{"id":1506954,"date":"2022-06-07T17:20:22","date_gmt":"2022-06-07T21:20:22","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/?p=1506954"},"modified":"2022-06-07T17:21:08","modified_gmt":"2022-06-07T21:21:08","slug":"fact-check-no-alec-baldwin-was-not-executed","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/fact-check-no-alec-baldwin-was-not-executed\/","title":{"rendered":"FACT CHECK: No, Alec Baldwin Was Not Executed"},"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\">16<\/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-no-alec-baldwin-was-not-executed%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=1506954&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--><p>A post <a href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/permalink.php?story_fbid=pfbid02JPJ3SbPyttkfeWxBdhe6YMDfYaZzXBguKvN4S5f3PESi1GcdHULEk1EqotjScLnsl&#038;id=100075778866052\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">shared on Facebook<\/a> claims actor Alec Baldwin was put to death by hanging in what was characterized as a \u201ccrazy execution.\u201d<\/p>\n<div id=\"attachment_7444673\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\">\n<p id=\"caption-attachment-7444673\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Facebook\/Screenshot<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p><span><strong>Verdict: False<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n<p>Baldwin is alive and has not been charged with any crime. This rumor stems from a website that claims to publish \u201chumor, parody, and satire.\u201d<\/p>\n<p><span><strong>Fact Check:<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n<p>Baldwin fired a prop gun that killed cinematographer Halyna Hutchins and wounded director Joel Souza with a live bullet on the set of the film \u201cRust\u201d in New Mexico last October, PBS News <a href=\"https:\/\/www.pbs.org\/newshour\/arts\/alec-baldwin-sued-by-family-of-cinematographer-killed-on-rust-set\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">reported<\/a>. A wrongful death lawsuit was filed by Hutchins\u2019 family against Baldwin and the film\u2019s producers in February, the outlet reported.<\/p>\n<p>The Facebook post links to a\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/bestnewshere.com\/alec-baldwin-hanged-in-crazy-execution%ef%bf%bc\/?fbclid=IwAR3gQ-JMmgWKi6rwS-M_TI14ieTDW53DKhfQA5gkf6jkCasrUx0MYZgcukE\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">BestNewsHere article<\/a> that documents Baldwin\u2019s alleged June 1 execution. The rumor has also <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/MGmeinder\/status\/1532627032475160578\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">appeared<\/a> on Twitter. <strong><a href=\"https:\/\/checkyourfact.com\/2021\/10\/29\/fact-check-donald-trump-statement-alec-baldwin\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">(RELATED: Did Donald Trump Put Out This Statement About Alec Baldwin?)<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n<p>The claim is baseless. There is no mention of Baldwin\u2019s alleged conviction and execution on the Department of Justice\u2019s <a href=\"https:\/\/search.justice.gov\/search?query=Alec+Baldwin&#038;op=Search&#038;affiliate=justice\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">website<\/a>. There are likewise no <a href=\"https:\/\/www.google.com\/search?q=Alec+Bladwin+executed&#038;rlz=1C1CHBF_enUS820US820&#038;oq=Alec+Bladwin+executed&#038;aqs=chrome..69i57.7571j1j7&#038;sourceid=chrome&#038;ie=UTF-8\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">credible news reports<\/a> about the alleged hanging. Baldwin has been active on his official <a href=\"https:\/\/www.instagram.com\/alecbaldwininsta\/?hl=en\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Instagram page<\/a> since the purported June 1 execution.<\/p>\n<p>Santa Fe Sheriff Adan Mendoza told \u201c<a href=\"https:\/\/www.today.com\/video\/nobody-is-off-the-hook-for-rust-shooting-sheriff-says-138635333703\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Today<\/a>\u201d in April that he did not believe anyone was \u201coff the hook when it comes to criminal charges\u201d related to the October 2021 shooting incident.\u00a0Despite this, there are no <a href=\"https:\/\/www.google.com\/search?q=Alec+Baldwin+arrested+charged&#038;oq=Alec+Baldwin+arrested+charged+&#038;aqs=chrome..69i57j33i299l3.10585j1j7&#038;sourceid=chrome&#038;ie=UTF-8\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" data-saferedirecturl=\"https:\/\/www.google.com\/url?q=https:\/\/www.google.com\/search?q%3DAlec%2BBaldwin%2Barrested%2Bcharged%26oq%3DAlec%2BBaldwin%2Barrested%2Bcharged%2B%26aqs%3Dchrome..69i57j33i299l3.10585j1j7%26sourceid%3Dchrome%26ie%3DUTF-8&#038;source=gmail&#038;ust=1654633190597000&#038;usg=AOvVaw38Pu0fxozd80tsAvuQeoo9\">news reports<\/a> suggesting Baldwin had been arrested or charged in connection with the shooting.<\/p>\n<p>The viral Facebook claim appears to stem from a June 2 article published by <a href=\"https:\/\/realrawnews.com\/2022\/06\/alec-baldwin-hanged-in-crazy-execution\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Real Raw News<\/a>. 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 previously <a href=\"https:\/\/checkyourfact.com\/2022\/05\/25\/fact-check-alec-baldwin-death-sentence\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">debunked<\/a> a Real Raw News story that alleged the U.S. military had sentenced Baldwin to death. The June 2 story appears to be a continuation of that claim.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>A post shared on Facebook claims actor Alec Baldwin was put to death by hanging in what was characterized as a \u201ccrazy execution.\u201dFacebook\/ScreenshotVerdict: False Baldwin is alive and has not<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":89,"featured_media":2315279,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_mo_disable_npp":"","fifu_image_url":"","fifu_image_alt":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-1506954","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1506954","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/89"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=1506954"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1506954\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/2315279"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=1506954"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=1506954"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=1506954"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}