{"id":2450688,"date":"2025-06-23T08:59:59","date_gmt":"2025-06-23T12:59:59","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/after-iran-attack-nyt-performs-ridiculous-fact-check-on-defense-secretary-hegseth-gets-roasted\/"},"modified":"2025-06-23T09:01:38","modified_gmt":"2025-06-23T13:01:38","slug":"after-iran-attack-nyt-performs-ridiculous-fact-check-on-defense-secretary-hegseth-gets-roasted","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/after-iran-attack-nyt-performs-ridiculous-fact-check-on-defense-secretary-hegseth-gets-roasted\/","title":{"rendered":"After Iran Attack, NYT Performs Ridiculous &#8216;Fact Check&#8217; on Defense Secretary Hegseth, Gets Roasted"},"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\">28<\/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%2Fafter-iran-attack-nyt-performs-ridiculous-fact-check-on-defense-secretary-hegseth-gets-roasted%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=2450688&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 article discusses a <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/jean-pierres-claim-of-no-one-walking-across-border-debunked-by-video-of-people-walking-across-border\/\" title=\"Jean-Pierre&#039;s Claim of No One Walking Across Border Debunked by Video of People Walking Across Border\">recent media briefing<\/a> by Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth regarding U.S. military actions in Iran, specifically highlighting the new York Times&#8217; coverage of these events. Hegseth described American deterrence as having returned and emphasized that the mission was not about regime change but aimed at neutralizing threats related to Iran&#8217;s nuclear program. He stated that precision operations were authorized by President Trump. <\/p>\n<p>The piece criticizes the New York Times&#8217; fact-checking, notably a comment by Hegseth referring to the pilots involved in the bombing as &#8220;our boys,&#8221; which was noted by a Times reporter to overlook the presence of female pilots. The article ridicules the Times&#8217;s coverage for what is perceived as an overly critical stance and notes the mixed social media reactions to the article, suggesting it reflects poorly on the public&#8217;s trust in journalism. Ultimately, it wraps up with comments on the media&#8217;s struggle to <a href=\"https:\/\/amzn.to\/3YuVZYV\" >accurately reflect military narratives<\/a> in a <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/how-trumps-feuds-with-media-organizations-have-played-out-in-2024-washington-examiner\/\" title=\"How Trump\u2019s feuds with media organizations have played out in 2024 - Washington Examiner\">politically charged habitat<\/a>.  <\/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<p><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><\/p>\n<section> \t\t\t\t<script>console.log(\"ad slot (AC1)\")<\/script><script>console.log(\"ad slot (IC1)\")<\/script><script>console.log(\"ad slot (IC2)\")<\/script><script>console.log(\"ad slot (IC3)\")<\/script><script>console.log(\"ad slot (IC4)\")<\/script><script>console.log(\"ad slot (REP_0)\")<\/script><script>console.log(\"ad slot (REP_1)\")<\/script><script>console.log(\"ad slot (REP_2)\")<\/script><\/p>\n<p>Want to know why President Donald Trump calls it &ldquo;the failing New York Times&rdquo;? Look no further than the Gray Lady&rsquo;s coverage of the bombings of Iran &mdash; specifically, their ludicrous &ldquo;fact check&rdquo; of Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth&rsquo;s media briefing Sunday morning.<\/p>\n<p>The &ldquo;fact check&rdquo; &mdash; and there aren&rsquo;t air-quotes emphatic enough for that, as you&rsquo;ll find out in a second &mdash; came as Hegseth told the press, &ldquo;American deterrence is back&rdquo; and praised the president&rsquo;s &ldquo;bold and brilliant&rdquo; <a href=\"https:\/\/www.westernjournal.com\/must-see-behind-scenes-photos-show-maga-hat-donning-trump-wh-situation-room-iran-attack\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">strategy<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;When this president speaks, the world should listen,&rdquo; Hegseth said, according to <a href=\"https:\/\/www.wsj.com\/livecoverage\/iran-israel-conflict-latest-news\/card\/hegseth-s-iran-briefing-marks-his-first-appearance-at-the-pentagon-podium-qSYOF3s7BhhLgnZQM5ez?mod=Searchresults_pos1&amp;page=1\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">The Wall Street Journal<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;<a href=\"https:\/\/www.westernjournal.com\/will-peace-tragedy-iran-trump-addresses-nation-us-bombing-iran\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">This mission<\/a> was not and has not been about regime change. The president authorized a precision operation to neutralize the threats to our national interests posed by the Iranian nuclear program.&rdquo;<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\">\n<p dir=\"ltr\" lang=\"en\">.<a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/SecDef?\">@SecDef<\/a>: &ldquo;This mission was not and has not been about regime change. The President authorized a precision operation to neutralize the threats to our national interests posed by the Iranian nuclear program.&rdquo; <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/azeeGBm4wZ\">pic.twitter.com\/azeeGBm4wZ<\/a><\/p>\n<p>&mdash; Rapid Response 47 (@RapidResponse47) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/RapidResponse47\/status\/1936762002078122419?\">June 22, 2025<\/a><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p> <script type=\"text\/javascript\"> \t\t\tif ( getCookie( \"ff_subbed\" ) ) { \t\t\t\tdocument.getElementById(\"stnvideo\").remove() \t\t\t} else { \t\t\t\tdocument.addEventListener(\"DOMContentLoaded\", function() { \t\t\t\t\tfunction loadScript(src) { \t\t\t\t\t\tconst script=document.createElement(\"script\"); \t\t\t\t\t\tscript.src=src; \t\t\t\t\t\tscript.async=true; \t\t\t\t\t\tdocument.body.appendChild(script); \t\t\t\t\t} \t\t\t\t\tfunction findPreviousParagraph(selector, x) { \t\t\t\t\t\tconst targetElement=document.querySelector(selector); \t\t\t\t\t\tif (!targetElement) { \t\t\t\t\t\t\tconsole.warn(\"Target element not found.\"); \t\t\t\t\t\t\treturn null; \t\t\t\t\t\t}  \t\t\t\t\t\t\/\/ Get all <\/p>\n<p> elements in order as they appear in the document \t\t\t\t\t\tlet paragraphs=Array.from(document.querySelectorAll(\"p\"));  \t\t\t\t\t\t\/\/ Find the index of the last <\/p>\n<p> before the target element \t\t\t\t\t\tlet targetIndex=paragraphs.findIndex(p=> p.compareDocumentPosition(targetElement) & Node.DOCUMENT_POSITION_PRECEDING);  \t\t\t\t\t\tif (targetIndex===-1 || targetIndex <x) { \t\t\t\t\t\t\tconsole.warn(\"Not enough paragraphs before the target element.\"); \t\t\t\t\t\t\treturn null; \t\t\t\t\t\t}  \t\t\t\t\t\treturn paragraphs[targetIndex - x]; \t\t\t\t\t}  \t\t\t\t\t\/\/ Set up IntersectionObserver \t\t\t\t\tfunction observeElement(element) { \t\t\t\t\t\tif (!element) return;  \t\t\t\t\t\tconst observer=new IntersectionObserver( \t\t\t\t\t\t\t(entries)=> { \t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tentries.forEach(entry=> { \t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tif (entry.isIntersecting) { \t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tconsole.log(\"Paragraph is now visible:\", entry.target.textContent.trim()); \t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tloadScript(\"https:\/\/embed.sendtonews.com\/player3\/embedcode.js?fk=s28Az7AY\"); \t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tobserver.disconnect(); \t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t} \t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t}); \t\t\t\t\t\t\t}, \t\t\t\t\t\t\t{ threshold: 0.5 } \/\/ Adjust threshold as needed \t\t\t\t\t\t);  \t\t\t\t\t\tobserver.observe(element); \t\t\t\t\t}  \t\t\t\t\t\/\/ Find the 1st paragraph before #stnvideo and observe it \t\t\t\t\tlet paragraphToObserve=findPreviousParagraph(\"#stnvideo\", 2); \t\t\t\t\tobserveElement(paragraphToObserve); \t\t\t\t}); \t\t\t} \t\t<\/script> <\/p>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<p>That wasn&rsquo;t what got fact-checked, nor anything from Hegseth&rsquo;s description of <a href=\"https:\/\/www.westernjournal.com\/must-see-behind-scenes-photos-show-maga-hat-donning-trump-wh-situation-room-iran-attack\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">the attack<\/a>, where he noted that B-2 bombers were able to fly all the way from Missouri, undetected, to attack Iran&rsquo;s nuclear facilities:<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-media-max-width=\"560\">\n<p dir=\"ltr\" lang=\"en\">. <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/SecDef?\">@SecDef<\/a> : &ldquo;Iran is calculating the reality that planes flew from the middle of America in MISSOURI over night, completely undetected, over 3 of their most highly sensitive sites. And we were able to destroy nuclear capabilities, and our boys in those bombers are on their way&hellip; <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/qGOWNc9xaR\">pic.twitter.com\/qGOWNc9xaR<\/a><\/p>\n<p>&mdash; Graham Allen (@GrahamAllen_1) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/GrahamAllen_1\/status\/1936764611186905430?\">June 22, 2025<\/a><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<p>Did you catch the important part? You may not have, but thank God for John Ismay of <a href=\"https:\/\/www.nytimes.com\/live\/2025\/06\/22\/world\/israel-iran-us-trump#russia-may-be-a-friend-of-iran-but-it-seems-unlikely-to-offer-much-help\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">the Times<\/a> for pointing it out:<\/p>\n<p><em>In the briefing, Hegseth referred to B-2 pilots as &ldquo;our boys on those bombers,&rdquo; yet both men and women have trained to fly them.<\/em><\/p>\n<p>Uh-oh! Time to drag <a href=\"https:\/\/www.westernjournal.com\/blaspheme-video-shows-dem-senators-furious-response-hegseth-brings-bible-hearing\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Hegseth<\/a> before Congress and ask him if he fully appreciates the importance of intersectionality.<\/p>\n<p>I suppose this is a live blog of the Iranian attacks and not a polished piece, but the writers didn&rsquo;t necessarily <em>need<\/em> to say anything if they didn&rsquo;t have anything worthwhile to say &mdash; and Ismay certainly didn&rsquo;t, with one of his other contributions being this gem:<\/p>\n<p><em>  Hegseth&rsquo;s remarks are following a familiar script &mdash; praising President Trump, disparaging the Biden administration, and offering a religious proclamation: &ldquo;We give glory to God.&rdquo;<\/em><\/p>\n<p>Breaking: <a href=\"https:\/\/www.westernjournal.com\/blaspheme-video-shows-dem-senators-furious-response-hegseth-brings-bible-hearing\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Secretary of Defense a believing Christian<\/a> and a Republican. Film at 11.<\/p>\n<p>This &ldquo;fact check&rdquo; and the coverage in general was simultaneously both 1) terrible and 2) very on brand for the Times. Not unpredictably, Ismay&rsquo;s missive got beat up on social media:<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\">\n<p dir=\"ltr\" lang=\"en\">The Times is ON IT <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/P7IYvLsRGj\">pic.twitter.com\/P7IYvLsRGj<\/a><\/p>\n<p>&mdash; Guy Benson (@guypbenson) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/guypbenson\/status\/1936773888785912006?\">June 22, 2025<\/a><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\">\n<p dir=\"ltr\" lang=\"en\">John Ismay of the New York Times, everyone! <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/JyxMbKrCCV\">pic.twitter.com\/JyxMbKrCCV<\/a><\/p>\n<p>&mdash; Joe Concha (@JoeConchaTV) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/JoeConchaTV\/status\/1936774799386095708?\">June 22, 2025<\/a><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-conversation=\"none\">\n<p dir=\"ltr\" lang=\"en\">If you guys ever sit around and wonder why the American public despises your profession, take a look at this beauty from your boy <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/johnismay?\">@johnismay<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/ehXaFxqU0w\">pic.twitter.com\/ehXaFxqU0w<\/a><\/p>\n<p>&mdash; Matt (@MattBesq) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/MattBesq\/status\/1936782984855883837?\">June 22, 2025<\/a><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\">\n<p dir=\"ltr\" lang=\"en\">Critical live fact checking from the NYT. This is why we subscribe. <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/rvci7SVQcT\">https:\/\/t.co\/rvci7SVQcT<\/a><\/p>\n<p>&mdash; Jarvis (@jarvis_best) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/jarvis_best\/status\/1936776432069341221?\">June 22, 2025<\/a><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<p>Well, there is at least one thing to be thankful for:<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\">\n<p dir=\"ltr\" lang=\"en\">All of a sudden, they know what a woman is?<\/p>\n<p>&mdash; MAGA Jersey Girl (@Lainie19148) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/Lainie19148\/status\/1936789670861373942?\">June 22, 2025<\/a><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<p>But happily, we&rsquo;ve now been warned of the mephitic dangers of calling the people who fly our warplanes &ldquo;our boys on those bombers.&rdquo; After all, both men and women are trained to fly them!<\/p>\n<p>You have done enough, Secretary Hegseth. Have you no sense of decency, sir, at long last?<\/p>\n<p>And the New York Times still wonders why Trump &mdash; and his supporters &mdash; refer to them as &ldquo;<a href=\"https:\/\/www.westernjournal.com\/trump-teaches-actual-journalism\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">failing<\/a>.&rdquo;<\/p>\n<div style=\"position: relative;\">\n<div class=\"ff-fancy-header-container\"> \t\t\t \t<\/div>\n<div class=\"entry-submit-correction inner-content\">\n<div class=\"correction-form\">\n<form style=\"display: none;\">\n<div class=\"sc-name-field\"> \t\t\t\t\t\t<label>* Name<\/label> \t\t\t\t\t\t<br \/> \t\t\t\t\t\t<input type=\"text\" name=\"name\" required> \t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n<div class=\"sc--field\"> \t\t\t\t\t\t<label>* <\/label> \t\t\t\t\t\t<br \/> \t\t\t\t\t\t<input type=\"text\" name=\"\" required> \t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n<p> \t\t\t\t\t<label>* Message<\/label> \t\t\t\t\t<br \/> \t\t\t\t\t<textarea name=\"message\" required><\/textarea> \t\t\t\t\t \t\t\t\t\t<\/p>\n<div class=\"required-message\" style=\"display: none; padding-bottom: 15px;\">* All fields are required.<\/div>\n<p> \t\t\t\t\t<input type=\"submit\" value=\"Submit\" onclick=\"event.preventDefault(); firefly_sc();\"> \t\t\t\t\t \t\t\t\t\t<\/p>\n<div class=\"firefly-sc-confirm\" style=\"display: none;\">Success!<\/div>\n<\/p><\/form>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<p> \t\t<script> \t\t\tfunction firefly_sc() { \t\t\t\tif( typeof window.captchaPublicKey==typeof undefined ){ \t\t\t\t\tconsole.error('window.captchaPublicKey is not defined'); \t\t\t\t} \t\t\t\tgrecaptcha.execute( window.captchaPublicKey, { action: 'submit_correction' } ).then( function( token ) { \t\t\t\t\tvar opts={ \t\t\t\t\t\taction:    'firefly_sc_submit', \t\t\t\t\t\tname:      document.querySelector( '.entry-submit-correction [name=\"name\"]' ).value, \t\t\t\t\t\t:     document.querySelector( '.entry-submit-correction [name=\"\"]' ).value, \t\t\t\t\t\tmessage:   document.querySelector( '.entry-submit-correction [name=\"message\"]' ).value, \t\t\t\t\t\tpost_id:   firefly_post_id, \t\t\t\t\t\tcap_token: token \t\t\t\t\t}  \t\t\t\t\tvar inputs=[ 'name', '', 'message' ];  \t\t\t\t\tfor( var i=0; i <inputs.length; i++ ) if( ! 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Just take a look at the Gray Lady&#8217;s reporting on the bombings in Iran, particularly their absurd &#8220;fact check&#8221; of Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth&#8217;s media briefing from Sunday morning. This so-called &#8220;fact check&#8221;-and believe me, it deserves heavy air quotes-came after Hegseth stated that &#8220;American deterrence is back&#8221; and commended the president&#8217;s &#8220;bold and brilliant&#8221; strategy. According to The Wall Street Journal, he remarked, &#8220;When this president speaks, the world should listen,&#8221; adding that this mission was not aimed at regime change but rather authorized a precise operation to neutralize threats posed by Iran&#8217;s nuclear program. <\/p>\n<p>Interestingly enough, what got fact-checked wasn&#8217;t Hegseth&#8217;s comments about the attack or his mention of B-2 bombers flying undetected from Missouri to strike Iranian nuclear sites. Instead, John Ismay from the Times highlighted that when Hegseth referred to B-2 pilots as &#8220;our boys on those bombers,&#8221; he overlooked that both men and women are trained for these roles. This led to calls for him to be questioned by Congress regarding his understanding of intersectionality.<\/p>\n<p>While this may have been a live blog covering Iranian attacks rather than a polished article, there was no need for writers like Ismay to comment if they had nothing substantial to contribute-his other remarks included noting how Hegseth followed a familiar pattern: praising President Trump while criticizing the Biden administration and making religious statements like &#8220;We give glory to God.&#8221; <\/p>\n<p>This so-called &#8220;fact check,&#8221; along with overall coverage from the Times, was both poor quality and typical of their style. Unsurprisingly, Ismay faced backlash on social media for his comments.<\/p>\n<p>At least we can be grateful they now recognize what constitutes a woman! 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