Corrections desk

Mechanized output from the factuality review of the July 28, 2026 research report. Material items preserve dual-frame disputes rather than forcing a single verdict.

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Diary acquisition

Finding

Original report marked how the diary was obtained as UNVERIFIED. Later reporting: HHS located notes on government servers (~8-month search) and provided them to Sens. Paul and Johnson.

Recommendation

Update provenance note to reflect HHS/RFK Jr. government-server recovery narrative.

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Diary release date

Finding

Report uses July 25; package PDF dated ~July 24; major news July 27. One- to two-day variance already flagged.

Recommendation

Firm label: package July 24, office release July 25, wide coverage July 27.

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July 29 hearing start

Finding

Official HSGAC/Congress.gov: 8:30 a.m. Some social posts incorrectly said 10 a.m.

Recommendation

Keep 8:30 a.m. as authoritative.

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May 11, 2021 spoken wording

Finding

GPO normalizes Fauci's 'entirely and completely incorrect'; contemporaneous audio may show stutter ('entire — entirely').

Recommendation

Cite GPO as official record; note spoken variance where audio matters.

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July 2025 Bondi referral

Finding

Primary letter PDF not located; documented via news retrospectives.

Recommendation

Retain UNVERIFIED flag for exact date/full text until PDF recovered.

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June 22, 2026 subpoena document

Finding

Existence confirmed via Paul's posts and news; full PDF scope (documents vs testimony only) not established from primary file.

Recommendation

Flag full instrument text as UNVERIFIED.

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Gain-of-function classification

Finding

Not a factual error — a definitional conflict. Report correctly presents both P3CO/ePPP (NIH) and 2014-pause (Paul/Ebright) frames without resolving.

Recommendation

Keep dual-frame presentation; never collapse into single 'truth' badge.

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Workbench neutrality

Finding

Core chronology, funding figures ($598,611 WIV subaward), pardon text, debarment, Morens indictment, and hearing schedule verify against primary sources.

Recommendation

No large factual rewrite required; retain existing UNVERIFIED flags.