Tag Archives: military

Change in Military Funeral Protocol?

Posted on October 10, 2011

Q: Did Obama order the military to drop the words “on behalf of the president of the United States” when presenting the flag to the next of kin at funerals? A: A chain email that makes that claim is wrong. Spokespersons for the Defense Department and the armed forces say …
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A Big, Fat Mistake

Posted on February 28, 2011

Mike Huckabee cited a bloated statistic, claiming obesity disqualifies three out of four young Americans from military service. The actual total is closer to one in four. The former Arkansas governor (and possible GOP presidential contender in 2012) was on "Fox News Sunday" on Feb. 27, explaining why he has …
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Patriotism Falsely Impugned

Posted on September 22, 2010

Democratic Rep. Alan Grayson of Florida is falsely accusing his opponent of evading the Vietnam War draft, claiming “he doesn’t love this country.” Republican candidate Daniel Webster didn’t “refuse the call to service,” as claimed in a vicious TV ad …
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Misleading on Military Pay

Posted on March 25, 2010

Q: Did Obama propose a 1.4 percent pay increase for the military, the lowest since 1973? A: Yes. Military pay raises are based on the Employment Cost Index, which grew very little this year.

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Homeland Security Adviser?

Posted on November 19, 2009

Q: Was the suspected Fort Hood shooter an "advisor to Obama’s homeland security team" or a member of his "transition team"? A: This is another false e-rumor. Army Maj. Nidal Malik Hasan was merely an audience member at some public events of a university-sponsored group that offered unsolicited advice to …
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Health Care Overhaul and TRICARE

Posted on November 10, 2009

Q: Would health care overhaul efforts eliminate TRICARE health coverage for members of the military and military retirees? A: No. This claim in a chain e-mail is false. Neither Congress nor President Obama has proposed legislation to that effect.

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ACLU and Cemetery Crosses

Posted on July 5, 2009 , Updated on April 28, 2010

Q: Is the ACLU suing to have cross-shaped headstones removed from military cemeteries? A: The ACLU has filed no such suit, and it hasn’t sued to "end prayer from the military" either.

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Veteran Visit

Posted on July 1, 2009 , Updated on July 14, 2009

Q: Was Obama rude to wounded veterans during a visit to the National Naval Medical Center? A: A chain e-mail that makes such a claim gets several facts wrong and is disputed by an official who was present at the meeting.

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Obama & Naval Academy swords

Posted on June 13, 2009

Q: Did Obama order a "swordless graduation" at the U.S. Naval Academy? A: This Internet scuttlebutt is false. Graduating midshipmen have gone without swords at graduation for decades, even when Bush and Cheney spoke.

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New Army Policy Against “Faith-Based” Events?

Posted on June 10, 2009

Q: Did Obama issue a policy that “no U.S. serviceman can speak at any faith-based public event”? A: This claim in a chain e-mail is false. Army officials say there has been no change in policy regarding “faith-based” events. And the event the e-mail refers to wasn’t a “faith-based” one.

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