Fred Hiatt, long-time Editorial Page Editor of the Washington Post, died on 2021-12-06.

True: reliable records (Washington Post obituary or announcement, other major news obituaries) show that Fred Hiatt, who had served for many years as the Washington Post's Editorial Page Editor, died on 6 December 2021. Mostly true: he died and held that role, but the date of death was one day off from 6 December 2021, for example a death late on 5 December that was announced on the 6th. Mixed: not used, as this is a single event. Mostly false: Hiatt died but more than one day from 6 December 2021, or he was not the Post's Editorial Page Editor at the time or for a long period. False: the evidence shows Hiatt did not die then, for example he is documented as alive after December 2021.

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1. E1 Fred Hiatt, Washington Post editorial page editor, dies at 66 - The Boston Globe The Boston Globe · 6 December 2021

   “died Dec. 6 at a hospital in New York City. He was 66.”

2. E2 Fred Hiatt, Washington Post editorial page editor, dies at 66 - The Boston Globe The Boston Globe · 6 December 2021

   “Fred Hiatt, a onetime foreign correspondent who in 2000 became The Washington Post’s editorial page editor and greatly expanded the global reach of the newspaper’s opinion writers”

3. E3 Washington Post editorial page editor Fred Hiatt dead at 66 WTNH (AP report) · 6 December 2021

   “WASHINGTON (AP) — Fred Hiatt, a foreign correspondent who rose in 2000 to become The Washington Post’s editorial page editor, died Monday at a hospital in New York City. He was 66.”

4. E4 Fred Hiatt, Washington Post editorial page editor, dies at 66 - The Boston Globe The Boston Globe · 6 December 2021

   “The paper’s fortunes turned around, and by 2021 the editorial department’s staff — all hired and supervised by Mr. Hiatt — had grown to more than 80 people.”

The Boston Globe obituary reports that Fred Hiatt died on Dec. 6 at a hospital in New York City, aged 66 (E1). It also says he became the Washington Post's editorial page editor in 2000 (E2) and was still supervising the editorial department's staff in 2021 (E4). An AP report dated 2021-12-06 says he died "Monday" at a hospital in New York City and that he became the Post's editorial page editor in 2000 (E3). These sources match the claimed date and role.