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stated on November 17, 2021 a Facebook post:

The military took over the mainstream media.

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By Ciara O'Rourke
November 18, 2021

Misinformation spreads online about military media takeover

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  • There is no evidence to support this. 
 
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The title of a recent Facebook video claims that the military has taken over the mainstream media. 

“Military takes over MSM to broadcast a truthful event,” the Nov. 17 title says

We, the media, are here to tell you that’s incorrect. 

This post was flagged as part of Facebook’s efforts to combat false news and misinformation on its News Feed. (Read more about our partnership with Facebook.)

According to a person who can be heard talking in the video, this is speculative. But it’s also not based in fact. 

“Friday, December third,” they say. “U.S. government runs out of money, the alliance plan telegram goes down, along with all mass media, while the military takes over to broadcast truthful events 24/7. Now dates are tentative, always, because as you know this is a war. An unconventional war.” 

The person talking goes on to reference the QAnon conspiracy theory, and we’ve previously checked similar posts claiming that former President Donald Trump and the military are working together and remain in power in spite of President Joe Biden’s election. 

But there’s no evidence to support that, or the claim that the military has taken over or will take over the mainstream media. 

We rate this post Pants on Fire!

 
Our Sources

Facebook post, Nov. 17, 2021

PolitiFact, Don’t fall for rumors about a Trump-led military takeover, emergency alerts, Jan. 13, 2021

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