Daniel Drezner offered commentary on the possibility of a US attack on Iran.
Resolved true The record shows it happened or was so.
Factual: Statements about the present or the past, checked against the record: did they hold up?
What would count as true or false
True: Daniel Drezner published commentary (for example a blog post on danieldrezner.com) on or before 2006-04-10 discussing a possible US attack or military strike on Iran. Mostly true: Drezner's commentary from that time is about US–Iran policy and touches on the strike possibility, but only in passing, or it is dated a day or two after. Mixed: it is unclear whether the commentary addresses an attack. Mostly false: Drezner commented on Iran around then, but on a different issue (for example only diplomacy or sanctions) and not on an attack. False: dated records show no such commentary by Drezner around that time, or show that the commentary linked was by someone else.
Set before the research began.
Evidence (2)
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E1 danieldrezner.com :: Daniel W. Drezner :: U.S. foreign policy Archives danieldrezner.com (Daniel W. Drezner's blog) · 10 April 2006
“Monday, April 10, 2006 Open Sy Hersh thread I am on the road and will not be blogging up a storm for the next few days. However, continuing our conversation on Iran, readers should avail theselves of this Sy Hersh story in the New Yorker on U.S. preparations to attack Iran and comment away.”
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E2 danieldrezner.com :: Daniel W. Drezner :: U.S. foreign policy Archives danieldrezner.com (Daniel W. Drezner's blog) · 5 April 2006
“Wednesday, April 5, 2006 Will the U.S. be bombing Iran anytime soon? Via Kevin Drum, I see that Joseph Crincione is saying at Foreignpolicy.com that a military strike against Iran might be more likely than previously thought:”
Reasoning
E2 is an April 5, 2006 post on Drezner's own blog titled "Will the U.S. be bombing Iran anytime soon?", and it discusses whether a military strike on Iran is more likely than previously thought. E1, dated April 10, 2006, shows Drezner "continuing our conversation on Iran" and pointing readers to the Hersh story about US preparations to attack Iran. Both posts are on or before the claim date and discuss a possible US attack on Iran.
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Tyler Cowen, “Daniel Drezner offered commentary on the possibility of a US attack on Iran.” (said 10 April 2006). Verdict: resolved true. Reliability API, claim c_4b380a38ce94, method 0.1.0+c876030c, dataset release v1.1.2. https://epistacklabs.com/claims/c_4b380a38ce94
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