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  • Fact Check: U.S. Marines Did NOT Block FEMA From Tornado Relief In Omaha

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    Did U.S. Marines forcibly block the Federal Emergency Management Agency from providing tornado relief in Omaha, Nebraska, in April 2024? No, that's not true: A Pentagon duty officer told Lead Stories that this claim is false. It originally showed up in an article on a website that regularly publishes fabricated content. The claim appeared in an article published by Real…

    • May 1, 2024
    • by: Kaiyah Clarke
    Fact Check: U.S. Marines Did NOT Block FEMA From Tornado Relief In Omaha Pentagon: Nope
  • Fact Check: US Marines Did NOT Rescue 11 Kidnapped Children in Kansas

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    Did U.S. Marines rescue 11 children who were purportedly imprisoned in Kansas by the Federal Emergency Management Agency? No, that's not true: A Pentagon duty officer told Lead Stories that this claim is false. Also, this claim appeared in an article on a website that regularly publishes fabricated content. The claim appeared in an article published by Real Raw News…

    • Apr 12, 2024
    • by: Kaiyah Clarke
    Fact Check: US Marines Did NOT Rescue 11 Kidnapped Children in Kansas Pentagon: Nope
  • Fact Check: US Navy JAG Was NOT Holding '345 FEMA Employees At Marine Corps Base Hawaii' In February 2024

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    Was the U.S. Navy Judge Advocate Corps holding 345 Federal Emergency Management Agency employees at a U.S. Marine Corps Base in Hawaii as of February 2024? No, that's not true: A Pentagon duty officer told Lead Stories that this claim is false. The claim appeared in an article on a website that regularly publishes fabricated content. The claim appeared in…

    • Feb 16, 2024
    • by: Kaiyah Clarke
    Fact Check: US Navy JAG Was NOT Holding '345 FEMA Employees At Marine Corps Base Hawaii' In February 2024 Pentagon: Nope
  • Fact Check: U.S. Marine Corps 'White Hats' Did NOT Arrest FEMA Regional Administrator Tony Robinson In February 2024

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    Did U.S. Marine Corps "white hats" arrest Federal Emergency Management Agency Regional Administrator Tony Robinson on February 2, 2024? No, that's not true: FEMA and Pentagon representatives confirmed to Lead Stories that this claim is false. This claim originated on a website that regularly publishes fabricated content. The claim appeared in an article published by Real Raw News on February…

    • Feb 8, 2024
    • by: Kaiyah Clarke
    Fact Check: U.S. Marine Corps 'White Hats' Did NOT Arrest FEMA Regional Administrator Tony Robinson In February 2024 Did Not Happen
  • Fact Check: US Marines Did NOT Kick FEMA Out of Tennessee

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    Did U.S. Marines "kick ... out" the Federal Emergency Management Agency from Tennessee following a disaster recent as of December 21, 2023? No, that's not true: A FEMA representative told Lead Stories, "FEMA teams are on the ground in Tennessee working with state and local officials in assisting those in need after the tornado of December 9th." The claim appeared…

    • Dec 21, 2023
    • by: Kaiyah Clarke
    Fact Check: US Marines Did NOT Kick FEMA Out of Tennessee No Ejection
  • Fact Check: US Marines in Maui Did NOT 'Tactically Abort A Gunfight With National Guardsmen'

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    Did U.S. Marines in Maui "tactically abort a gunfight with National Guardsmen"? No, that's not true: The website this claim was made on carries a disclaimer stating that it publishes satirical content. The claim appeared in an article published by Real Raw News on September 11, 2023, titled "Marines in Maui: "We're in the Shit!"" (archived here), which opened: United…

    • Sep 14, 2023
    • by: Kaiyah Clarke
    Fact Check: US Marines in Maui Did NOT 'Tactically Abort A Gunfight With National Guardsmen' Satirical Site
  • Fact Check: US Military Did NOT Arrest FEMA Deputy Administrator Erik Hooks

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    Did U.S. Marines arrest Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) Deputy Administrator Erik Hooks? No, that's not true: A Pentagon duty officer told Lead Stories that this claim "is not true." Also, the website where this claim was made has a disclaimer that states it publishes satirical content. The claim appeared in an article published by Real Raw News on August…

    • Aug 23, 2023
    • by: Kaiyah Clarke
    Fact Check: US Military Did NOT Arrest FEMA Deputy Administrator Erik Hooks Satirical Site
  • Fact Check: U.S. Marines Did NOT 'Neutralize Fleeing FEMA Convoy' On Maui

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    Did U.S. Marines "neutralize" a Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) convoy on Maui around August 20, 2023? No, that's not true: A Pentagon duty officer told Lead Stories that there's "absolutely no truth to this claim." Also, the website this claim originated from carries a disclaimer stating that it publishes satirical content. The claim appeared in an article published by…

    • Aug 21, 2023
    • by: Kaiyah Clarke
    Fact Check: U.S. Marines Did NOT 'Neutralize Fleeing FEMA Convoy' On Maui Pentagon: Nope
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