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  • 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 Navy JAG Did NOT Hang Assistant Defense Secretary Tanya Skeen January 31, 2024

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    Did the U.S. Navy Judge Advocate General's Corps hang Assistant Defense Secretary for Acquisition Tanya Skeen on January 31, 2024? No, that's not true: This claim appeared in an article on a website that regularly publishes fabricated content. There is no evidence of such an incident taking place and Skeen has, since November of 2023 worked for a defense contractor…

    • Feb 7, 2024
    • by: Kaiyah Clarke
    Fact Check: US Navy JAG Did NOT Hang Assistant Defense Secretary Tanya Skeen January 31, 2024 Fiction Site
  • Fact Check: US Navy Seal 'White Hats' Did NOT Kill Intruders At Donald Trump's Mar-A-Lago Estate In January 2024

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    Did U.S. Navy Seal "white hats" kill two intruders at Donald Trump's Mar-A-Lago estate on January 27, 2024? No, that's not true: This claim originated from a website that regularly publishes fabricated content. A Palm Beach Police Department representative told Lead Stories that there is "no record" of any such incident occurring at the Mar-A-Lago estate. The claim appeared in…

    • Feb 5, 2024
    • by: Kaiyah Clarke
    Fact Check: US Navy Seal 'White Hats' Did NOT Kill Intruders At Donald Trump's Mar-A-Lago Estate In January 2024 No Record
  • Fact Check: JAG Did NOT Convict WHO Official Chikwe Ihekweazu In January 2024

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    Did the U.S. Judge Advocate General's Corps convict World Health Organization official Dr. Chikwe Ihekweazu of committing multiple crimes on January 25, 2024? No, that's not true: This claim appears in an article on a website that regularly publishes fabricated content. Lead Stories previously debunked the claim, which is also mentioned in this article, that U.S. Marines initially arrested Ihekweazu.…

    • Feb 1, 2024
    • by: Kaiyah Clarke
    Fact Check: JAG Did NOT Convict WHO Official Chikwe Ihekweazu In January 2024 No Proof
  • Fact Check: US Special Forces Did NOT Arrest Merrick Garland In January 2024

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    Did U.S. Special Forces arrest Attorney General Merrick Garland on January 29, 2024? No, that's not true: This claim appeared on a website that publishes fabricated content. The Posse Comitatus Act also prohibits the U.S. military from arresting civilians unless authorized to do so under an act of Congress. There is no evidence that any such authorization was applied to…

    • Jan 31, 2024
    • by: Kaiyah Clarke
    Fact Check: US Special Forces Did NOT Arrest Merrick Garland In January 2024 Spoof Website
  • Fact Check: Marines Did NOT Hang NIH Official Alfred Johnson -- Story Is Made Up

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    Did U.S. Marines hang National Institute of Health Deputy Director Alfred Johnson after pranking him "Whitmer-style"? No, that's not true: A Pentagon duty officer told Lead Stories that the claim is false. The claim is in an article on a website that regularly publishes fabricated content. The claim appeared in an article (archived here) published by Real Raw News on…

    • Jan 26, 2024
    • by: Kaiyah Clarke
    Fact Check: Marines Did NOT Hang NIH Official Alfred Johnson -- Story Is Made Up Pentagon: Nope
  • Fact Check: Marines Did NOT Arrest Ex-White House Chief of Staff John Kelly -- Story Is Made Up

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    Did U.S. Marines arrest former White House Chief of Staff John Kelly? No, that's not true: A Pentagon duty officer told Lead Stories that the claim is false. The claim appears in an article on a website that regularly publishes fabricated content. The claim appeared in an article published by Real Raw News on January 23, 2024, titled "Marines Arrest…

    • Jan 25, 2024
    • by: Kaiyah Clarke
    Fact Check: Marines Did NOT Arrest Ex-White House Chief of Staff John Kelly -- Story Is Made Up Pentagon: Nope
  • Fact Check: JAG Did NOT Claim 97 'Media' Arrests In November And December 2023

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    Did the U.S. Judge Advocate General's Corps arrest 97 media personnel in November and December 2023? No, that's not true: A Pentagon duty officer told Lead Stories that this claim is false. Also, the website where this claim was made declares it publishes fabricated content. The claim appeared in an article published by Real Raw News on January 21, 2024,…

    • Jan 24, 2024
    • by: Kaiyah Clarke
    Fact Check: JAG Did NOT Claim 97 'Media' Arrests In November And December 2023 Pentagon: Nope
  • Fact Check: Delta Force Did NOT Arrest D.C. District Attorney For Treason -- It's A Made-Up Scenario

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    Did Delta Force arrest Matthew Graves, the U.S. Attorney for the District of Columbia, for treason on January 18, 2024, in Breckenridge, Colorado? No, that's not true: The website reporting this false claim of Graves' arrest is notorious for publishing fabricated stories and features a disclaimer that states it publishes "humor, parody, and satire" content. No verifiable documentation is supplied…

    • Jan 23, 2024
    • by: Sarah Thompson
    Fact Check: Delta Force Did NOT Arrest D.C. District Attorney For Treason -- It's A Made-Up Scenario Did Not Happen
  • Fact Check: US Navy JAG Did NOT Sentence OSTP Director Arati Prabhakar To Death On January 16, 2024

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    Did the U.S. Navy Judge Advocate General's Corps sentence Arati Prabhakar to death at a Guantanamo Bay military tribunal on January 16, 2024, for committing treason? No, that's not true: Prabhakar, the director of the White House Office of Science and Technology Policy, has made a public appearance following the purported date of conviction, and she did not appear to…

    • Jan 19, 2024
    • by: Kaiyah Clarke
    Fact Check: US Navy JAG Did NOT Sentence OSTP Director Arati Prabhakar To Death On January 16, 2024 Seen Free
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