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18 rumors about the US Navy, examined

Aug. 30, 2026 From claims about cats aboard vessels to stories about military actions, a variety of Navy-relat ...

Trump bought Boeing stock on same day Navy gave company $880M contract. Here's proof

Aug. 27, 2026 Trump's financial disclosures indicate that he has traded millions of dollars worth of shares th ...

Unpacking claim USS Doris Miller will be renamed after Trump instead of Black WWII hero

Aug. 21, 2026 A CNN report described the Trump administration's intentions to retitle a Navy vessel previously ...

This image is a Facebook screenshot showing user Joe Kleinschmidt posting on Aug. 15, 2026, in his Anti-QAnon Memes group with the label "Group expert in Coffee Beans & Roasting," with the post showing an image graphic displaying an illustration of a large aircraft carrier-looking ship with masts and sails, with a "Live" graphic at the top left, as well as a chyron with red or white backgrounds and white or black text reading, "Breaking News," "Trump Demands All Navy Ships Equipped With Sails" and "Cannons Also Being Considered," as well as the time 11:45.

Did Trump demand sails on US Navy ships and consider adding cannons? Here's the truth

Aug. 20, 2026 The claim spread after Trump ordered the Navy to revert back to using a steam catapult system fo ...

A photo of an aircraft carrier on open water. A plane flies off the carrier at left. Behind the carrier, the sky is yellow due to a low sun. Farther above, the sky fades into blue.

What CNN's Pamela Brown said about going aboard USS Lincoln

Aug. 19, 2026 The reporter's account of conditions aboard the ship was more nuanced than social media posts su ...

Don't fall for claim Trump said 'only suckers and losers would enlist' in US Navy and then complain

Aug. 17, 2026 A purported screenshot on social media was little more than a fabricated reprise of a popular Tr ...

U.S. President Donald Trump with the USS Abraham Lincoln in the background.

Did Trump order USS Abraham Lincoln sailors to sign NDAs before they can leave ship?

Aleksandra Wrona

Aug. 17, 2026 The claim originated from a social media account describing its output as satirical.

A large Naval aircraft carrier, the USS Abraham Lincoln, in the ocean with numerous Navy personnel on board.

Investigating claim USS Abraham Lincoln sailors are trying to jump overboard

Aug. 14, 2026 The aircraft carrier has spent nine months at sea amid the ongoing U.S.-Israeli war on Iran.

A large aircraft carrier ship on the water amid clear skies.

Iranian media claims 7 died in brawl aboard USS Abraham Lincoln. US Central Command denies reports

Aug. 13, 2026 "Iran continues to spread lies and false information," a Central Command spokesperson said.

USS Abraham Lincoln crew reportedly faces food shortages, low morale. Here's what we know

Anna Rascouët-Paz

Aug. 7, 2026 The claim stemmed from an MS NOW report that says the crew lacks food, soap, toothpaste and othe ...

Side-by-side images of U.S. Rep. Thomas Massie, a white man with grey hair and a short beard in a suit, and a black-and-white photograph of men carrying a person on a stretcher from a helicopter.

Thomas Massie didn't 'confirm' Israel dropped napalm on USS Liberty. The truth was exposed decades ago

June 17, 2026 Both the United States and Israel determined the attack was an accident. Survivors and prominent ...

Image shows a screenshot of an appearance by retired Navy Vice Adm. Robert Harward, a bald white man, on Fox News. There is what appears to be an unusual shadow on his neck.

Retired Navy SEAL Robert Harward's Fox News appearance sparks mask conspiracy theory

May 22, 2026 Harward appeared on "America's Newsroom" on May 19, 2026, and seemed to be the victim of some un ...

A split-screen image shows two mostly-empty lunch trays containing meals reportedly served to sailors on USS Tripoli and USS Abraham Lincoln in the spring of 2026.

Inspecting photos allegedly showing 'dismal' meals on US military ships in Middle East

Laerke Christensen

April 20, 2026 The Pentagon and U.S. Navy said reports of shortages on board U.S. warships were false.

The USS Gerald R. Ford, a U.S. Navy ship, in the water.

Don't fall for claim US Navy officer refused Trump's order to strike Iran

April 10, 2026 Facebook posts claimed Rear Adm. Paul Lanzilotta "issued a formal legal rebuttal" to Trump befor ...

Smoke rises after Iran launched a missile attack targeting the headquarters of the U.S. Navy's Fifth Fleet in Manama, Bahrain.

Unraveling claim Trump admin 'abandoned' 1,500 troops and their families in Bahrain

Laerke Christensen

April 8, 2026 A U.S. Navy spokesperson said it relocated "almost 1,500 service members and families and severa ...

Image shows injured man in black shirt and pants in a wheelchair surrounded by other people

Investigating claims US sank unarmed Iranian ship and refused to rescue survivors

March 6, 2026 The IRIS Dena was headed back to Iran from Visakhapatnam, India, where it participated in a mult ...

Contextualizing claim deployed US Navy sailors pay for their meals at sea

March 2, 2026 A policy change in 2002 resulted in service members getting a stipend to cover their meals.

Did Adm. Alvin Holsey call Trump 'a disgrace' before abrupt resignation? Not so fast

Laerke Christensen

Dec. 10, 2025 Social media users shared the claim alongside a picture of Trump and Adm. Daryl Caudle, the U.S. ...

Don't fall for claim Navy struck Clarence Thomas' yacht near Venezuela

Taija PerryCook

Dec. 5, 2025 The claim was purely satirical.

Did Adm. Alvin Holsey resign over Hegseth's Venezuela boat strike orders? What we know

Laerke Christensen

Dec. 3, 2025 Holsey will retire from the Navy on Dec. 12, 2025, after a little more than a year leading the U ...

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