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This image is a Facebook screenshot showing user Joe Kleinschmidt posting on Aug. 15, 2026, in his Anti-QAnon Memes group with the label "Group expert in Coffee Beans & Roasting," with the post showing an image graphic displaying an illustration of a large aircraft carrier-looking ship with masts and sails, with a "Live" graphic at the top left, as well as a chyron with red or white backgrounds and white or black text reading, "Breaking News," "Trump Demands All Navy Ships Equipped With Sails" and "Cannons Also Being Considered," as well as the time 11:45.

Did Trump demand sails on US Navy ships and consider adding cannons? Here's the truth

Written by: Jordan Liles

Aug. 20, 2026

The claim spread after Trump ordered the Navy to revert back to using a steam catapult system fo ...

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A photo of an aircraft carrier on open water. A plane flies off the carrier at left. Behind the carrier, the sky is yellow due to a low sun. Farther above, the sky fades into blue.

What CNN's Pamela Brown said about going aboard USS Lincoln

Written by: Emery Winter

Aug. 19, 2026

The reporter's account of conditions aboard the ship was more nuanced than social media posts su ...

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Don't fall for claim Trump said 'only suckers and losers would enlist' in US Navy and then complain

Written by: Joey Esposito

Aug. 17, 2026

A purported screenshot on social media was little more than a fabricated reprise of a popular Tr ...

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U.S. President Donald Trump with the USS Abraham Lincoln in the background.

Did Trump order USS Abraham Lincoln sailors to sign NDAs before they can leave ship?

Written by: Aleksandra Wrona

Aug. 17, 2026

The claim originated from a social media account describing its output as satirical.

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A large Naval aircraft carrier, the USS Abraham Lincoln, in the ocean with numerous Navy personnel on board.

Investigating claim USS Abraham Lincoln sailors are trying to jump overboard

Written by: Nur Ibrahim

Aug. 14, 2026

The aircraft carrier has spent nine months at sea amid the ongoing U.S.-Israeli war on Iran.

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A large aircraft carrier ship on the water amid clear skies.

Iranian media claims 7 died in brawl aboard USS Abraham Lincoln. US Central Command denies reports

Written by: Rae Deng

Aug. 13, 2026

"Iran continues to spread lies and false information," a Central Command spokesperson said.

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The photograph captures the profile of an aircraft carrier as a plane lands on it.

USS Abraham Lincoln crew reportedly faces food shortages, low morale. Here's what we know

Written by: Anna Rascouët-Paz

Aug. 7, 2026

The claim stemmed from an MS NOW report that says the crew lacks food, soap, toothpaste and othe ...

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Side-by-side images of U.S. Rep. Thomas Massie, a white man with grey hair and a short beard in a suit, and a black-and-white photograph of men carrying a person on a stretcher from a helicopter.

Thomas Massie didn't 'confirm' Israel dropped napalm on USS Liberty. The truth was exposed decades ago

Written by: Rae Deng

June 17, 2026

Both the United States and Israel determined the attack was an accident. Survivors and prominent ...

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Image shows a screenshot of an appearance by retired Navy Vice Adm. Robert Harward, a bald white man, on Fox News. There is what appears to be an unusual shadow on his neck.

Retired Navy SEAL Robert Harward's Fox News appearance sparks mask conspiracy theory

Written by: Joey Esposito

May 22, 2026

Harward appeared on "America's Newsroom" on May 19, 2026, and seemed to be the victim of some un ...

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A split-screen image shows two mostly-empty lunch trays containing meals reportedly served to sailors on USS Tripoli and USS Abraham Lincoln in the spring of 2026.

Inspecting photos allegedly showing 'dismal' meals on US military ships in Middle East

Written by: Laerke Christensen

April 20, 2026

The Pentagon and U.S. Navy said reports of shortages on board U.S. warships were false.

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The USS Gerald R. Ford, a U.S. Navy ship, in the water.

Don't fall for claim US Navy officer refused Trump's order to strike Iran

Written by: Nur Ibrahim

April 10, 2026

Facebook posts claimed Rear Adm. Paul Lanzilotta "issued a formal legal rebuttal" to Trump befor ...

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Smoke rises after Iran launched a missile attack targeting the headquarters of the U.S. Navy's Fifth Fleet in Manama, Bahrain.

Unraveling claim Trump admin 'abandoned' 1,500 troops and their families in Bahrain

Written by: Laerke Christensen

April 8, 2026

A U.S. Navy spokesperson said it relocated "almost 1,500 service members and families and severa ...

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Image shows injured man in black shirt and pants in a wheelchair surrounded by other people

Investigating claims US sank unarmed Iranian ship and refused to rescue survivors

Written by: Jack Izzo

March 6, 2026

The IRIS Dena was headed back to Iran from Visakhapatnam, India, where it participated in a mult ...

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Contextualizing claim deployed US Navy sailors pay for their meals at sea

Written by: Joey Esposito

March 2, 2026

A policy change in 2002 resulted in service members getting a stipend to cover their meals.

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Did Adm. Alvin Holsey call Trump 'a disgrace' before abrupt resignation? Not so fast

Written by: Laerke Christensen

Dec. 10, 2025

Social media users shared the claim alongside a picture of Trump and Adm. Daryl Caudle, the U.S. ...

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Don't fall for claim Navy struck Clarence Thomas' yacht near Venezuela

Written by: Taija PerryCook

Dec. 5, 2025

The claim was purely satirical.

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Did Adm. Alvin Holsey resign over Hegseth's Venezuela boat strike orders? What we know

Written by: Laerke Christensen

Dec. 3, 2025

Holsey will retire from the Navy on Dec. 12, 2025, after a little more than a year leading the U ...

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US Navy didn't strike Clarence Thomas' yacht near Venezuela, honestly

Written by: Taija PerryCook

Nov. 4, 2025

Keep your Boro(witz) about you.

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Ousted Navy Chief of Staff Jon Harrison wasn't arrested for treason

Written by: Anna Rascouët-Paz

Oct. 8, 2025

Soon after Defense Secretary Pete Hesgeth fired Harrison, this fictional story about the former ...

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U.S. Naval War College professor once called Trump the 'least masculine' person in public life?

Written by: Cindy Shan

Aug. 21, 2025

A quote attributed to Tom Nichols described Trump as "scared of women, terrified of more powerfu ...

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