This story is part of an ongoing investigation into disinformation in collaboration with The War Horse, the Human Rights Center at the University of California, Berkeley, and Mother Jones. Just as former president Donald Trump told Fox News last week that he wanted to use the US military to “handle” what he called the “enemy from within” on Election Day, an obscure military policy was beginning to make the rounds on social media platforms favored by the far right.
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BING NEWS:
- 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 ... to use lethal force ...
10/30/2024 - 11:00 pm | View Link - No, the Military Cannot Use Lethal Force on Political Protesters
The claim, however, is false. The directive in question— DoDD 5240.01 —does not authorize the U.S. military to suppress political protests or use lethal force on American citizens.
10/28/2024 - 10:09 am | View Link - No, a DOD directive does not authorize the military to use lethal force on civilians
Multiple readers asked us to VERIFY claims that a Department of Defense directive gives the military power to use lethal force on civilians. Here’s what we found.
10/25/2024 - 9:39 am | View Link - Far-Right Suggests Military Just Authorized Lethal Force Against Americans Ahead of the Election. It Didn’t.
They latched onto a new reference in the updated directive -- "lethal force" -- and soon were falsely claiming that the change means Kamala Harris had authorized the military to kill ... to use lethal ...
10/24/2024 - 7:11 am | View Link - More
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