{"id":654263,"date":"2021-08-17T10:35:34","date_gmt":"2021-08-17T14:35:34","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/?p=654263"},"modified":"2021-08-17T10:35:35","modified_gmt":"2021-08-17T14:35:35","slug":"fact-check-no-william-barr-has-not-been-executed-by-the-military","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/fact-check-no-william-barr-has-not-been-executed-by-the-military\/","title":{"rendered":"FACT CHECK: No, William Barr Has Not Been Executed By The Military"},"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\">24<\/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-no-william-barr-has-not-been-executed-by-the-military%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=654263&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\/2021\/08\/2020-07-28T154446Z_700697703_RC2F2I97Y1VZ_RTRMADP_3_USA-CONGRESS-JUSTICE-scaled-e1628959156604.jpg\" class=\"ff-og-image-inserted\" \/><\/div>\n<p>A post <a href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/linda.s.hulsey.3\/posts\/10219040027342643\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">shared on Facebook<\/a>&nbsp;claims the military killed former Attorney General William Barr at the Guantanamo Bay detention center on August 2.<\/p>\n<p><span><strong>Verdict: False<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n<p>Barr is alive and has not been arrested. The claim stems from a website that says it features \u201chumor, parody, and satire.\u201d<\/p>\n<p><span><strong>Fact Check:<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n<p>Barr served as attorney general under former Presidents George H.W. Bush and Donald Trump, according to the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.justice.gov\/ag\/bio\/attorney-general-william-pelham-barr\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Justice Department<\/a>. The August 13 Facebook alleges that Barr was \u201cput to death\u201d by the military over a week prior. \u201cJust after sunrise, GITMO security escorted Barr from his Camp Delta detention cell to gallows near Windward Point Lighthouse on Gitmo\u2019s southern edge, where other Deep State agents had met their maker,\u201d the post reads.<\/p>\n<p>There is, however, no record of Barr being arrested, taken to Guantanamo Bay and killed by the military. Check Your Fact searched through the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.justice.gov\/news?keys=William%20Barr&amp;items_per_page=25&amp;f%5B0%5D=field_pr_date%3A2020\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Justice Department\u2019s<\/a> press releases, but found no mention of Barr\u2019s death. The <a href=\"https:\/\/www.defense.gov\/Newsroom\/releases\/?Search=William+Barr\">Defense Department\u2019s<\/a>&nbsp;press releases likewise include no information about Barr being arrested or killed by the military.<\/p>\n<p>Had Barr been <a href=\"https:\/\/www.google.com\/search?q=William+Barr+arrested&amp;ei=L1cYYZXfL86o5NoPrYOF6A8&amp;oq=William+Barr+arrested&amp;gs_lcp=Cgdnd3Mtd2l6EAM6BQgAEJECOgUILhCABDoFCAAQgAQ6CwguEIAEEMcBEK8BOggILhCABBCTAjoGCAAQFhAeSgQIQRgBUKhQWPpbYIZdaAJwAHgAgAGVAYgB6gSSAQM4LjGYAQCgAQHAAQE&amp;sclient=gws-wiz&amp;ved=0ahUKEwjVsvPC2rHyAhVOFFkFHa1BAf0Q4dUDCA4&amp;uact=5\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">arrested<\/a>, detained at <a href=\"https:\/\/www.google.com\/search?q=William+Barr+Guantanamo+Bay&amp;ei=PFcYYYKTLJux5NoP9qK50AM&amp;oq=William+Barr+Guantanamo+Bay&amp;gs_lcp=Cgdnd3Mtd2l6EAM6BQgAEIAEOgsILhCABBDHARCvAUoECEEYAVDaZFiKgwFgvYUBaAJwAHgAgAF1iAHdBpIBBDE0LjGYAQCgAQHAAQE&amp;sclient=gws-wiz&amp;ved=0ahUKEwiCoYnJ2rHyAhWbGFkFHXZRDjoQ4dUDCA4&amp;uact=5\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Guantanamo Bay<\/a> or <a href=\"https:\/\/www.google.com\/search?q=William+Barr+killed+in+Guantanamo+Bay&amp;sxsrf=ALeKk03LEMpNLVTt_asZ8TWP7fJlfMWEPA%3A1629147036960&amp;ei=nM8aYceIOsnn5NoPp8uFqAM&amp;oq=William+Barr+killed+in+Guantanamo+Bay&amp;gs_lcp=Cgdnd3Mtd2l6EAMyBQghEKsCMgUIIRCrAjIFCCEQqwI6CAguEIAEEJMCOgsILhCABBDHARCvAToFCAAQgAQ6BggAEBYQHjoICCEQFhAdEB46BQghEKABOgcIIRAKEKABOgQIIRAKSgUIPBIBN0oECEEYAVDRpwNYwOgDYPzqA2gHcAB4AYABrQGIAf4OkgEEMjMuM5gBAKABAcABAQ&amp;sclient=gws-wiz&amp;ved=0ahUKEwjHxrLTtbbyAhXJM1kFHadlATUQ4dUDCA4&amp;uact=5\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">killed<\/a> by the military, media outlets certainly would have reported on it, yet none have, except to debunk the claim. <strong><a href=\"https:\/\/checkyourfact.com\/2021\/06\/29\/fact-check-military-convict-william-barr-treason\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">(RELATED: Did The Military Convict William Barr Of Treason?)<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Senate Judiciary Committee Chairman Dick Durbin said during an August 5 appearance on MSNBC\u2019s \u201cMorning Joe\u201d that he hoped Barr would come forward to speak about the reasons for his resignation in the aftermath of the 2020 election, as seen in <a href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=U17w5SGnMK0&amp;t=762s\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">footage<\/a> of the episode. Durbin\u2019s appearance on \u201cMorning Joe\u201d aired three days after the post alleges Barr was killed.<\/p>\n<p>The claim about Barr being executed appears to stem from an Aug. 13 article published by <a href=\"https:\/\/realrawnews.com\/2021\/08\/military-eliminates-william-barr\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Real Raw News<\/a> bearing the headline: \u201cMilitary Eliminates William Barr.\u201d Real Raw News includes a <a href=\"https:\/\/realrawnews.com\/about-us\/\">disclaimer<\/a> stating that the website contains \u201chumor, parody, and satire.\u201d The Facebook post does not contain such a warning, passing the information off as genuine.<\/p>\n<p>This isn\u2019t the first time a false claim has stemmed from a Real Raw News article. In June, Check Your Fact <a href=\"https:\/\/checkyourfact.com\/2021\/06\/29\/fact-check-military-convict-william-barr-treason\/\">debunked<\/a> the baseless claim that Barr was convicted of treason.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>A post shared on Facebook\u00a0claims the military killed former Attorney General William Barr at the Guantanamo Bay detention center on August 2.Verdict: False Barr is alive and has not been &#8230;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":2315279,"comment_status":"close","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_mo_disable_npp":"","fifu_image_url":"","fifu_image_alt":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-654263","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/654263","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\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=654263"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/654263\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/2315279"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=654263"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=654263"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=654263"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}