We lost thirteen service members including an Iowan at Abbeygate
OverstatedAshley Hinson, at Iowa U.S. Senate General Election Debate
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Why we checked itSpecific number of casualties (13) and a specific claim that one was an Iowan at Abbey Gate during the Afghanistan withdrawal — verifiable against military records
What we foundThe figure of 13 service members killed at Abbey Gate is confirmed by multiple authoritative sources, but the 'Iowan' characterization is imprecise — the most plausible Iowa-connected fallen, Cpl. Daegan Page, is officially identified as being from Omaha, Nebraska, though he spent his early childhood in Red Oak, Iowa.