{"id":2283237,"date":"2024-06-25T13:15:02","date_gmt":"2024-06-25T17:15:02","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/fact-check-facebook-post-falsely-claims-us-ambassador-to-the-un-was-arrested-for-treason\/"},"modified":"2024-06-25T13:17:18","modified_gmt":"2024-06-25T17:17:18","slug":"fact-check-facebook-post-falsely-claims-us-ambassador-to-the-un-was-arrested-for-treason","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/fact-check-facebook-post-falsely-claims-us-ambassador-to-the-un-was-arrested-for-treason\/","title":{"rendered":"FACT CHECK: Facebook Post Falsely Claims US Ambassador To The UN Was Arrested For Treason"},"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\">30<\/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-facebook-post-falsely-claims-us-ambassador-to-the-un-was-arrested-for-treason%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=2283237&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 \u200bFacebook post falsely claimed that Linda Thomas-Greenfield, \u200bthe U.S. ambassador to the United Nations, was arrested by the U.S. Marine Corps for treason. This \u200ballegation originated\u200d from an article on &#8220;Real Raw News,&#8221; a satire website, which admitted that its <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/fact-check-x-post-falsely-claims-trump-threatened-probation-officer-during-video-conference\/\" title=\"FACT CHECK: Post Incorrectly States Trump Threatened Probation Officer in Video Call\">content includes parody<\/a> and should not be taken literally. The <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/democrat-senator-raphael-warnock-under-investigation-for-voter-registration-misconduct-reports\/\" title=\"Democrat Senator Raphael Warnock Under Investigation For Voter Registration Misconduct: Reports\">post suggested<\/a> that Thomas-Greenfield\u2062 wanted\u2062 UN peacekeepers to monitor the 2024 U.S. Presidential \u200dElection to protect against potential disruption by \u201cMAGA\u2063 insurrectionists.\u201d Fact-checking by sources like Reuters and a lack of credible \u200dnews reports\u200b confirm that the claim is false.  <\/p>\n<p class=\"readmore\">\n    <button onclick=\"showReadMore()\" id=\"readmorebtn\">Read more&#8230;<\/button>\n<\/p>\n<hr id=\"line\">\n<span id=\"more\"><\/p>\n<div id=\"ob-read-more-selector\">\n<p>A post <a href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/permalink.php?story_fbid=pfbid04xPeVp6KjuGS2EDTkpTzkp6FjaNG9GuTF1xno2LqQcB6UaLX27L3RJaJtaG6S9WHl&#038;id=61560702292821\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">shared on Facebook<\/a> claims U.S. ambassador to the United Nations (UN) Linda Thomas-Greenfield was <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/fact-check-no-a-fourth-juror-from-trumps-trial-was-not-arrested\/\" title=\"FACT CHECK: Claims of a Fourth Juror's Arrest in Trump\u2019s Trial Are False\">purportedly arrested<\/a> by the U.S. Marine Corps for treason.<\/p>\n<p><span><strong>Verdict: False<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n<p>The claim is false and stems from a June 17 article published on the satire website, \u201cReal Raw News.\u201d<\/p>\n<p><span><strong>Fact Check:<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n<p>Thomas-Greenfield became the U.S. Ambassador to the UN in 2021, according to her <a href=\"https:\/\/usun.usmission.gov\/our-leaders\/our-ambassador\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">official biography<\/a> via the United States Mission to the United Nations\u2019 website. Prior to becoming ambassador, Thomas-Greenfield worked for the U.S. Foreign Service for 35 years.<\/p>\n<p>The Facebook post claims Thomas-Greenfield was purportedly arrested by the U.S. Marine Corps for treason. \u201cMarines Arrest U.S. Ambassador to U.N. For Treason \u2014 Wanted \u2018Blue Helmet\u2019 \u2018Peacekeeping Force\u2019 to Monitor 2024 Presidential Election,\u201d the post reads.<\/p>\n<p>The claim is false and stems from a <a href=\"https:\/\/realrawnews.com\/2024\/06\/marines-arrest-u-n-ambassador-to-u-n-for-treason-wanted-blue-helmet-peacekeeping-force-to-monitor-2024-presidential-election\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">June 17 article<\/a> published on the satire website, \u201cReal Raw News.\u201d A \u201cDisclaimer\u201d included on the site\u2019s \u201c<a href=\"https:\/\/realrawnews.com\/about-us\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">About Us<\/a>\u201d page indicates its content is not meant to be taken literally. \u201cInformation on this website is for informational and educational and entertainment purposes. This website contains humor, parody, and satire. We have included this Disclaimer for our protection, on the advice [of] legal counsel,\u201d the Disclaimer reads.<\/p>\n<p>According to the June 17 article, the U.S. Marine Corps Forces Cyberspace Command purportedly intercepted a phone call between Thomas-Greenfield and UN Under-Secretary-General for Peace Operations Jean-Pierre Lacroix in which the pair discussed deploying 60-70,000 peacekeepers to polling stations on Election Day 2024. The same <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/democrats-argue-at-impeachment-trial-that-capitol-breach-wasnt-sparked-by-one-speech\/\" title=\"Democrats Argue at Impeachment Trial That Capitol Breach Wasn\u2019t Sparked by \u2018One Speech\u2019\">article claims<\/a> the peacekeepers would be used to protect the polling stations from \u201c\u2018MAGA insurrectionists and disloyal U.S. military elements\u2019 eager to destabilize the election by intimidating Democrat voters.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Likewise, Check Your Fact found <a href=\"https:\/\/www.google.com\/search?sca_esv=5cd974b4dba8bebc&#038;sca_upv=1&#038;q=Marines+Arrest+U.S.+Ambassador+to+U.N.+For+Treason+%E2%80%94+Wanted+%E2%80%98Blue+Helmet%E2%80%99+%E2%80%98Peacekeeping+Force%E2%80%99+to+Monitor+2024+Presidential+Election.&#038;tbm=nws&#038;source=lnms&#038;fbs=AEQNm0DEwqyWp6C7zVHcaokBijLVdBtzDL6-ir6rNQxPLrS6aUNFmoF-hQ1tJoNChV0-JgjwwzopxORPhh-v5eDgaS7G50Hwv9d5haHWnAXjBGFsKV514EzV3Egm2xmCy-WjFEdNiO3Dm91T8-t6jBIiEL_wH0YIX6DxZIMHHhUouYmiLGRHKGpTf4GxvWDcXde80counTvtOJxicQSTTq1pxQ3iZ2XN3w&#038;sa=X&#038;ved=2ahUKEwjhlfPWrvSGAxWQFmIAHUv5DKUQ0pQJegQICRAB&#038;biw=1680&#038;bih=871&#038;dpr=2\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">no <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/fact-check-does-this-photo-show-an-israeli-clergyman-blessing-guns\/\" title=\"FACT CHECK: Does This Photo Show An Israeli Clergyman Blessing Guns?\">credible news reports<\/a><\/a> to support the claim. In fact, the opposite is true. On June 21, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.reuters.com\/fact-check\/us-envoy-un-was-not-arrested-treason-2024-06-21\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Reuters<\/a> reported the claim was false.<\/p>\n<p>Additionally, the claim is neither referenced on the U.S. Marine Corps\u2019 <a href=\"https:\/\/www.marines.mil\/News\/Press-Releases\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">website<\/a> nor its verified <a href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/profile\/100053440385973\/search?q=Marines%20Arrest%20U.S.%20Ambassador%20to%20U.N.%20For%20Treason%20%E2%80%94%20Wanted%20%E2%80%98Blue%20Helmet%E2%80%99%20%E2%80%98Peacekeeping%20Force%E2%80%99%20to%20Monitor%202024%20Presidential%20Election.&#038;filters=eyJycF9jcmVhdGlvbl90aW1lOjAiOiJ7XCJuYW1lXCI6XCJjcmVhdGlvbl90aW1lXCIsXCJhcmdzXCI6XCJ7XFxcInN0YXJ0X3llYXJcXFwiOlxcXCIyMDI0XFxcIixcXFwic3RhcnRfbW9udGhcXFwiOlxcXCIyMDI0LTFcXFwiLFxcXCJlbmRfeWVhclxcXCI6XFxcIjIwMjRcXFwiLFxcXCJlbmRfbW9udGhcXFwiOlxcXCIyMDI0LTEyXFxcIixcXFwic3RhcnRfZGF5XFxcIjpcXFwiMjAyNC0xLTFcXFwiLFxcXCJlbmRfZGF5XFxcIjpcXFwiMjAyNC0xMi0zMVxcXCJ9XCJ9IiwicnBfY2hyb25vX3NvcnQ6MCI6IntcIm5hbWVcIjpcImNocm9ub3NvcnRcIixcImFyZ3NcIjpcIlwifSJ9\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">social<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/x.com\/search?lang=en&#038;q=%22Marines%20Arrest%20U.S.%20Ambassador%20to%20U.N.%20For%20Treason%20%E2%80%94%20Wanted%20%E2%80%98Blue%20Helmet%E2%80%99%20%E2%80%98Peacekeeping%20Force%E2%80%99%20to%20Monitor%202024%20Presidential%20Election.%22%20(from%3AUSMC)%20lang%3Aen&#038;src=typed_query\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">media<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/www.instagram.com\/marines\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">accounts<\/a>. Thomas-Greenfield also <a href=\"https:\/\/x.com\/search?lang=en&#038;q=%22Marines%20Arrest%20U.S.%20Ambassador%20to%20U.N.%20For%20Treason%20%E2%80%94%20Wanted%20%E2%80%98Blue%20Helmet%E2%80%99%20%E2%80%98Peacekeeping%20Force%E2%80%99%20to%20Monitor%202024%20Presidential%20Election.%22%20(from%3ALindaT_G)%20lang%3Aen&#038;src=typed_query\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">has not publicly commented<\/a> on the claim. <strong><a href=\"https:\/\/checkyourfact.com\/2024\/06\/21\/fact-check-no-navy-jag-did-not-hang-four-colorado-supreme-court-justices\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">(RELATED: No, Navy JAG Did Not Hang Four Colorado Supreme Court Justices)<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Check Your Fact has contacted the U.S. Marine Corps for comment and will update this piece accordingly if one is received.<\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<p><\/span><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>A Facebook post falsely claimed that U.S. Ambassador to the UN, Linda Thomas-Greenfield, was arrested for treason by the Marine Corps. This misinformation originated from a satirical article on &#8220;Real Raw News.&#8221; Fact-checkers confirm that Thomas-Greenfield has not been arrested<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":263,"featured_media":2283238,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_mo_disable_npp":"","fifu_image_url":"https:\/\/cdn01.dailycaller.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/06\/GettyImages-2148907689-scaled-e1719234979719.jpg","fifu_image_alt":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[],"tags":[4573,13420,32633,18241,32634],"class_list":["post-2283237","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","tag-facebook","tag-fact-check","tag-false-claim","tag-treason","tag-us-ambassador"],"fifu_image_url":"https:\/\/cdn01.dailycaller.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/06\/GettyImages-2148907689-scaled-e1719234979719.jpg","_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2283237","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=2283237"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2283237\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/2283238"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=2283237"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=2283237"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=2283237"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}