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PolitiFact→ Facebook posts – No, CNN did not break news about a Pentagon ‘plan to implant Americans with nanotech particles’
CNN reported “breaking news” that the Pentagon announced a plan to “implant Americans with nanotech particles.”
The Dispatch→ False Claims About the 9/11 Pentagon Attack Continue to Circulate Online
Photo, video, and eyewitness accounts all tell the same story.
Logically→ Donald Rumsfeld didn’t report $2.3 trillion missing from the Pentagon the day before 9/11
PolitiFact→ Instagram posts – No, this video doesn’t show a missile hitting the Pentagon on 9/11
Video shows a missile hitting the Pentagon on 9/11.
PolitiFact→ Instagram posts – Pentagon did not report trillions of dollars missing the day before 9/11
“The day before 9/11 the Pentagon reported $2.3 trillion missing.”
FactCheck.org→ Posts Misrepresent Pentagon Accounting Errors in Ukraine Aid
Quick Take The Pentagon discovered accounting errors that overestimated how much it had spent on aid for Ukraine by $6.2 billion over two years. But social media posts misinterpreted the discovery to falsely claim the U.S. “lost” $
Lead Stories→ Fact Check: Footage Does NOT Prove That No Plane Hit Pentagon On 9/11
Does footage related to the 9/11 attack at the Pentagon prove that no airplane struck the building? No, that's not true: The video -- which was published online by the FBI more than a decade ago -- only shows "recovery and investigative o
PolitiFact→ Facebook posts – Fake photo used in claim that the Pentagon was attacked. Pants on Fire!
Photo shows the U.S. Pentagon “is under attack.”
The Dispatch→ Fact Check: Image of Explosion Near Pentagon Is Fake
The image was digitally generated. Continue reading Fact Check: Image of Explosion Near Pentagon Is Fake »
Lead Stories→ Fact Check: Image Of Smoke Near Pentagon Is NOT Real Photo
Was there an explosion near the Pentagon on May 22, 2023? No, that's not true: This is not a real photo but a digitally fabricated image that shows a plume of smoke near a building that slightly resembles the Pentagon, the headquarters of
Logically→ No, the Pentagon didn’t admit that there are 46 U.S. military-funded bioweapon facilities in Ukraine
Lead Stories→ Fact Check: Pentagon, CDC NOT Planning For Zombie Apocalypse — These Were Training Materials
Are the Pentagon and the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) planning for a zombie apocalypse? No, that's not true: The Department of Defense created a fictitious scenario for a training program for the U.S. Strategic Co
Logically→ The Pentagon was not hit by a missile on 9/11
The Dispatch→ Pentagon Leaks Alarm Washington
U.S. and Ukrainian flags at a memorial for fallen soldiers in Kyiv, 2023. (Photo by Dominika Zarzycka/NurPhoto via Getty Images)Plus: Members of Congress concerned about flaws in the rollout of a forced-labor law.Continue reading Pentagon Leaks Alarm W
Lead Stories→ Fact Check: NOT Accurate That Joint Chiefs Of Staff Chairman Gen. Mark Milley ‘Never Served In Combat’ — Pentagon Provides Proof
Has U.S. Army Gen. Mark Milley, chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff, "never served in combat"? No, that's not true: A publicly available profile of Milley lists his numerous operational deployments over the past several decades. The cla
Logically→ The Pentagon has confirmed that U.S. military personnel have been deployed to Ukraine.
The U.S. military personnel are in Ukraine to carry out inspections of U.S. weapons deliveries, not to engage in combat with Russia.
Lead Stories→ Fact Check: Off-Duty Pentagon Cop NOT ‘Caught Dealing Fentanyl To Children During Trick Or Treating’ – Headline Altered
Was an off-duty Pentagon police officer caught dealing fentanyl to children during trick-or-treating? No, that's not true: Officer Eric Welch was arrested, but the arrest was on charges related to cocaine, not fentanyl, and the arrest too
PolitiFact→ Instagram posts – Plane debris was found at Pentagon after 9/11
“No plane debris was found at the Pentagon.”
PolitiFact→ Facebook posts – Yes, a plane crashed into the Pentagon on Sept. 11, 2001
A Boeing 757 didn’t fly into the Pentagon on 9/11.
Logically→ The Pentagon developed a drone to spread infected insects in the air.
There is no evidence suggesting the Pentagon has any alleged involvement in the development of a drone that could spread infected insects.
Lead Stories→ Fact Check: ‘Rare Pentagon Impact Video’ Does NOT Show Missile Hitting The Building On 9/11
Does a "rare Pentagon impact video" show that something other than a commercial plane hit the building on September 11, 2001? No, that's not true: The video shown has been digitally edited to show an object crashing into the building. It
Lead Stories→ Fact Check: CNN Report From 9/11 Does NOT Prove That Plane Didn’t Crash Into Pentagon
Does a news report from CNN that aired on September 11, 2001, prove that a plane didn't crash into the Pentagon on that day? No, that's not true: There is plenty of evidence that a plane crashed into the Pentagon on 9/11, and the news rep
PolitiFact→ Bloggers – The Pentagon didn’t ‘admit’ that there are 46 US-funded biolabs in Ukraine
The Pentagon "finally comes clean" and "admits...that there are 46 U.S. military-funded biolabs in Ukraine"
Lead Stories→ Fact Check: UFO In Shape Of Pyramid Was NOT Seen Over The Pentagon In 2018
Did witnesses capture footage of a UFO over the Pentagon in December 2018? No, that's not true: A spokesperson at the Pentagon described the claim by telling Lead Stories, "This appears to be a hoax. There were no reports of unusual activ
Snopes→ Pentagon Report Lists ‘Unaccounted for Pregnancy,’ ‘Radiation Burns’ from UFO Encounters
But is there publicly available evidence proving these effects were the result of UFO encounters?
Logically→ The Pentagon stated that Volodymyr Zelenskyy is George Soros’ cousin.
No Pentagon officials have made any such statement. Official records and reports do not state Zelenskyy is Soros' cousin.
Lead Stories→ Fact Check: Russia DID NOT ‘Find Over 30 Biological Labs’ In Ukraine ‘Formed By The Pentagon’
During the Russia invasion of Ukraine, did Russia find "over 30" bioweapons labs "formed by the Pentagon"? No, that's not true: According to public records, most of these labs were already known to Russia, as they were formerly part of th
Snopes→ Wandering Hen Taken into Custody at Pentagon Security Area
The loose hen was found near the U.S. Department of Defense headquarters
Lead Stories→ Fact Check: NO Evidence That Dick Cheney Was Hanged At GITMO — Pentagon Says Claim Is False
Was Dick Cheney hanged at Guantanamo Bay on January 29, 2022? No, that's not true: A duty officer at the Pentagon told Lead Stories the claim "is false." Also, this claim was made on a self-described satirical website whose disclaimer say
Lead Stories→ Fact Check: DOD Whistleblowers’ ‘Mind Blowing COVID Vaccine Injury Numbers’ Were NOT Based On Accurate Data, Pentagon Says
Did Department of Defense (DOD) "whistleblowers" reveal what a headline claims were "mind-blowing COVID-19 vaccine injury numbers"? Yes, they did, but their figures were based on a comparison with what the Pentagon says were under-reporte
Snopes→ Pentagon Chief Austin Says He Has Tested Positive for COVID
Defense Secretary Lloyd Austin said Sunday he has tested positive for COVID-19 and was experiencing mild symptoms while quarantining at home.
Lead Stories→ Fact Check: Pentagon Did NOT ‘Confirm Majority Dying And In Hospitals Are Vaccinated’
Did the Department of Defense "confirm" the majority of those dying and hospitalized with COVID-19 were vaccinated? No, that's not true: The claim is made without any offer of proof. There is no public record of a Pentagon statement about
Snopes→ Pentagon Reverses Itself, Calls Deadly Kabul Strike an Error
The Pentagon retreated from its defense of a drone strike that killed multiple civilians in Afghanistan, announcing that a review revealed that only civilians were killed in the attack, not an Islamic State extremist as first believed.
Snopes→ Pentagon: Blast Outside Kabul Airport, No Word on Casualties
Several countries urged people to avoid the airport, where an official said there was a threat of a suicide bombing.
Snopes→ Pentagon: US Troops Must Get Their COVID-19 Vaccines ASAP
More than 800,000 service members have yet to get their shots, according to Pentagon data.
Snopes→ Pentagon to Require COVID Vaccine for All Troops by Sept. 15
The memo reflects similar decisions by governments and companies around the world, as nations struggle with the highly contagious delta variant that has sent new U.S. cases, hospitalizations and deaths surging to heights not see since the peaks last wi
Snopes→ Officer Dead, Suspect Killed in Violence Outside Pentagon
An officer died after being stabbed during a burst of violence at a transit station outside the Pentagon, and a suspect was shot by law enforcement and died at the scene.
Lead Stories→ Fact Check: NO Evidence 32 Governors At The Pentagon
Were 32 governors at the Pentagon, either because they were detained there or because they were meeting with the former head of the CIA and top military officials in late June or early July 2021? No, there's no evidence that's true: Posts
Lead Stories→ Fact Check: ‘Water Car Inventor’ Stanley Meyer Was NOT Killed By Pentagon — Cause Of Death Was A Brain Aneurysm
Was Stanley Meyer, an inventor and holder of several patents, including a patent to turn water into fuel, killed by the Pentagon? No, there is no evidence that Meyer was killed by the Pentagon or anyone else. The Franklin County, Ohio, co