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2024-11-13 08:08:13 UTC - HELPFUL
Rated by Participant: 53A17C4C0E691C930E87D021B9D97F3A7903A317E2DAC8CB4A05A8E951FD8DBB
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This misrepresents Donald Rumsfeld's remarks he gave during a speech on Sept. 10, 2001 (at the 14:15 mark). The Dept. was having trouble tracking its finances because of outdated technology https://apnews.com/article/fact-check-us-government-trillions-lost-sept-11-670264168912 https://www.c-span.org/video/?165947-1/defense-business-practices This figure was included in a Feb. 2000 audit report for the fiscal year of 1999 https://media.defense.gov/2000/Feb/25/2001715708/-1/-1/1/00-091.pdf
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