{"id":1607017,"date":"2022-08-15T14:40:10","date_gmt":"2022-08-15T18:40:10","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/?p=1607017"},"modified":"2022-08-15T14:40:15","modified_gmt":"2022-08-15T18:40:15","slug":"fact-check-is-the-irs-opening-a-sniper-school","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/fact-check-is-the-irs-opening-a-sniper-school\/","title":{"rendered":"FACT CHECK: Is The IRS Opening A Sniper School?"},"content":{"rendered":"<aside class=\"mashsb-container mashsb-main mashsb-stretched\"><div class=\"mashsb-box\"><div class=\"mashsb-count mash-medium\" style=\"float:left\"><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-is-the-irs-opening-a-sniper-school%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=1607017&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><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/08\/2020-09-28T175814Z_251362273_RC2T7J9UYEWG_RTRMADP_3_USA-TRUMP-TAXES-scaled-e1660244542655.jpg\" class=\"ff-og-image-inserted\" alt=\"image\" \/><\/div>\n<p>A post <a href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/rickredpill\/posts\/pfbid0AtErfr5nk6soiD6fy5YHc13pJ53DPU4NJmxAcQqdzBwVJwcsjdxdXhqoqbZsMYJul\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">shared on Facebook<\/a> claims the Internal Revenue Service (IRS) is opening a \u201csniper school\u201d to train newly-hired enforcement agents.<\/p>\n<p>There is no evidence the IRS is opening such a facility. The claim stems from a satirical website.<\/p>\n<p>President Joe Biden\u2019s Inflation Reduction Act, a $400 billion legislation package, allocates $80 billion in funding for the IRS, according to <a href=\"https:\/\/thehill.com\/policy\/3594879-gop-rails-against-irs-funding-in-inflation-reduction-act\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">The Hill<\/a>. Republicans are concerned the funding will be used to hire thousands of new enforcement agents who will target middle-class families, according to the outlet.<\/p>\n<div id=\"rev-more-content\">\n<p>A post shared on Facebook claims the IRS is now opening a sniper school to train some 5,000 IRS marksmen. The post cites an anonymous whistleblower as the source of the information. \u201cThe IRS is looking to cement itself as a militarized arm of the government, just like the FBI,\u201d the source concluded, according to the post. <strong><a href=\"https:\/\/checkyourfact.com\/2022\/07\/29\/fact-check-trump-abolish-irs\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">(RELATED: Did Trump Say He Would Abolish The IRS If Re-Elected?)<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n<p>The claim is baseless. Check Your Fact found <a href=\"https:\/\/www.google.com\/search?q=irs+to+open+sniper+school&#038;oq=irs+to+open+sniper+school&#038;aqs=chrome..69i57j69i60l2.5153j0j7&#038;sourceid=chrome&#038;ie=UTF-8\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">no credible news reports<\/a> to suggest that the IRS is opening a \u201csniper school\u201d or is planning to train agents to use firearms. No such announcement about a new site appears on the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.irs.gov\/newsroom-index-search?field_pup_historical=1&#038;search=IRS+to+open+a+sniper+school&#038;year=All&#038;field_pup_article_type=All\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">agency\u2019s website<\/a> or its verified <a href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/profile\/100064911930482\/search?q=irs%20to%20open%20a%20sniper%20school&#038;filters=eyJycF9jcmVhdGlvbl90aW1lOjAiOiJ7XCJuYW1lXCI6XCJjcmVhdGlvbl90aW1lXCIsXCJhcmdzXCI6XCJ7XFxcInN0YXJ0X3llYXJcXFwiOlxcXCIyMDIyXFxcIixcXFwic3RhcnRfbW9udGhcXFwiOlxcXCIyMDIyLTFcXFwiLFxcXCJlbmRfeWVhclxcXCI6XFxcIjIwMjJcXFwiLFxcXCJlbmRfbW9udGhcXFwiOlxcXCIyMDIyLTEyXFxcIixcXFwic3RhcnRfZGF5XFxcIjpcXFwiMjAyMi0xLTFcXFwiLFxcXCJlbmRfZGF5XFxcIjpcXFwiMjAyMi0xMi0zMVxcXCJ9XCJ9In0%3D\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">social<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/search?lang=en&#038;q=%22IRS%20to%20open%20a%20sniper%20school%22%20(from%3AIRSnews)%20lang%3Aen&#038;src=typed_query\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">media<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/www.instagram.com\/irsnews\/?hl=en\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">pages<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>A keyword search of the post reveals it stems from an <a href=\"https:\/\/realrawnews.com\/2022\/08\/irs-to-open-sniper-school\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Aug. 10 article<\/a> published by Real Raw News. The website includes a Disclaimer on its \u201c<a href=\"https:\/\/realrawnews.com\/about-us\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">About Us<\/a>\u201d page that states, \u201cThis website contains humor, parody, and satire.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>While there is no evidence to suggest the IRS is planning to open a \u201csniper school,\u201d the agency did recently post a job listing for special agents that required applicants to be able to carry firearms and be \u201cwilling to use deadly force,\u201d according to <a href=\"https:\/\/www.newsweek.com\/irs-deletes-requirement-that-new-agents-willing-use-deadly-force-1733352\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Newsweek<\/a>. The IRS later removed these requirements, the outlet reported.<\/p>\n<p>Check Your Fact has reached out to the IRS for comment and will update this piece accordingly if one is received.<\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>A post shared on Facebook claims the Internal Revenue Service (IRS) is opening a \u201csniper school\u201d to train newly-hired enforcement agents.There is no evidence the IRS is opening such a<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":263,"featured_media":1888702,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_mo_disable_npp":"","fifu_image_url":"https:\/\/cndimages.nyc3.digitaloceanspaces.com\/breaking-news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/01\/IMG_2758-scaled-1.jpg","fifu_image_alt":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-1607017","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry"],"fifu_image_url":"https:\/\/cndimages.nyc3.digitaloceanspaces.com\/breaking-news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/01\/IMG_2758-scaled-1.jpg","_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1607017","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\/263"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=1607017"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1607017\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/1888702"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=1607017"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=1607017"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=1607017"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}