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Did Russian Forces Strike a 'NATO Command Center' in Lviv, Ukraine?

Written by:
Alex Kasprak
April 3, 2023 A lazy piece of obvious propaganda has become incorporated into several false claims about the w ...
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Did Biden Call for a Military National Draft?

Written by:
Nur Ibrahim
Feb. 28, 2023 A post claimed he would call 20-year-olds to war over Ukraine.
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Did Chinese-Sent Surveillance Balloons Fly Over the US During Trump's Presidency?

Written by:
Nur Ibrahim
Feb. 7, 2023 Glen VanHerck, the head of the North American Aerospace Defense Command (NORAD), said the flight ...
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Did President G.W. Bush pose with plastic Thanksgiving turkey while visiting troops in Baghdad?

Did President Bush Pose with a Plastic Turkey?

Written by:
David Mikkelson
Dec. 4, 2013 A photo taken while Bush visited U.S. troops in Iraq on Thanksgiving in 2003 was mistaken for a ...
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The Origins of 'Taps'

Written by:
Barbara Mikkelson
Oct. 28, 2008 An old rumor tells of how the "Taps" military bugle song supposedly originated from a compositio ...
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Did a Protester Kneel During a Ceremony at the Tomb of the Unknown Soldier?

Written by:
Dan MacGuill
Sept. 28, 2017 A viral photograph shows a man kneeling and recording a video at the Tomb of the Unknown Soldier ...
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Even as Russia intensifies its attacks on Ukraine, its military appears to be suffering setbacks – from mounting casualties to dwindling military supplies.

Scholar: As Russia Enlists Hundreds of Thousands of Men to Fight Ukraine, Public Support for Putin is Falling

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The Conversation
Oct. 12, 2022 Arik Burakovsky, a scholar of Russia and public opinion, says public approval of the president a ...
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Readers asked us by email about an article that said an old U.S. veteran named Jacob Rivas had to resort to selling his medals in order to buy groceries.

Did US Veteran Jacob Rivas Sell His Medals to Buy Groceries?

Written by:
Jordan Liles
Aug. 3, 2022 According to the story, the elderly veteran woke up the next day and heard a loud military band ...
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According to a 2014 Facebook post the origins of the musical notes in Taps had something to do with a Union Army captain finding the composition inside the pocket of his dead son who fought for the Confederacy.

'Taps' Did Not Originate the Way Viral Facebook Post Claims

Written by:
Jordan Liles
April 12, 2022 A post from 2014 about the supposed origins of the military melody known as "Taps" recently rece ...
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Did Former Defense Secretary Jim Mattis Criticize 'Pantyhose-Wearing' Politicians for Gun Restrictions?

Written by:
Dan MacGuill
Jan. 17, 2019 A widespread meme attributes some colorful criticisms of pro-gun-control lawmakers to the legend ...
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Did Trump Tap Giorgio A. Tsoukalos for Secretary of the Space Force?

Written by:
Dan Evon
June 29, 2018 A satirical article jokingly claimed that the television personality and producer best known as ...
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American flag against a gray, cloudy sky.

Flag Controversy at Jaguar Power Sports in Florida

Written by:
Kim LaCapria
April 17, 2018 City of Jacksonville employee Melinda Power was targeted by Jaguar Power Sports after citing the ...
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Did Sen. Cory Booker Put Undocumented People 'Before Seniors and Veterans'?

Written by:
Arturo Garcia
Feb. 12, 2018 A graphic disseminated dismissive (and entirely fabricated) statements from the New Jersey Democrat.
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Has Representative Frederica Wilson Never Supported Pro-Veteran Legislation?

Written by:
Dan MacGuill
Oct. 23, 2017 A conservative web site offers an incomplete, misleading and false summary of Wilson's legislati ...
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Do 'Angel Flights' Release Flare Salutes for Fallen Soldiers?

Written by:
Dan Evon
May 30, 2017 A photograph purportedly showing a plane releasing a flare salute to soldiers killed in battle i ...
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Robots with Guns: The Rise of Autonomous Weapons Systems

Written by:
David Emery
April 21, 2017 An August 2017 letter to the U.N. signed by Elon Musk and other tech luminaries called autonomou ...
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United States Sending Thousands of Troops to Eastern Europe

Written by:
Bethania Palma
Jan. 11, 2017 The deployment is in response to what has been seen as aggressive moves by Russia, but Russia cl ...
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Veterans' Corpses Found Rotting in Chicago VA's Morgue?

Written by:
Kim LaCapria
Oct. 3, 2016 A clickbait web site used a misleading picture to advance a rumor about unclaimed veterans' corp ...
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U.S. Army Memo Announces Preparations for Martial Law

Written by:
David Emery
Aug. 22, 2016 U.S. Army officials say a memo announcing that martial law training exercises and preparation wi ...
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Military: Reports of Gunfire at San Diego Naval Hospital False Alarm

Written by:
Brooke Binkowski
Jan. 26, 2016 The Naval Medical Center was on lockdown after reports of an active shooter.
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