Did the military convict William Barr? No, that's not true: There's zero evidence to support the allegation that former Attorney General Barr was convicted on charges of treason. A Pentagon duty officer told Lead Stories the claim isn't t
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Snopes→ Yes, Tucker Carlson Called a Top U.S. Military General a ‘Pig’
Carlson's comment elicited a strong reaction from critics online.
Snopes→ Top General Blasts Rep. Matt Gaetz for ‘Offensive’ Comment About Military Being ‘Woke’
And the exchange went viral.
Lead Stories→ Fact Check: Bill Clinton Is NOT Facing A Military Tribunal At Guantanamo Bay
Is Bill Clinton facing a military tribunal for crimes of "murder, sex crimes against minors, treason, theft of government property"? No, that's not true: A Pentagon duty officer confirmed to Lead Stories that this claim was "Not true." Th
Lead Stories→ Fact Check: Biden’s Military Does NOT Put West Point Cadets In Solitary Confinement If They Refuse COVID-19 Vaccine
Does the military under President Joe Biden put West Point cadets in solitary confinement if they refuse the COVID-19 vaccine? No, that's not true. Unvaccinated cadets at West Point "are required to spend seven days in restriction of move
Snopes→ US Military Guns Keep Vanishing, Some Used in Street Crimes
An Associated Press investigation has found that at least 1,900 U.S. military firearms were lost or stolen during the 2010s, with some resurfacing in violent crimes.
Snopes→ Is This a Real Military Toilet Paper Requisition?
"Commanding Officer, USS SKIPJACK, cannot help but wonder what is being used at Mare Island in place of this unidentifiable material, once well known to this command."
Snopes→ No, the US Military Didn’t Arrest Deborah Birx for Spreading COVID Lies
We can think of a few other public figures who have spread unverified claims about the virus.
Lead Stories→ Fact Check: U.S. Military Did NOT Arrest Dr. Deborah Birx
Did the U.S. military arrest former White House coronavirus response coordinator Dr. Deborah Birx for her role in deceiving the public about the effectiveness of masks in preventing the spread of COVID-19? No, that's not true: The claim i
Lead Stories→ Fact Check: Joe Biden And Kamala Harris Did NOT Ignore Military, Their Families Over Memorial Day Weekend
Did Joe Biden and Kamala Harris make zero mention of the military who lost their lives and of their family members over the Memorial Day holiday weekend? No, that's not true: The president and vice president both attended a wreath laying
Snopes→ Did Mike Flynn Say Myanmar-Style Military Coup ‘Should Happen’ in US?
The former Army general and Trump ally appeared at a right-wing conference in Texas in May 2021.
Lead Stories→ Fact Check: Batch Of 950 Military Ballots For Biden In Fulton County, Georgia, Is NOT Proof Of Election Fraud
Is a batch of 950 military ballots for Joe Biden in Fulton County, Georgia, proof of election fraud? No, that's not true: Posts making that claim say the ballots were in sequential order but ballots aren't numbered, according to a county
Lead Stories→ Fact Check: Military Did NOT Arrest Adam Schiff
Did the military arrest Adam Schiff? No, that's not true: This is a completely made-up story, published by a website that posts false and fictionalized allegations. Lead Stories has previously debunked many of those. "This story is comple
Lead Stories→ Fact Check: Trump Will NOT Be Sworn In 19th President, Military Is NOT In Charge And Biden Is The Legitimate President
Will Donald Trump be sworn in as the 19th president of the United States and is the military in charge because Joe Biden is not the legitimate president? No, that's not true. Attorney L. Lin Wood made those false claims -- all of which Le
Snopes→ Hamas Defiant with Military Parade, Appearance of Top Leader
Hundreds of masked Hamas fighters brandishing assault rifles paraded in Gaza City and the group’s top leader made his first public appearance.
Snopes→ Did US Military Place Amy Coney Barrett Under House Arrest?
Not all "news" websites are equal.
Snopes→ Did Bea Arthur Serve in the Military During World War II?
Before she became a television icon, Arthur had a stint as a truck driver in the Marine Corps Women's Reserve from 1943 to 1945.
Liste→ Myanmar TV did not announce obligatory military service for all adults
As Myanmar’s military continues a crackdown on protesters and rebel groups fighting its February coup, Facebook posts surfaced claiming that a major TV channel announced that all Myanmar citizens aged 18 and over must serve in the army. The claim, ho
Lead Stories→ Fact Check: Car Trunk Surprise Military Homecoming Video Is NOT Real — It’s A Skit
Did a soldier come home from deployment with plans to surprise her partner, only to discover that he was seeing another woman? No, that's not true: This contrived "caught on tape" drama is a skit using actors for entertainment and monetiz
Lead Stories→ Fact Check: Picture Of Military Convoy Did NOT Originally Include UFO — It’s A Photoshop Contest
Did a giant flying saucer hover over a military convoy while a soldier stood guard, seemingly oblivious? No, that's not true: This image was entered in a creative UFO Photoshop contest in December of 2005. It is a doctored composite of se
Snopes→ Israeli Military Accused of Using Media to Trick Hamas
The Israeli public in general has long felt the international media focus too heavily on the Palestinian side of the story while minimizing Israeli concerns and suffering.
Liste→ This video shows members of a Myanmar ethnic rebel group before the 2021 military coup
A video has been viewed tens of thousands of times in Facebook posts claiming it shows young Myanmar protesters joining a combat exercise with an ethnic rebel group in May 2021. The posts circulated online as anti-coup protesters reportedly joined re
Lead Stories→ Fact Check: The Military Is NOT In Control Of The White House; Biden IS In Charge — He’s The President
Is Joe Biden not in charge and is the military in control of the White House? No, that's not true. Biden is the president of the United States per the U.S. Constitution Article 20. The military is not in charge of the White House, and the
Liste→ This is video game footage — it does not show rebels shooting down Myanmar military aircraft
A video has been viewed more than a hundred thousand times on Facebook alongside a claim it shows a prominent rebel group in eastern Myanmar shooting down military aircraft in March 2021. The claim is false: the clip, which has circulated online sinc
Liste→ This image shows the wreckage of an Indian military helicopter that crashed in 2019
After a leading Myanmar ethnic rebel army said it had shot down a military helicopter on May 3, 2021 a photo was shared thousands of times in Facebook posts that claimed it showed the wreckage from the crash. But the claim is false: the image has circ
Lead Stories→ Fact Check: Military Did NOT Arrest James Comey
Did the military arrest former FBI Director James Comey? No, that's not true: A spokesperson for the office of the secretary of defense said no such arrest happened. An article making the claim relies on a purported unnamed source and app
Lead Stories→ Fact Check: ‘President Trump’ Did NOT Return In A Blaze Of Glory On Air Force One — NO Evidence Military Is Preparing To Oust Joe Biden
Did "President Trump" return in a blaze of glory on Air Force One? Is the military preparing to oust Joe Biden? No, that's not true: A video purporting to show Trump's triumphant return in April 2021 is old. The footage is actually from D
Liste→ This video shows German military vehicles during an exercise
A video showing various military vehicles has been shared hundreds of times on Facebook alongside the claim that they belong to the Ethiopian army. This is false: while the Ethiopian army did recently acquire new military trucks, the video was actuall
Snopes→ No, Hillary Clinton Wasn’t Convicted for Murder By Military Tribunal
Clinton is the frequent target of online hoaxes and conspiracy theories.
Snopes→ Military Says That Chad’s President Killed on Battlefield
The stunning announcement came just hours after electoral officials had declared Idriss Deby Itno the winner of the April 11 presidential election.
Lead Stories→ Fact Check: No Evidence Supporting The Story Attached To Photo Of Irish Woman Shooting A Military Rifle
Did an Irish woman take the gun of her wounded fiance and continue fighting the British army until she was killed? And did someone overhear the comments of the British commander who had called off the fighting so the "Irish could bury the
Lead Stories→ Fact Check: Hillary Clinton Was NOT Convicted By Military Tribunal
Was Hillary Clinton convicted by a military tribunal on April 16, 2021? No, that's not true. "The story is false," the Defense Department press operations duty officer told Lead Stories via email on April 16, 2021.There is no military tri
Snopes→ Did Pentagon Confirm Leaked Pics of UFOs Were Taken by Military Personnel?
The Pentagon has gone on the record to confirm triangular objects over a Navy destroyer were filmed by U.S. military personnel.
Snopes→ Does US Rank No. 1 in Incarceration, Gas Consumption, Military Spending?
"We're number one" isn't always a point of pride.
Lead Stories→ Fact Check: Hillary Clinton Did NOT Face A Military Tribunal On April 8, 2021
Did Hillary Clinton face a military tribunal on April 8, 2021? No, that's not true. "The story is fabricated," the Defense Department press operations duty officer told Lead Stories via email on April 12, 2021. Lead Stories previously deb
Liste→ Footage of destroyed military plane includes old clip of Syrian helicopter exploding over Damascus
Terrorist group Boko Haram has released a video that includes footage of a mid-air explosion, claiming it shows a Nigerian Air Force jet shot down by insurgents in Borno state. This is false; the exploding aircraft seen in the beginning of the video wa
Liste→ The video was taken in China’s Yunnan province before the Myanmar military coup
A video of armoured vehicles has been viewed thousands of times in multiple social media posts in April 2021 which claim it shows Chinese troops in Myanmar, where there has been escalating unrest since a military coup on February 1, 2021. The claim
Snopes→ Did an Abandoned CA Military Base Lead to an Incredible Find?
The Devil’s Slide lookout bunker was the site of a military triangulation station and observation site used during World War II.
Lead Stories→ Fact Check: US Military Did NOT Say Special Operation Boarded The ‘Ever Given’ To Find Weapons, Bodies, Trafficked People
Was an "intel dispatch" released to the public that told of a U.S. military special operation in which U.S. Navy SEALs boarded the cargo ship Ever Given? And did this mission discover heavy weapons as well as 1,366 dead and 1,245 people a
Liste→ These photos show air strikes on western Myanmar in 2020 and a military exercise in 2018
Three photos have been shared thousands of times in multiple posts on Facebook and Twitter alongside a claim they show an air strike near the Thai-Myanmar border in March 2021. The images surfaced after the Myanmar military launched attacks in eastern