Pentagon policy on lethal force misrepresented on social media | Fact check
The directive restates prior policy and doesn't create any new or blanket approval for troops to kill U.S. citizens.
Fact Check: DOD directive did not authorize lethal military force on U.S. citizens
An updated U.S. Department of Defense (DOD) directive does not authorize federal troops to use lethal force against citizens, ...
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Mozambique Police Brutally Repress Election Protesters
On Thursday in the heart of Maputo, Mozambique’s capital, Angela was preparing lunch for her 5-year-old son when the ...
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Extremists Say the Military Authorized Lethal Force Against Americans Ahead of the Election
They latched onto a new reference in the updated directive—“lethal force”—and soon were falsely claiming that the change meant Kamala Harris had authorized the military to kill civilians ...
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Pentagon policy on lethal force misrepresented on social media | Fact check
“BREAKING Biden/Harris have just pushed through DoD Directive 5240.01 giving the Pentagon power – for the first time in history – to USE LETHAL FORCE TO KILL AMERICANS on U.S. soil who prote ...