Birdwatch Note Rating
2023-10-26 22:03:18 UTC - HELPFUL
Rated by Participant: 34B1937212B1308B3AF3B772AA6A2B72BD9DD17E7257C8279A160F7D62F2A06A
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Original Note:
"160 confirmed kills" is untrue. United States Navy records, released after a Freedom of Information Act request, revealed that Kyle greatly exaggerated his confirmed kills, which was cited as 91 in internal records, as well as his awards: https://theintercept.com/2016/05/25/american-sniper-chris-kyle-distorted-his-military-record-documents-show/ The Navy documents in question: https://www.documentcloud.org/documents/2841171-Kyle-Citations.html
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