Reid clarified he believed crashes might have occurred and materials should be studied; he did not affirm crashes or decades of secret contractor study as established

Record

Date

2020-07-24

Claim or item

Reid clarified he believed crashes might have occurred and materials should be studied; he did not affirm crashes or decades of secret contractor study as established

Evidence category

Public correction

Firsthand?

Yes (Reid's own statement, reported)

Publicly accessible?

Yes

Independent corroboration

Check original Reid post for exact language

Assessment

Important counterweight to the NYT article

Notes

SRC-V99-061. Chunk M search (2026-11-12): The nearest record is the NYT's own correction of 24 July 2020, appended to the 23 July article: Reid said crashes may have occurred and materials should be studied. That is a news correction, so secondary on the map; no statement in Reid's own words was found. Flag stays.

Linked case IDs

CASE-091