Overview

• On June 12 at about 7 p.m. ET, the Pentagon Pizza Report logged a sharp rise in orders from four Arlington pizza outlets followed by a sudden drop ten minutes later.
• Hours after the reported surge, Israel launched a covert assault on Iranian nuclear and military sites and Iran retaliated with missile strikes on Israel.
• Secretary of State Marco Rubio affirmed that the United States played no role in the strikes and emphasized its priority was protecting American forces.
• The Pentagon dismissed the predictive value of pizza spikes, noting on-site dining options—pizza, sushi, sandwiches and donuts—are available to late-shift staff.
• Researchers including King’s College London’s Zenobia Homan caution the index may reflect confirmation bias and call for broader data to assess its reliability.