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2024-03-09 15:49:52 UTC - HELPFUL
Rated by Participant: E3F97C4A424BB60C94B3A8351958137F4D334D2BAEABD4A7A8B9A3350E8771D8
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Rumsfeld was referring to outdated government technologies that made it difficult to track financial transactions (i.e., the gov't not keeping pace technologically with the private sector). The central thesis of the post has been debunked multiple times. https://www.reuters.com/fact-check/rumsfeld-did-not-reveal-loss-23-trillion-day-before-911-2023-09-14/ https://apnews.com/article/fact-check-us-government-trillions-lost-sept-11-670264168912
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