Did the U.S. Navy hang Moderna CEO Stéphane Bancel at Guantanamo Bay? No, that's not true: This claim comes from a website that identifies itself as a satirical source and regularly publishes fake news. No serious news sites have carried
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Snopes→ Fugitive in Massive Navy Bribery Case Caught in Venezuela
The international manhunt for Leonard Glenn Francis ended with his arrest by Venezuelan authorities morning at the Caracas airport.
Snopes→ Navy Wants New Destroyer with Lasers, Hypersonic Missiles
The Navy looks to a future ship brimming with lasers that can shoot down missiles and attack enemies with hypersonic missiles topping 3,800 mph.
Snopes→ Fat Leonard’s Escape As Stunning As His Navy Bribery Case
U-Haul trucks were seen at his home in a tony San Diego neighborhood before Leonard Glenn Francis, known as “Fat Leonard,” snipped off his ankle monitor and disappeared.
Lead Stories→ Fact Check: The US Navy Does NOT Have a Flying Aircraft Carrier
Is the U.S. Navy ready to deploy a multi-billion-dollar aircraft carrier that can go airborne? No, that's not true: A video that announced supposed U.S. Navy plans to deploy such a carrier used images from the fictional Marvel Cinematic U
Lead Stories→ Fact Check: This Video Does NOT Show Ukraine’s Navy Artillery Destroying 13 Russian Warships In The Black Sea
Does a Facebook video show the Ukrainian navy destroying "13 Russian warships in the Black Sea"? No, that's not true: The clip recycles old unrelated footage of Russian -- not Ukrainian -- ships in action. More importantly, the video neve
Logically→ U. S. Navy planes flew around Taiwan during House Speaker Nancy Pelosi’s visit.
The video in question dates back to at least April 2021. It is not connected to Nancy Pelosi's visit to Taiwan.
Snopes→ Navy Expedites Waterborne Drones to Close Gap with China
The Navy envisions drone ships keeping an electronic eye on enemy forces across the vast Pacific Ocean.
Snopes→ Navy Report: Multiple Errors Poisoned Pearl Harbor Water
A Navy investigation revealed that shoddy management and human error caused fuel to leak into Pearl Harbor's tap water last year.
Snopes→ Explorers Find WWII Navy Destroyer, Deepest Wreck Discovered
The USS Samuel B. Roberts, popularly known as the “Sammy B," was identified broken into two pieces on a slope at a depth of 6,985 meters (22,916 feet).
Lead Stories→ Fact Check: Danish Navy Did NOT Open Fire As Russian Warships Entered Territorial Waters On June 17, 2022
Did the Danish navy open fire as Russian warships entered territorial waters on June 17, 2022? No, that's not true: According to a statement from Denmark's Ministry of Foreign Affairs, the situation was handled diplomatically, not milita
Lead Stories→ Fact Check: US Navy Did NOT See UFOs in July 2019 — Navy Classified Them As ‘Unmanned Aerial Systems’ (Drones)
Did the U.S. Navy encounter real UFOs in July 2019 and shoot "hundreds of bullets" at them? No, that's not true: The Navy defined the objects as "unmanned aerial systems" (UAS), or as news reports described them, drones. The objects were
Lead Stories→ Fact Check: Navy JAG Did NOT Amend Method of Execution
Did the U.S. Navy Judge Advocate General's Corps (JAG) change the method of execution from hanging to a gunshot to the head? No, that's not true: A spokesperson for Navy JAG told Lead Stories on a June 17, 2022, phone call that this claim
Lead Stories→ Fact Check: US Navy Full-Ship Shock Trial Was NOT Targeting A Sea Monster Heading Toward Florida In June 2021
Did the U.S. Navy use a 40,000-pound explosive to blow up a sea monster from the bottom of the ocean that was heading toward Florida? No, that's not true: This detonation of a 40,000-pound explosive in the Atlantic Ocean was part of a Ful
Lead Stories→ Fact Check: NO Pepsi Navy — U.S.-Soviet Deal Did NOT Make Pepsi The ‘6th Most Powerful Military In The World’
Was PepsiCo ever the "6th most powerful military in the world"? No, that's not true: A University of Massachusetts Amherst professor tells Lead Stories, "The statement is false on several details." While portions of this claim have been r
Logically→ A Russian Navy warship, Admiral Makarov, has been hit by a Ukrainian missile.
At present, there is a lack of verifiable evidence that Russia's Admiral Makarov warship has been hit by Ukraine's Neptune missiles.
Snopes→ US Navy Intends to Decommission Some of Its Newest Warships
The Navy that once wanted smaller, speedy warships to chase down pirates has made a speedy pivot to Russia and China — and many of those recently built ships could be retired.
Snopes→ Manipulated Pic of British, French Navy Ships Spreads on April Fools’ Day
A joke about the size of a French naval ship went over the heads of some social media users.
Lead Stories→ Fact Check: NO Evidence Of Navy Chaplain Revealing U.S. Military Is ‘Waging War Against Satanic Forces’
Was a U.S. Navy chaplain named Drew d'Auguste present at the execution of California Gov. Gavin Newsom, and could d'Auguste attest that the U.S. military is "waging war against Satanic forces"? No, that's not true: The claim was published
The Dispatch→ No Evidence to Suggest Navy Pilot’s Crash Was Because of a Vaccine Reaction
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Lead Stories→ Fact Check: NO Evidence That Navy Pilot Crashed Aircraft Because They Received COVID-19 Vax Booster
Did a U.S. Navy pilot have to eject themselves from an aircraft before a crash caused by their reaction to a COVID-19 vaccine booster? No, that's not true: Although a Navy pilot was involved in an incident with a fighter jet that caused t
PolitiFact→ Facebook posts – Claim that the U.S. Navy 'halted' communication between sailors and their families lacks evidence
“All communications to families from the US Navy have been halted.”
Lead Stories→ Fact Check: That Was NO UFO On A U.S. Navy Ship — It Was Photoshop
Did someone record the finding of a triangular-shaped UFO aboard a U.S. Navy ship, the USS Gerald Ford? No, that's not true: A spokesperson from the U.S. Navy told Lead Stories that this claim is false, and sent us the original footage wi
Snopes→ Navy Captain Becomes 1st Woman to Command US Nuclear Carrier
The USS Abraham Lincoln deployed this week from San Diego under the command of Capt. Amy Bauernschmidt.
Snopes→ Did Navy SEALs Raid Cargo Ship Full of Smuggled Children?
The raid allegedly occurred in Long Beach, California.
Full Fact→ Don’t believe the funny story about the navy and the lighthouse
A story of a confrontation between a British aircraft carrier and an Irish lighthouse is being shared on Facebook along with the claim that it is “the transcript of the actual radio conversation between the British and the Irish, off the coast of
Snopes→ Navy Probe Finds Major Failures in Fire That Destroyed Ship
A Navy report has concluded there were sweeping failures by commanders, crew members and others that fueled the July 2020 arson fire that destroyed the USS Bonhomme Richard, calling the massive five-day blaze in San Diego preventable and unacceptable.
Lead Stories→ Fact Check: All Unvaccinated Navy SEALs Do NOT Have To Pay Back Training Costs — Only Those Who Are In Applicable Graduate Programs And Specialized Training
Will the U.S. Navy force members of its elite Sea, Air and Land (SEAL) teams who are unvaccinated against COVID-19 to pay back millions for training? Not exactly: It is possible that they would have to dish out recoupment of training cost
Snopes→ Was Navy Seaman Elgin Staples Saved by a Life Belt Made by His Mom?
The story of Elgin Staples and his mother, Vera Mueller-Staples, has wowed audiences since the 1940s.
Logically→ Two ships from the Royal Australian Navy rammed a boat loaded with undocumented migrants.
The photo in question is mislabeled. It actually shows Japan Coast Guard's attempts to block Chinese activists from landing on the Senkaku Islands.
Lead Stories→ Fact Check: Dr. Anthony Fauci Was NOT Arrested By US Navy SEALs On June 1, 2021
Was Dr. Anthony Fauci, director of the National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases, arrested by U.S. Navy SEALs on June 1, 2021? No, that's not true: Not only is there no credible information about such an arrest, but Fauci has
Snopes→ Did an Iranian Navy Ship Catch Fire and Sink in the Gulf?
The Kharg was the largest warship in the Iranian navy.
Snopes→ No, Bill Gates’ Wyoming Ranch Wasn’t Stormed by Navy SEALs
Genuine news outlets don't carry "parody" disclaimers.
Snopes→ Indonesia Navy Declares Lost Sub Sunk, All 53 Aboard Dead
Indonesia’s navy declared its missing submarine had sunk and cracked open, killing 53 crew members aboard.
Snopes→ Navy Medic Shoots 2, is Shot and Killed on Base
A Navy medic shot and critically wounded two people at a Maryland business park, then fled to a nearby Army base where he was shot and killed.
Snopes→ Did US Navy SEALs Rescue Trafficked Children from Ever Given Ship?
A website with a history of publishing dubious content advanced a conspiracy theory about the formerly stuck Suez Canal ship.
AFP Fact Check→ Australian military refutes claim of ‘severe side effects’ from Covid-19 vaccines amongst Navy service members
Multiple social media posts claim that 80 percent of Australian Navy service members who received the AstraZeneca Covid-19 vaccine are experiencing “severe side effects,” while the remaining 20 percent have “mild side effects”. The claim is fal
Lead Stories→ Fact Check: Navy SEALs Did NOT Arrest Hillary Clinton
Did U.S. Navy SEALs arrest Hillary Clinton? No, that's not true: Clinton was not arrested under a secret order former President Donald Trump gave to the Navy. "The story is fabricated and not factual," Cmdr. Courtney Hillson, assistant ch
The Dispatch→ Did Navy SEALs Loyal to President Trump Arrest Hillary Clinton?
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Snopes→ Did Navy SEALs Arrest Hillary Clinton?
A post claimed Navy SEALs broke into the former secretary of state's home and tranquilized her.