent and go to jail, fight in court, all ending in “jail cell or a war crime”). This is the poster’s embellishment for effect, not a verbatim Trump statement.
- **Account is not credible**: @John_F_kJr impersonates **John F. Kennedy Jr.** (who died in 1999). The bio promotes “Great Awakening”/conspiracy themes. These types of accounts frequently recycle old stories with hype to drive engagement (“Turn on notifications… NEXT DROP WILL BE SHOCKING”).
- **Video is real but out of context**: The attached video is authentic footage of President Trump speaking at a White House podium from the April 2026 press conference addressing the leak. It is being used to imply current events.

### Bottom Line
There **was** a real downed F-15 incident in April 2026, a brief period when one crew member was missing/evading capture, a media leak that drew Trump’s strong criticism and threats of legal action against the source/outlet, and reports of an Iranian bounty. Both pilots were successfully rescued by U.S. forces.

The post takes those facts, removes the resolution and timeline, adds heavy drama and invented “three options” structure, and presents it as urgent current news. This is classic **misinformation / engagement farming**.

If you want primary sources on the original April events, reliable reporting came from outlets like Politico, NBC News, The Guardian, Wall Street Journal, and the Wikipedia summary of the 2026 U.S. F-15E rescue operation in Iran. Let me know if you’d like links or deeper details on any part.

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@WildbillMcC @trumplicans2024 🤣 That was my choice too.

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@trumplicans2024 "Happy Days Are Here Again"?

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@Alinavisoo_life I'd say his fashion sense is that all his taste is in his mouth!

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@WHLeavitt Yep

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@WesternLensman The "Big Tent" that is noticeably getting smaller

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@BurnerJones7711 @Isten_Kardja @WesternLensman @grok Fellow Demoncrats. That's who.

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@itsMeNoid Huh? What do you mean? I don't see aanything..

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@GavinNewsom So Gavin, if you've done nothing wrong, why are you worried? Look at what you Demoncrats put him through since he rode down rhe Golden Escalator announcing his candidacy! I don't recall you saying one word that it was an abuse of power then? Hmm?

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@FoxNews 🥱