Claims
Richard Doty is now transparent that his decades-long disinformation campaign (including with Paul Bennewitz) has muddied UFO discourse for 50-60 years
Unproven What these labels mean →Doty's role as a documented AFOSI disinformation source targeting Bennewitz and others is independently established per the vault's existing Richard Doty record; his recent on-air acknowledgment is Pasulka's secondhand relay and is not itself corroboration of any further UFO claim.
Evidence
| Relation | Record | Note |
|---|---|---|
| reports | en.wikipedia.org | General Doty disinformation-source background is independently documented; the specific 'now admits' framing is Pasulka's secondhand account |
Sources
| Source | Relation | At |
|---|---|---|
| Pasulka on The Why Files Basement (Aug 2026) | asserts | 01:54:18 |
Ties
| To | Role | Years | Verdict | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Richard Doty | Subject of Pasulka's remarks on disinformation | ongoing | Documented · occurred |
Claim
Doty's role as a documented AFOSI disinformation source targeting Bennewitz and others is independently established per the vault's existing Richard Doty record; his recent on-air acknowledgment is Pasulka's secondhand relay and is not itself corroboration of any further UFO claim.