SpaceX achieved 96 launches in 2023.
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?
Said for an organisation they lead or work for; it counts on both records.
What would count as true or false
Factual claim judged as of 29 December 2023: SpaceX had completed 96 launches in 2023 by that date. Either way of counting, with or without Starship test flights, is acceptable if it gives 96. Later launches on 29–31 December do not make the claim false. True: launch logs show 96 SpaceX launches in 2023 at the time the post was made, on at least one reasonable counting basis. Mostly true: the count was off by 1–2 on every reasonable basis. Mixed: off by 3–5. Mostly false: off by 6–10. False: off by more than 10.
Set before the research began.
Evidence (4)
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E1 SpaceX rockets set new launch record in 2023 CNBC · 29 December 2023
“SpaceX this year launched 96 successful missions with its Falcon series of rockets, topping its previous annual record of 61 orbital launches in 2022.”
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E2 SpaceX closes out record-breaking 2023, prepares for more records in 2024 - NASASpaceFlight.com NASASpaceFlight.com · 31 December 2023
“moving from 61 launches of the Falcon rocket family in 2022 to 96 launches in 2023.”
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E3 SpaceX wows with a double header of final 2023 rocket launches (photos, video) Space.com · 29 December 2023
“This was SpaceX's 98th and final launch of 2023, and the 96th flight for a Falcon 9 rocket this year.”
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E4 Elon Musk's Dream... SpaceX Sets Record with 96 Rocket Launches This Year - The Asia Business Daily The Asia Business Daily · 30 December 2023
“Our 96th and final Falcon launch of 2023.”
Reasoning
CNBC, writing on the day of the claim, reports that SpaceX launched 96 successful Falcon-series missions in 2023 (E1). NASASpaceFlight's year-end roundup also gives 96 Falcon-family launches for 2023 (E2). Space.com counts 98 SpaceX launches overall and describes 96 as the Falcon 9 flight count for the year (E3). The criteria accept any reasonable counting basis that gives 96, and the Falcon count does, so the claim resolves true.
Cite this claim
Elon Musk, “SpaceX achieved 96 launches in 2023.” (said 29 December 2023). Verdict: resolved true. Reliability API, claim c_bffe90f2ab15, method 0.1.0+c876030c, dataset release v1.1.2. https://epistacklabs.com/claims/c_bffe90f2ab15
This claim is in dataset release v1.1.2, with the same verdict.
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