David Burger appealed the inadequate response, pointing out:
- Inadequate Search: The State Department provided emails he already had while failing to produce any internal communications
- Wrong Personal Information: The W/W summary contained wrong name and wrong age
- Suspicious Timing: The document appeared to be created shortly before FOIA delivery
- Non-Responsive Records: The W/W summary was never requested and didn’t address the actual FOIA scope
- Missing Critical Records: No incident logs, no reports, no internal emails
The appeal demanded production of responsive records and correction of the fabricated information.
THE COVER-UP TIMELINE
The State Department’s response to being caught wasn’t correction—it was burial.
December 8, 2025: The Mass Purge
On December 8, 2025, the State Department closed nine FOIA requests simultaneously including two separate closures of F-2025-28917.
First closure: November 27, 2025 (delivery of fabricated records)
Second closure: December 8, 2025 (appeal buried by reclosing same FOIA)
By closing the same FOIA twice, the State Department attempted to erase the appeal from the record. The administrative system treated the December 8 closure as final, effectively canceling the pending appeal.
December 8, 2025: The Complaint Converted to “Duplicate”
On December 8, 2025—the same day as the mass FOIA closures—David Burger filed FOIA F-2026-05989 specifically addressing the factual errors in the Welfare & Whereabouts summary: the wrong name, wrong age, and blank Activity Log.
On December 17, 2025, the State Department closed F-2026-05989 as “duplicative” of F-2025-28917—the original FOIA that had delivered the fabricated records in the first place.
The circular logic was complete: A complaint about fabricated records was deemed “duplicative” of the request that produced the fabricated records.
January 8, 2026: The Forensic Trap
Having been blocked from challenging the fabrication through administrative appeals, True Signal Media filed a new FOIA specifically targeting the evidence of fraud.
FOIA Request: Production of all records associated with system IDs shown in the fabricated W/W summary:
- Service Id: LOM2025167241400037
- Service Created By: LOM20250702369587
This forensic verification request forces the State Department into an impossible position:
If the system IDs don’t exist: Complete fabrication proven—they invented the numbers to create fake official appearance
If the system IDs exist but records don’t match: Backdating and alteration proven—real system shows different creation dates, names, or details
If they refuse to respond: Obstruction of fraud investigation proven—can’t claim privacy or national security on administrative system records
The State Department must now either admit fabrication, produce contradictory records, or refuse to respond—all of which prove fraud.