Fortress Watch
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Where the FORTRESS claims come from

Each pin is a claim on the board, placed where it comes from. The colour is the claim's label, and newer claims get bigger pins. Smaller pins mark other places the same claim names. Every pinned claim is also in the list under the map.

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Pinned claims, newest first

  1. Confirmed Hegseth fires the Joint Staff's top planner, Lt. Gen. Brett Sylvia, in a leak probe Pentagon, Arlington VA
  2. Fact US advice on Ready.gov: one gallon of water per person per day for several days FEMA HQ, Washington DC
  3. Reported Pentagon treating base freezer failures as a suspected hack, Reuters reports Pentagon, Arlington VA
  4. Reported Other countries' advice ranges from 3 days to 2 weeks Stockholm; Oslo; Vienna
  5. Reported Norfolk TV: Navy leaders pushed for on-base reactors at a May hearing US Capitol, Washington DC
  6. Reported UK shoppers buy torches, generators and water after Be Ready launch London
  7. Confirmed Japan to ask citizens to stock 3 days of supplies, ideally a week Tokyo
  8. Debunked Claim that the UK told people to prepare for 30 days is false: it says 3 Mediaite, New York
  9. Confirmed CISA confirms hackers are exploiting the PHP flaws, orders 3-day fix Washington DC (CISA)
  10. Confirmed Ex-FBI deputy director Dan Bongino urges Americans to stock 30 days of food Mediaite, New York
  11. Reported UK cyber agency handled 200+ attacks on critical infrastructure in a year NCSC, London
  12. Confirmed What FORTRESS stands for Pentagon, Arlington VA
  13. Confirmed No budget or completion date for FORTRESS has been released Pentagon, Arlington VA
  14. Confirmed Streeting: UK and NATO have a little over 1,000 days to prepare London
  15. Reported Plan calls for portable reactors, big batteries and microgrids on bases Fox News, New York
  16. Confirmed Pentagon spokesman: we can no longer rely on two oceans to protect us Pentagon, Arlington VA
  17. Reported Fox: FORTRESS also readies US factories to switch to defense production on short notice Fox News, New York
  18. Reported Fox News reports bases must run 90 days without outside power, water or fuel Fox News, New York
  19. Confirmed UK checklist: 3 litres of water per person per day, cash, radio, torch Whitehall, London
  20. Fact UK launches Be Ready campaign: prepare for 3 days of disruption Whitehall, London
  21. Confirmed AI tools helped find two critical PHP flaws affecting much of the web Fortune, New York
  22. Fact New Zealand held its national ShakeOut earthquake and tsunami drill on October 21 Wellington
  23. Reported Defense official: about 500 US bases under review, energy comes first Washington DC
  24. Fact South Korea runs its Safe Korea disaster drill Oct 19 to 30 with 236 agencies Seoul
  25. Fact EU runs its Integrated Resolve 2026 crisis exercise from October 19 to November 20 Brussels
  26. Confirmed Streeting tells households to keep bottled water and tinned food London
  27. Fact Australia's new AusAlert phone warning system was set to start on October 1, 2026 Canberra
  28. Confirmed Hegseth tells Quantico audience every major base will make its own power Quantico VA
  29. Fact Memo orders a FORTRESS program office stood up within 30 days Pentagon, Arlington VA
  30. Fact Hegseth signs memo creating FORTRESS America as a Department of War program Pentagon, Arlington VA
  31. Fact FORTRESS has five pillars, from energy independence to space resilience Pentagon, Arlington VA
  32. Fact The Nov 17 alert test is routine and not linked to FORTRESS FEMA HQ, Washington DC
  33. Fact FEMA and FCC set a nationwide Emergency Alert System test for Nov 17 FEMA HQ, Washington DC
  34. Confirmed Freezers fail at military commissaries across several states in late August Fort Huachuca AZ; Fort Irwin CA; F.E. Warren AFB WY
  35. Confirmed Wes Streeting is now UK Defence Secretary, not Health Secretary Downing Street, London
  36. Fact EU strategy since March 2025: households should manage 72 hours alone Brussels
  37. Fact EPA in 2024: over 70% of water systems it inspected broke basic security rules EPA HQ, Washington DC
  38. Fact Operation Northwoods was a real 1962 false-flag proposal, and it was never carried out Pentagon, Arlington VA