{"id":2287905,"date":"2024-07-02T11:51:02","date_gmt":"2024-07-02T15:51:02","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/fact-check-claim-that-alvin-bragg-was-arrested-is-satire\/"},"modified":"2024-07-02T11:54:25","modified_gmt":"2024-07-02T15:54:25","slug":"fact-check-claim-that-alvin-bragg-was-arrested-is-satire","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/fact-check-claim-that-alvin-bragg-was-arrested-is-satire\/","title":{"rendered":"FACT CHECK: Claim That Alvin Bragg Was Arrested Is Satire"},"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-claim-that-alvin-bragg-was-arrested-is-satire%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=2287905&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>The summary discusses\u2064 a <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/twitter-deletes-russian-embassy-u-k-tweets-claiming-maternity-hospital-was-staged\/\" title=\"Twitter Deletes Russian Embassy U.K. Tweets Claiming Maternity Hospital Was Staged\">false claim circulating<\/a> on Facebook that Manhattan \u200dDistrict Attorney \u2064Alvin Bragg was arrested \u200cby the \u2063U.S. Army Criminal Investigation Division (CID) on charges of treason \u200dand\u2063 election interference. The claim originated from a satire article\u2064 published on &#8220;Real Raw News&#8221; and is not true. The\u2063 article <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/gop-states-economies-doing-well-without-federal-unemployment-benefits\/\" title=\"GOP states\u2019 economies doing well without federal unemployment benefits\">cited data<\/a> from the New York Post, which reported criticism of\u200c Bragg for \u200dhis handling of crime and\u200d policy failures. The satire website includes \u200ca Disclaimer stating its content \u200dis meant for\u2063 entertainment\u2062 and not to be taken literally. Check Your Fact also debunked \u2063the claim.  <\/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=pfbid02kzRQK1Kh4Mp3x9eLi8KZKmftBWTeaC35etKapCapDgcUyp4KsnyHq7LnSzzfER8Gl&#038;id=61556672696430\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">shared on Facebook<\/a> claims Manhattan District Attorney Alvin Bragg was purportedly arrested by the U.S. Army Criminal Investigation Division (CID) on alleged charges of treason and election interference.<\/p>\n<p><span><strong>Verdict: False<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n<p>The claim is false and stems from a June 29 article published on the satire site \u201cReal Raw News.\u201d<\/p>\n<p><span><strong>Fact Check:<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n<p>Bragg scored 56% in \u201cnegative sentiment\u201d across multiple online posts, articles, and discussions, according to the <a href=\"https:\/\/nypost.com\/2024\/06\/29\/us-news\/ny-da-alvin-bragg-slammed-in-hundreds-of-thousands-of-online-posts\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">New York Post<\/a>, which cited data from Rila Global Consulting. Among 483,000 posts, Bragg has been criticized for his \u201cpolicy failures and poor decisions,\u201d including his \u201cpro-criminal approach to crime,\u201d the outlet reported.<\/p>\n<p>The Facebook <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/demi-lovato-happens-against-gender-reveal-celebrations-there-are-males-with-vaginas-and-women-with-penises-2\/\" title=\"Demi Lovato HAPPENS Against Gender Reveal Celebrations: \u2018There Are Males With Vaginas And Women With Penises\u2019\">post claims<\/a> Bragg was purportedly arrested by the U.S. Army CID on alleged charges of treason and election interference. The post claims the purported charges stem from Bragg \u201c[empaneling] a Grand Jury of Deep State sympathizers to indict President Donald J. Trump on fabricated charges aimed at imprisoning him or, if that failed, damaging Trump\u2019s chances of becoming the 2024 Republican nominee.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>The claim is false and stems from a <a href=\"https:\/\/realrawnews.com\/2024\/06\/alvin-bragg-arrested\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">June 29 article<\/a> published on the satire site \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>Likewise, Check Your Fact found <a href=\"https:\/\/www.google.com\/search?sca_esv=d63f50c99ab908a2&#038;sca_upv=1&#038;q=Alvin+Bragg+Arrested&#038;tbm=nws&#038;source=lnms&#038;fbs=AEQNm0B0_gh8CxXz4cskeePLV_Uw5cg9cpOenTbX4UBVI-nT7ONL70YZ8KWGZB_kmiqGqSd_cQVEWj7120g7Dte6SxTdsanDIGMg67ucqYUqD7LMcKnCo8fRs9gb6XQv-0qaRH1zPr3cai8MDZRWxLXbTRKCaDuvKhTl1T4YYgpy7FQEWjPVzveCnHOg7S3d0AzcvhmttFKpNa756b7bvE8pizi9XhTfOA&#038;sa=X&#038;ved=2ahUKEwjli_fX7oWHAxV6vokEHZMVChgQ0pQJegQIERAB&#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 addition, the claim is neither referenced on the U.S. Army CID\u2019s <a href=\"https:\/\/www.cid.army.mil\/Media\/Newsroom\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">website<\/a> nor its <a href=\"https:\/\/x.com\/search?lang=en&#038;q=%22Alvin%20Bragg%20Arrested%22%20(from%3ARealArmyCID)%20lang%3Aen&#038;src=typed_query\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">associated social<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/www.linkedin.com\/company\/armycid\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">media accounts<\/a>. Furthermore, Bragg <a href=\"https:\/\/manhattanda.org\/category\/news\/press-release\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">has not publicly<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/x.com\/search?lang=en&#038;q=%22Alvin%20Bragg%20Arrested%22%20(from%3AManhattanDA)%20lang%3Aen&#038;src=typed_query\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">issued a statement<\/a> commenting on the claim. <strong><a href=\"https:\/\/checkyourfact.com\/2024\/06\/28\/fact-check-image-rioter-vape-federal-badge\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">(RELATED: Image Shows Rioter With Vape, Not Federal Badge)<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Check Your Fact has contacted the U.S. Army CID and Bragg\u2019s office for comment and will update this piece accordingly if one is received.<\/p>\n<p>This is not the first time a satirical claim has circulated online. Check Your Fact previously <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\">debunked<\/a> a Facebook image that claimed four Colorado Supreme Court justices were purportedly hanged for voting to remove Trump from the state\u2019s 2024 primary ballot.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p><\/span><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>A Facebook post falsely claims that Manhattan District Attorney Alvin Bragg was arrested by the U.S. Army CID for treason and election interference. This claim originated from a satire article on &#8220;Real Raw News&#8221; and is not true. Bragg has faced criticism for his policies and decisions, but there is no evidence to support the arrest claim. The satire site includes a Disclaimer stating its content is not meant to be taken literally. There is no credible news reports or statements from Bragg or the U.S. Army CID to support the claim<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":263,"featured_media":2287906,"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\/07\/GettyImages-2155348451-scaled-e1719843561514.jpg","fifu_image_alt":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[],"tags":[32117,5175,13420,32870],"class_list":["post-2287905","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","tag-alvin-bragg","tag-arrest","tag-fact-check","tag-satire"],"fifu_image_url":"https:\/\/cdn01.dailycaller.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/07\/GettyImages-2155348451-scaled-e1719843561514.jpg","_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2287905","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=2287905"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2287905\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/2287906"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=2287905"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=2287905"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=2287905"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}