# The additional loss of life in the Middle East is not reflected in the Defense Department’s casualty database.
*Canonical page:* https://truthscore.com/claim/the-additional-loss-of-life-in-the-middle-east-is-not-reflected-in-the--129ec057
*Numbers under lens:* **Evidence-weighted** (`log-odds@1`)
*Machine twins:* https://truthscore.com/claim/the-additional-loss-of-life-in-the-middle-east-is-not-reflected-in-the--129ec057.md · JSON at https://truthscore.com/api/v1
The additional loss of life in the Middle East is not reflected in the Defense Department’s casualty database.

## Voices

*Counted, never weighed.*

- [U.S. officials](https://truthscore.com/entity/1ead29c0) — independent

## Sources

- [More U.S. troops have died amid Iran war than Pentagon has disclosed publicly](https://truthscore.com/source/9dd15e71)