Wikipedia's first sentence called it “ongoing”. Today it says “conducted into the 2012 benghazi attack”.
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The opening as it read in 2025
Congressional investigations into attacks in Libya Ten investigations were conducted into the 2012 Benghazi attack , six of these by Republican-controlled House committees. Problems were identified with security measures at the Benghazi facilities, due to poor decisions made by employees of the State Department's Bureau of Diplomatic Security , and specifically its director Eric Boswell , who resigned under pressure in December 2012. Despite numerous allegations against Obama administration officials of scandal, cover-up and lying regarding the Benghazi attack and its aftermath, none of the ten investigations found any evidence to support those allegations. The last of the investigation committees issued its final report and shut down in December 2016, one month after the 2016 presidential election . State Department security chief leaves post over Benghazi" .
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The opening as it stood in 2015
Several official investigations have been completed, are ongoing, or are under consideration, regarding the 2012 Benghazi attack .
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The opening as it stood in 2020 1 passage from the previous snapshot no longer appear
Ten investigations were conducted into the 2012 Benghazi attack , six of these by Republican-controlled House committees.Problems were identified with security measures at the Benghazi facilities, due to poor decisions made by employees of the State Department's Bureau of Diplomatic Security , and specifically its director Eric Boswell , who resigned under pressure in December 2012.Despite numerous allegations against Obama administration officials of scandal, cover-up and lying regarding the Benghazi attack and its aftermath, none of the ten investigations found any evidence to support those allegations.The last of the investigation committees issued its final report and shut down in December of 2016, one month after the 2016 presidential election .State Department security chief leaves post over Benghazi" .
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The opening as it stood on October 6, 2023
Congressional investigations into attacks in Libya Ten investigations were conducted into the 2012 Benghazi attack , six of these by Republican-controlled House committees. Problems were identified with security measures at the Benghazi facilities, due to poor decisions made by employees of the State Department's Bureau of Diplomatic Security , and specifically its director Eric Boswell , who resigned under pressure in December 2012. Despite numerous allegations against Obama administration officials of scandal, cover-up and lying regarding the Benghazi attack and its aftermath, none of the ten investigations found any evidence to support those allegations. The last of the investigation committees issued its final report and shut down in December 2016, one month after the 2016 presidential election . State Department security chief leaves post over Benghazi" .
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Today
Wikipedia's first sentence called it “ongoing”. Today it says “conducted into the 2012 benghazi attack”. Read the current article and compare.
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ongoing
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conducted into the 2012 benghazi attack
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