# Trump repeatedly claimed that the Strait of Hormuz was open and under U.S. control.
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*Numbers under lens:* **Evidence-weighted** (`log-odds@1`)
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Trump repeatedly claimed that the Strait of Hormuz was open and under U.S. control.

## Voices

*Counted, never weighed.*

- [David Rhode](https://truthscore.com/entity/14f13cf4) — independent

## Sources

- [Hegseth Covered Up the Real Reason the USS Lincoln Wasn’t Resupplied](https://truthscore.com/source/3baa4959)

## Contradicted by

- [Trump has stayed silent and isn’t defending his friends](https://truthscore.com/claim/17388da7)
- [Iranian forces shut the Strait of Hormuz to all shipping](https://truthscore.com/claim/d15f4e32)