{"id":1402039,"date":"2022-03-26T16:44:38","date_gmt":"2022-03-26T20:44:38","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/?p=1402039"},"modified":"2022-03-26T16:44:44","modified_gmt":"2022-03-26T20:44:44","slug":"fact-check-was-loretta-lynch-arrested-by-the-military","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/fact-check-was-loretta-lynch-arrested-by-the-military\/","title":{"rendered":"FACT CHECK: Was Loretta Lynch Arrested By The Military?"},"content":{"rendered":"<aside class=\"mashsb-container mashsb-main mashsb-stretched\"><div class=\"mashsb-box\"><div class=\"mashsb-count mash-medium\" style=\"&quot;\"><div class=\"counts mashsbcount\">18<\/div><span class=\"mashsb-sharetext\">SHARES<\/span><\/div><div class=\"mashsb-buttons\"><a class=\"mashicon-facebook mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/sharer.php?u=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.conservativenewsdaily.net%2Fbreaking-news%2Ffact-check-was-loretta-lynch-arrested-by-the-military%2F\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Facebook<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-twitter mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/intent\/tweet?text=&amp;url=https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/?p=1402039&amp;via=ConservNewsDly\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Twitter<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-subscribe mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"#\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Subscribe<\/span><\/a><div class=\"onoffswitch2 mash-medium mashsb-noshadow\" style=\"display:none\"><\/div><\/div>\n            <\/div>\n                <div style=\"clear:both\"><\/div><\/aside>\n            <!-- Share buttons by mashshare.net - Version: 4.0.47--><div><\/div>\n<p>A post <a href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/dale.p.harbaugh\/posts\/pfbid02ktc1QyPjxQt3S6zfc8dpMi1gjdRdTvmDww1agp34H1xUFPaZ1uVZUCPanoqpjrrvl\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">shared on Facebook<\/a> claims former U.S. Attorney General Loretta Lynch was recently arrested by U.S. Marines.<\/p>\n<p><strong><span>Verdict: False<\/span><\/strong><\/p>\n<p>There is no evidence the military has arrested Lynch. The rumor stems from a website that says it features \u201chumor, parody, and satire.\u201d<\/p>\n<p><strong><span>Fact Check:<\/span><\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Lynch is currently a partner at the New York-based law firm Paul, Weiss, Rifkind, Wharton &#038; Garrison LLP, according to its <a href=\"https:\/\/www.paulweiss.com\/professionals\/partners-and-counsel\/loretta-e-lynch\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">website<\/a>. She previously served as attorney general between April 2015 and January 2017, the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.justice.gov\/ag\/bio\/attorney-general-loretta-e-lynch\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Department of Justice<\/a> (DOJ) website states.<\/p>\n<p>A March 24 Facebook post claims she was recently arrested by the U.S. military. \u201cU.S. Marines under command of Col. <a href=\"https:\/\/www.lejeune.marines.mil\/About\/Leaders\/Biography\/Article\/513589\/colonel-todd-w-ferry\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Todd W. Ferry<\/a>, Camp Lejeune\u2019s commanding officer, arrested former Attorney General Loretta Lynch at her home in Greensboro, North Carolina,\u201d reads part of the post. \u201cShe\u2019s been taken to a processing center, then she\u2019ll be sent to Guantanamo Bay.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>There is no evidence any of this is true. Check Your Fact searched <a href=\"https:\/\/www.lejeune.marines.mil\/News\/Press-Releases\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">press<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/www.marines.mil\/News\/Press-Releases\/?Search=arrested+Loretta+Lynch\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">releases<\/a> and <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/search?q=Loretta%20Lynch%20arrested%20(from%3Acamp_lejeune%20OR%20from%3AUSMC)&#038;src=typed_query\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">social<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/profile\/100064248896795\/search\/?q=%20arrested%20Loretta%20Lynch\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">media<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/profile\/100053440385973\/search\/?q=arrested%20Loretta%20Lynch\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">posts<\/a> from both <a href=\"https:\/\/www.lejeune.marines.mil\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Camp Lejeune<\/a> and the Marine Corps but found no mention of Lynch\u2019s alleged arrest. There is likewise no record of such a development on the websites of the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.defense.gov\/News\/releases\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Defense<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/profile\/100064688230749\/search\/?q=arrested%20Loretta%20Lynch\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Department<\/a> and <a href=\"https:\/\/www.justice.gov\/news\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Justice<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/profile\/100064654872564\/search\/?q=arrested%20Loretta%20Lynch\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Department<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cThere is no truth to this rumor,\u201d Captain Ryan Bruce, a spokesperson for the Marine Corps, told Check Your Fact via email. <strong><a href=\"https:\/\/checkyourfact.com\/2017\/06\/15\/fact-check-did-tim-kaine-and-loretta-lynch-call-for-blood-and-death-in-the-streets\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">(RELATED: Did Tim Kaine And Loretta Lynch Call For Blood And Death In The Streets?)<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Most of the Facebook post\u2019s text first appeared in a March 24 <a href=\"https:\/\/realrawnews.com\/2022\/03\/military-arrests-loretta-lynch\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">article<\/a> published by Real Raw News. The article describes in detail how Lynch was supposedly arrested and alleges she now faces charges of \u201ctreason and other high crimes.\u201d The site\u2019s \u201c<a href=\"https:\/\/realrawnews.com\/about-us\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">About Us<\/a>\u201d page states, \u201cThis website contains humor, parody, and satire.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Check Your Fact has corrected a variety of rumors stemming from articles on Real Raw News. Recently, Check Your Fact debunked a viral claim based on a Real Raw News story that alleged former National Institutes of Health Director <a href=\"https:\/\/checkyourfact.com\/2022\/02\/24\/fact-check-francis-collins-nih-sentenced-tribunal\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Dr. Francis Collins<\/a> was charged with treason by a military tribunal.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>A post shared on Facebook claims former U.S. Attorney General Loretta Lynch was recently arrested by U.S. Marines.Verdict: False There is no evidence the military has arrested Lynch. 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