RAF Mildenhall base evacuated by US after 'threat from Iran' amid major Trump update
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The Mirror reports, mostly with clear attribution to the Wall Street Journal, that US aircraft were moved out of RAF Mildenhall over a reported Iranian threat. It describes FPCON Charlie as the third-highest level in the Pentagon's force protection system, while Sky News, reporting the same Wall Street Journal account, calls it the second-highest.
Makes a false claim
Minor
“which is the third-highest level”
Why this matters
The Mirror ranks FPCON Charlie as the third-highest level in the Pentagon's force protection system.
The impression it gives
That the security posture was raised only to a middling level.
The context
Sky News, reporting the same Wall Street Journal account, describes the posture as the second-highest level.