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Claim

Claim 307

A Saudi government spokesperson called the CIA's assessment of the crown prince's involvement false.

Published 2026-09-22. Last reviewed 2026-09-22. 1 source.

Statement
A Saudi government spokesperson called the CIA's assessment of the crown prince's involvement false.
Field
stated_justification
Value
Saudi spokesperson denies CIA assessment
About
incident 2018-saudi-arabia-khashoggi-killed-consulate
Source
Saudi Arabia acknowledges Khashoggi died in its Istanbul consulate archived copy
Publisher
CBC News
Method
outlet report
Checked
2026-09-22
Confidence
medium
Status
current
Source date
2018-10-20

Quotation from the source

The claims in this purported assessment is false,