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The Dispatch→ The Birth of the American Military
How Americans overcame their traditional opposition to standing forces.
Lead Stories→ Fact Check: Military Helicopter In DC Crash Was NOT Unmanned Or Remotely Controlled
Was the military helicopter involved in the plane crash at Ronald Reagan Washington National Airport on January 29, 2025, unmanned or remotely controlled? No, that's not true: An Army spokesperson told Lead Stories, "The Army UH-60 Black
Lead Stories→ Fact Check: NO Senior Military Official Aboard Black Hawk Helicopter In Fatal Crash At Reagan National Airport
Did the Black Hawk helicopter involved in the fatal plane crash at Ronald Reagan Washington National Airport on January 29, 2025, have a senior military official on board? No, that's not true: Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth stated that th
PolitiFact→ X posts – Barack Obama was not on military helicopter that collided with American Airlines jet near DC
“The VIP on the Black Hawk helicopter that crashed was Barack Obama.”
Lead Stories→ Fact Check: Military Helicopter In Reagan National Airport Crash Was NOT ‘Flying Dark’ By Not Using ADS-B Transponder
Was the military helicopter involved in the plane crash at Ronald Reagan Washington National Airport on January 29, 2025, "flying dark," as it was supposed to be broadcasting with an ADS-B transponder signal? No, that's not true: While th
Lead Stories→ Fact Check: Helicopter That Collided With Flight AA5342 In DC Area Was NOT Operated By Local Police — It Was Military Helicopter
Was the helicopter involved in the midair collision near Washington, D.C., on January 29, 2025, a police helicopter? No, that's not true: Local police refuted the claim shortly after the crash. According to the U.S. Department of Defense,
Lead Stories→ Fact Check: Video Does NOT Show US Military Vehicles Patrolling Border
Does a clip authentically show U.S. military vehicles patrolling the U.S. border? No, that's not true: The video was generated by AI. An account self-described as an "AI Creater" originally posted the video. The clip also contained discre
Lead Stories→ Fact Check: Ukrainian Govt Did NOT Say ‘Eight Mansions Owned By Ukrainian Military Officials’ Burned In Los Angeles Wildfires As Of January 13, 2025
Did the Ukrainian government state that "eight mansions owned by Ukrainian military officials" were "burned down in wildfires in Los Angeles" in January 2025? No, that's not true: A video that made this assertion contained the logo of Uni
Lead Stories→ Fact Check: Video Does NOT Show Actual UFOs Over Alaska Escorted By Military Aircraft — It’s Animation
Did someone in Alaska capture video in early January 2025 showing military jets flying in formation alongside saucer-shaped UFOs? No, that's not true: The UFO video was originally posted on YouTube in October 2023 and the account it came
Lead Stories→ Fact Check: Videos Do NOT Show Armed Drones In New Jersey Firing Weapons In December 2024 — It’s A Marine Helicopter, Military Confirms
Do videos in a social media post show drones firing weapons in New Jersey in December 2024? No, that's not true: A military spokesperson at Joint Base McGuire-Dix-Lakehurst told Lead Stories that both videos show a "U.S. Marine helicopter
Lead Stories→ Fact Check: COVID-19 Vaccines Were NOT Manufactured By Military Contractors, But By Pfizer And Moderna
Were COVID-19 vaccines manufactured by military contractors rather than by Pfizer and Moderna? No, that's not true: FDA inspection records show the vaccines were made in drug industry labs. Pfizer pointed Lead Stories to publicly availabl
Lead Stories→ Fact Check: Military Did NOT Fail ‘To Provide Service Members With Backup Absentee Ballots’
Did the Pentagon fail to provide enough absentee ballots for service members overseas? No, that's not true: If a member of the military requests an absentee ballot from their state but it does not arrive in time, they can print a ballot f
The Dispatch→ No, the Military Cannot Use Lethal Force on Political Protesters
Viral social media claims are false.
The Dispatch→ No, the Military Cannot Use Lethal Force on Political Protesters
Viral social media claims are false.
Lead Stories→ Fact Check: Updated Pentagon Directive 5240.01 Does NOT Make It Legal For US Military "To Kill Americans Who Engage In Political Protest"
Does a recently updated Pentagon directive now authorize the military to kill American protesters? No, that's not true: The Pentagon told Lead Stories the new policies "do not authorize the DOD to use lethal force against U.S. citizens ..
Lead Stories→ Fact Check: Image Does NOT Show US Military Base Under Attack In Baghdad — It’s A Photo From 2011 Taken In New Jersey
Does a photo on social media show an attack on a U.S. military base in Baghdad? No, that's not true: The scene in the picture is of a fire in 2011 at a facility in New Jersey. There is no evidence that an explosion occurred at a U.S. mili
The Dispatch→ One Year of Military Lessons
What Israel, its rivals, and the world have learned from the latest Middle East war.
Full Fact→ Video shows US military depot, not tanks left in Afghanistan
Posts online falsely claim a video shows US military equipment “given” to the Taliban when it withdrew from Afghanistan.
PolitiFact→ Donald Trump – Donald Trump falsely says Kamala Harris is talking about reviving the military draft
Vice President Kamala Harris is “talking about bringing back the draft.”
AllSides→ Active Military Members Hit Kamala With The Ultimate Fact Check
https://www.dailywire.com/news/active-military-members-hit-kamala-with-the-ultimate-fact-check Active U
PolitiFact→ Kamala Harris – Why Harris’ debate remarks about US military in combat zones is misleading
“As of today, there is not one member of the United States military who is in active duty in a combat zone, in any war zone around the world, for the first time this century.”
The Dispatch→ Did the United States Just Send a Major Military Equipment Shipment to Poland?
No, a viral Facebook reel making that claim is from December 2022.
The Dispatch→ Israeli Military Rescues Hostage From Hamas Tunnel
Yet unease continues after Israel and Hezbollah exchanged fire in recent days.
The Dispatch→ Knock Walz for His Politics, Not His Military Service
There is real sacrifice involved in the kind of service in which he was engaged.
PolitiFact→ J.D. Vance – J.D. Vance attacked Tim Walz on military record. His statement ignores the timeline.
“When Tim Walz was asked by his country to go to Iraq, do you know what he did? He dropped out of the Army and allowed his unit to go without him.”
AllSides→ Attacks on Walz’s Military Record
https://www.factcheck.org/2024/08/attacks-on-walzs-military-record/ In introducing her pick for vice pr
FactCheck.org→ Attacks on Walz’s Military Record
Este artículo estará disponible en español en El Tiempo Latino. In introducing her pick for vice presidential running mate, Kamala Harris has prominently touted Tim Walz’s 24 years of service in the Army National Guard. Now, however, GOP v
Lead Stories→ Fact Check: WHO Did NOT Call For ‘Military To Roundup mRNA Vaccine Refusers During Bird Flu Pandemic’ In August 2024
Did the World Health Organization (WHO) call for military forces to "round up mRNA vaccine refusers during the bird flu pandemic," as an August 2024 article claimed? No, that's not true: In an emailed statement to Lead Stories, WHO said t
The Dispatch→ Israel Strikes a Critical Blow Against Hamas’ Military Leadership
But hostages constrain a military campaign that has depleted the ranks of militants in Gaza.
PolitiFact→ Brigitte Gabriel – 18-month stretch of no U.S. military deaths in Afghanistan includes time under Biden
"For 18 months under President Trump, not a single American was harmed in Afghanistan.”
Lead Stories→ Fact Check: Draft-age American Men Are NOT ‘Automatically Registered In The US Military’ After House Vote — Pending Legislation Would Simply Automate Already-Mandatory Registration
Are all American men aged 18-26 now "automatically registered in the U.S. military" after an "overnight" vote in the U.S. House of Representatives? No, that's not true: American men in that age group have been required for decades to regi
PolitiFact→ Viral image – Air show footage from Miami in May repackaged as a military flex against Russia on social media
Video shows “U.S. Navy deploys in Miami due to Russian warships 6/12.”
The Dispatch→ Military Officials Call Russian Naval Presence in the Caribbean ‘Routine’
Social media posts speculating about a ‘Cuban Missile Crisis 2.0’ are misleading.
Lead Stories→ Fact Check: China’s Defense Ministry Did NOT Warn Of Military Intervention If US Or NATO Attacked Russia
Did China's Defense Ministry warn it would "intervene militarily" if the United States or NATO attacked Russia? No, that's not true: No credible evidence supports this claim. Additionally, there are no official statements or credible repo
Full Fact→ Image of new Russian defence minister in military uniform is digitally altered
The image has been manipulated with Andrei Belousov’s face superimposed onto a picture of actor Jason Isaacs in a role in the film The Death of Stalin.
The Dispatch→ Israel on the Defensive as Its Strategy, Both Military and Humanitarian, Is Questioned
The IDF’s Rafah operation begins amid U.S. opposition and Israeli infighting.
Full Fact→ Image shows Russian military in Syria, not Niger
A widely shared image claiming to show Russian troops taking a US base in Niger actually shows Syria in 2020.
PolitiFact→ Facebook posts – No, the U.S. military isn’t bracing for deep state cabal protests
As of April 24, “there was active military in 360 U.S. cities awaiting a Supreme Court announcement ‘that will rock the world’ and trigger cabal deep state planned protests.”
Lead Stories→ Fact Check: NO Evidence That Special Forces Freed ‘Military and Civilian J6ers From Deep State Prison’
Did U.S. Special Forces "rescue" military and civilian "J6ers" from a "deep state" prison in the Aleutian Islands on April 7, 2024? No, that's not true: This claim appears on a website that regularly publishes fabricated content. Also, no