Department of Defense assistant press secretary Jacob Bliss was hit with a Community Note after defending Secretary Pete Hegseth’s claim that an Inspector General review “totally exonerated” him. The exchange unfolded through a series of quote-tweets that began with Hegseth’s Assistant Sean Parnell asserting the IG report proved no classified information was shared, followed by Hegseth amplifying the message and declaring the matter “case closed.”

Washington Post reporter Dan Lamothe countered by citing the report’s actual findings, noting it concluded Hegseth’s actions “could have endangered U.S. objectives or pilots” and did not address whether his declassification powers were used appropriately.

Bliss then accused Lamothe of being “a liar,” and repeated the claim that “the review is a

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