Evidence Log · E038
Lazar claims MIT and Caltech degrees
DisputedFirsthand1989–1993 · Credential claim
Record
- Date
- 1989–1993
- Claim or item
- Lazar claims MIT and Caltech degrees
- Evidence category
- Credential claim
- Firsthand?
- Claimed firsthand
- Publicly accessible?
- Yes
- Independent corroboration
- Institutional verification not established
- Assessment
- Disputed
- Notes
- Distinguish laboratory association from educational qualifications. Chunk M search (2026-11-12): No MIT or Caltech record found. Published checks (MIT degree lists 1979-80, the 1989 MIT alumni register, early-1980s yearbooks) list no Robert Lazar, and the Caltech professor he named taught at Pierce College. Knapp's sworn September 2025 testimony mentions Lazar but not his degrees. Flag stays.
- Linked case IDs
- CASE-004
Why this grade
DisputedFirsthand From the Evidence Log's Assessment ("Disputed"), and Firsthand? ("Claimed firsthand"). Grade rules.