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[–] ArbitraryValue@sh.itjust.works 78 points 10 months ago* (last edited 10 months ago) (2 children)

Why is misinformation from 2003 being spread again? American soldiers did seize a lot of gold but that but that gold was not taken from Iraq. It was given to the new Iraqi government.

2003 article about the gold. Edit: replaced link with a more detailed article.

Some of the "gold" wasn't even real (paywalled).

Government Accountability Office report.

[–] Dasus@lemmy.world 41 points 10 months ago

Some of the "gold" wasn't even real

I sort of guessed this. I mean, I might be wrong, but that one dude is holding — with one hand — what looks like a bar that's about 1.5-2 liters in size at least. Meaning like ~60kg (~130lbs).

Ofc I'm waaaay eyeballing it and might be wrong, but either those guys are stronger than they look or that's not gold.