{"id":1462011,"date":"2022-05-03T12:29:45","date_gmt":"2022-05-03T16:29:45","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/?p=1462011"},"modified":"2022-05-03T12:29:48","modified_gmt":"2022-05-03T16:29:48","slug":"fact-check-did-the-military-arrest-agriculture-secretary-tom-vilsack","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/fact-check-did-the-military-arrest-agriculture-secretary-tom-vilsack\/","title":{"rendered":"FACT CHECK: Did The Military Arrest Agriculture Secretary Tom Vilsack?"},"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\">20<\/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-did-the-military-arrest-agriculture-secretary-tom-vilsack%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=1462011&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\/ricky.hebert.77\/posts\/pfbid02fbkBVEa5DNrxy4J4bNyVT7a8ewFFJhqU6MMisAPdX6ogikeWoJ9dB1vgh8egH3dPl\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">shared on Facebook<\/a> claims the U.S. military recently arrested Secretary of Agriculture Tom Vilsack.<\/p>\n<p><strong><span>Verdict: False<\/span><\/strong><\/p>\n<p>There is no evidence that Vilsack has been arrested. The claim originates from a website that says it posts \u201chumor, parody, and satire.\u201d<\/p>\n<p><strong><span>Fact Check:<\/span><\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Check Your Fact has debunked <a href=\"https:\/\/checkyourfact.com\/2022\/04\/19\/fact-check-david-axelrod-arrest-military\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">numerous<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/checkyourfact.com\/2022\/02\/22\/fact-check-sonia-sotomayor-arrested-military\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">false<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/checkyourfact.com\/2021\/08\/19\/fact-check-andrew-cuomo-arrested-military\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">claims<\/a> about political figures being arrested by the U.S. military. The latest such claim appears to focus on <a href=\"https:\/\/www.usda.gov\/our-agency\/about-usda\/our-secretary\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Vilsack<\/a>. \u201cMilitary Arrests Biden\u2019s Sec. of Agriculture Tom Vilsack ~ April 29, 2022,\u201d reads a May 1 Facebook post.<\/p>\n<p>The claim is incorrect. There is no press release announcing the alleged arrest from the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.defense.gov\/News\/Releases\/?Search=Tom+Vilsack\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Department of Defense<\/a>, the <a href=\"https:\/\/search.justice.gov\/search?query=vilsack+arrest&#038;op=Search&#038;affiliate=justice\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Department of Justice<\/a> or the <a href=\"https:\/\/usdasearch.usda.gov\/search?affiliate=usda&#038;query=vilsack+arrest\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Department of Agriculture<\/a> (USDA). There are likewise no <a href=\"https:\/\/www.google.com\/search?q=Military+arrested+Vilsack&#038;oq=Military+arrested+Vilsack&#038;aqs=chrome..69i57j0i546l3.6162j0j7&#038;sourceid=chrome&#038;ie=UTF-8\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">credible news reports<\/a> about Vilsack\u2019s purported detainment.<\/p>\n<p>Vilsack shared a tweet on his verified Twitter account May 2 about <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/SecVilsack\/status\/1521140453982146560\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">visiting<\/a> the USDA Soil Health Conference in Maryland, as well as a photo of him <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/SecVilsack\/status\/1521218467747139584\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">meeting<\/a> with Dominican Republic Minister of Agriculture Limber Cruz later in the day.<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\">\n<p dir=\"ltr\" lang=\"en\">It was a pleasure to meet with Dominican Republic Minister of Agriculture <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/limbercruzl?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">@limbercruzl<\/a> this afternoon. We had a great discussion around how our two countries can cooperate to mitigate the spread of African Swine Fever and improve upon our countries\u2019 ongoing trade partnership. <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/teeBrx9GYC\">pic.twitter.com\/teeBrx9GYC<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\u2014 Secretary Tom Vilsack (@SecVilsack) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/SecVilsack\/status\/1521218467747139584?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">May 2, 2022<\/a><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p>The claim shared on Facebook stems from an April 29 <a href=\"https:\/\/realrawnews.com\/2022\/04\/military-arrests-bidens-sec-of-agriculture-tom-vilsack\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">article<\/a> published by the website Real Raw News. The website\u2019s \u201c<a href=\"https:\/\/realrawnews.com\/about-us\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">about us<\/a>\u201d page displays a Disclaimer that states, \u201cThis website contains humor, parody, and satire.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>The <a href=\"https:\/\/realrawnews.com\/2022\/04\/military-arrests-bidens-sec-of-agriculture-tom-vilsack\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">article<\/a> claims Vilsack had been arrested after he was connected \u201cto the calculated destruction of a dozen agricultural processing facilities across the United States.\u201d\u00a0<strong><a href=\"https:\/\/checkyourfact.com\/2021\/04\/28\/fact-check-joe-biden-climate-plan-require-90-percent-less-red-meat\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">(RELATED: Does Joe Biden\u2019s Climate Plan Require Americans To Eat 90% Less Red Meat?)<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Check Your Fact <a href=\"https:\/\/checkyourfact.com\/2022\/03\/14\/fact-check-sonia-sotomayor-sentenced-death\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">previously<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/checkyourfact.com\/2022\/04\/22\/fact-check-anthony-fauci-sentencing-death\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">corrected<\/a> false rumors stemming from articles on the website that alleged a military tribunal had handed death sentences to Supreme Court Justice Sonia Sotomayor and National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases Director Dr. Anthony Fauci.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>A post shared on Facebook claims the U.S. military recently arrested Secretary of Agriculture Tom Vilsack.Verdict: False There is no evidence that Vilsack has been arrested. 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