Two US airmen downed by Iranian missile on April 2 were rescued, one after two days

What we’re less sure of4 of 7 claims

• Medium

  Their $30 million F-15E was downed by a roughly $100,000 shoulder-fired missile

  Cost comparison appears only in CBS reporting in SOURCES list; 'roughly' signals estimate but story states it flatly without officials say or similar. MANPADS type corroborated by Army Recognition and Militarnyi/NBC, but $30M vs $100K figures are single-outlet.

• Medium

  The strike was on drone and missile plants south of Isfahan

  Target detail comes only from CBS transcript package; no other listed source corroborates Isfahan drone/missile plants. Story states it flatly with no in-story attribution, single-sourced.

• Medium

  Bravo hit the ground 5 miles away at 70-100 mph with a damaged parachute, broke his back, arm and shoulder, then climbed a 7,000-foot ridge

  Specific landing/injury/terrain details come from CBS exclusive first interview and declassified video; no other listed source corroborates 70-100 mph, injuries, or 7,000-foot ridge. Single-sourced, story states flatly.

• Medium

  The US had flown about 13,000 missions to that point, with 18 service members killed five weeks into the war

  About 13,000 missions appears only in CBS reporting; 18 killed at five weeks has no second source at that date (Wikipedia casualties gives 20 killed as of July 21). Approximate/single-sourced figures stated flatly without in-story attribution.