{"id":2296615,"date":"2024-07-16T16:26:01","date_gmt":"2024-07-16T20:26:01","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/fact-check-did-the-marines-arrest-jack-smith\/"},"modified":"2024-07-16T16:27:51","modified_gmt":"2024-07-16T20:27:51","slug":"did-the-marines-really-arrest-jack-smith","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/did-the-marines-really-arrest-jack-smith\/","title":{"rendered":"Did the Marines really arrest Jack Smith?"},"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\">14<\/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%2Fdid-the-marines-really-arrest-jack-smith%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=2296615&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 a post shared on <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/lawyers-australia-wants-to-deport-novak-djokovic-fearing-he-may-excite-anti-vax-sentiment\/\" title=\"Lawyers: Australia Wants to Deport Novak Djokovic, Fearing He May &#039;Excite Anti-Vax Sentiment&#039;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/why-this-average-american-is-voting-for-donald-trump\/\" title=\"Why This Average American Is Voting for Donald Trump\">social media<\/a> claiming<\/a> that the Marines have arrested <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/sidney-powell-is-an-american-legal-giant\/\" title=\"Sidney Powell Is an American Legal Giant\">special counsel<\/a> Jack Smith. However,\u200c it is revealed that the claim is\u2064 false and stems from a satirical\u200c news outlet. The post also mentions former President Trump introducing his running \u200dmate, J.D. Vance, during\u2063 the Republican\u200d National Convention. The \u2062article referenced in the post features an image\u2062 of Trump\u200b and Smith, along \u2064with a caption\u2064 stating that Smith was arrested after\u2063 the federal\u200c case against Trump was dismissed.  <\/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\" tabindex=\"1\" role=\"textbox\" contenteditable=\"true\" spellcheck=\"false\" aria-label=\"Message Body\" aria-multiline=\"true\" aria-owns=\":5ri\" aria-controls=\":5ri\" aria-expanded=\"false\">\n<p>A post&nbsp;<u><a href=\"https:\/\/x.com\/ALIENEGRO\/status\/1813051265640714320\">shared on <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/whos-really-to-blame-for-misinformation-online\/\" title=\"Who\u2019s Really\u00a0To Blame For Misinformation Online?\u00a0\">social media&#038;nbsp<\/a>;<\/a><\/u>purports that the Marines have arrested special council Jack Smith.<\/p>\n<blockquote>\n<p dir=\"ltr\" lang=\"en\">Marines Arrest Jack Smith<br \/> 15 July 2024 <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/RRN?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#RRN<\/a><br \/>  &#65532;<br \/> Special counsel Jack Smith was arrested by U.S. Marines Monday morning minutes after Judge Aileen Cannon dismissed the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/terrorism-homicide-prosecutors-brought-in-to-try-capitol-riot-defendants-for-crimes-like-trespassing\/\" title=\"Terrorism, Homicide Prosecutors Brought In To Try Capitol Riot Defendants For Crimes Like Trespassing\">federal criminal case<\/a> against Donald Trump charging him with hoarding national security secrets at his Mar-a-Lago&hellip; <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/2IDMz6ckXh\">pic.twitter.com\/2IDMz6ckXh<\/a><\/p>\n<p>&mdash; &#128133;&#127995;&#128139;qubit&#128139;&#128133;&#127995;#FlynnFramedTrump&#8252;&#65039; (@qubitTwit) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/qubitTwit\/status\/1813054522798805219?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">July 16, 2024<\/a><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p><span><strong>Verdict: False<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n<p>The claim stems from a satirical news outlet.<\/p>\n<p><span><strong>Fact Check:<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n<p>During the first day of the Republican National Convention, former President Trump introduced his running mate, J.D. Vance, according to <a href=\"https:\/\/www.cnn.com\/2024\/07\/15\/politics\/trump-vp-pick-jd-vance\/index.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">CNN<\/a>. Vance is a Senator from Ohio and was officially offered the role shortly before it was made public on Trump&rsquo;s social media, the outlet reported.<\/p>\n<p>A post shared on X, formerly known as Twitter, alleges that Smith was recently arrested on Monday morning after the documents case against Trump was dismissed. The post shared media that shows an article in Spanish which features an image of Trump and one of Smith.<\/p>\n<p>The caption reads, &ldquo;Marines Arrest Jack Smith 15 July 2024<span>&nbsp;<\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/x.com\/hashtag\/RRN?src=hashtag_click\">#RRN<\/a><span>&nbsp;<\/span>&#65532; Special counsel Jack Smith was arrested by U.S. Marines Monday morning minutes after Judge Aileen Cannon dismissed the federal criminal case against Donald Trump.&rdquo;<\/p>\n<p>The claim is inaccurate. There is no<span>&nbsp;<\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/www.google.com\/search?client=safari&amp;rls=en&amp;q=Jack+Smith+Arrested&amp;ie=UTF-8&amp;oe=UTF-8\">credible news report<\/a><span>&nbsp;<\/span>that suggests Smith has been arrested. The claim stems from a satirical news outlet called<span>&nbsp;<\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/realrawnews.com\/2024\/07\/marines-arrest-jack-smith\/\">Real Raw News<\/a>. The website shares a<span>&nbsp;<\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/realrawnews.com\/about-us\/\">disclaimer<\/a><span>&nbsp;<\/span>that identifies the site as parody &ldquo;Information on this website is for informational and educational and entertainment purposes.&nbsp;This website contains humor, parody, and satire.&rdquo;<\/p>\n<p>The case regarding Trump&rsquo;s mishandling of classified documents has been<span>&nbsp;<\/span>dismissed by a judge, according to <a href=\"https:\/\/fox59.com\/hill-politics\/trumps-classified-documents-case-dismissed-over-jack-smith-appointment\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Fox 59<\/a>. U.S. District Judge Aileen Cannon ruled that Smith was not lawfully appointed to the position of Special Counsel. &nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/checkyourfact.com\/2024\/07\/16\/fact-check-no-photos-do-not-show-donald-trump-and-secret-service-agents-smiling-after-attempted-assassination\/\"><strong>(RELATED: No, Photos Do Not Show Donald Trump And Secret Service Agents Smiling After Attempted Assassination)<\/strong><\/a><\/p>\n<p>This is not the first time misinformation has been shared online. Check Your Fact recently&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/checkyourfact.com\/2024\/07\/16\/fact-check-list-project-2025-positions-misleading\/\">debunked<\/a> a claim a post shared an accurate list of Project 2025 policies.<\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<p><\/span><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>A social media post falsely claims that the Marines have arrested special counsel Jack Smith after a federal case against Donald Trump was dismissed. The claim originated from a satirical news outlet called Real Raw News and is not true. The case against Trump was dismissed by a judge, and there is no credible news report of Smith being arrested. Misinformation like this is common online, so it&#8217;s important to fact-check before sharing<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1245,"featured_media":2296616,"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\/2023\/08\/IMG-3077-e1690930320234.jpg","fifu_image_alt":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[29362],"tags":[5175,4235,32463,11217,4505],"class_list":["post-2296615","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-the-daily-caller","tag-arrest","tag-investigate","tag-jack-smith","tag-marines","tag-military"],"fifu_image_url":"https:\/\/cdn01.dailycaller.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/08\/IMG-3077-e1690930320234.jpg","_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2296615","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\/1245"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=2296615"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2296615\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/2296616"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=2296615"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=2296615"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=2296615"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}