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What is Department of Defense Directive 5240.01? Pentagon's Military Update
The directive "does not reflect any change to DOD's policy regarding the use of lethal force," a Department of Defense spokesperson told Newsweek.
No, a new Department of Defense directive doesn’t authorize lethal force on U.S. civilians
The claims are inaccurate. The updated version of Directive 5240.01 does not grant any new power to the Defense Department and does not grant legal authority for the military to use lethal force on civilians, the department and experts told us. Updates to directives are common.
Analysis
No, Biden didn’t authorize military lethal force against protesters
Robert F. Kennedy Jr. and other Trump supporters cite a routine bureaucratic update as part of a nefarious plot.
No, a DOD directive does not authorize the military to use lethal force on civilians
Multiple readers asked us to VERIFY claims that a Department of Defense directive gives the military power to use lethal force on civilians. Here’s what we found.
American Military News
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Videos/Pic: Biden-Harris admin approves military use of lethal force on US citizens: Report
The Biden-Harris admin's latest DoD directive is accused of authorizing the U.S. military to use lethal force against ...
Military.com
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Far-Right Suggests Military Just Authorized Lethal Force Against Americans Ahead of the Election. It Didn’t.
But as Trump doubles down on his "enemy from within" rhetoric,
DOD
Directive
5240.01 continues to gain traction among his ...
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on MSN
Pentagon denies false claim that Biden-Harris admin authorized troops to use force against Americans
The Pentagon says a recently-update directive does not give it authorization "to use lethal force against U.S. citizens or ...
The Express Tribune
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Biden administration pushes DoD Directive 5240.01 allegedly giving Pentagon unprecedented power
DoD addresses concerns over directive 5240.01, which allegedly allows Pentagon to use lethal force against protesters.
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on MSN
Pentagon: No, troops not authorized to use force against Americans during election
The Pentagon clarified in a statement on Thursday that U.S. troops are not authorized to use force against American citizens ...
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US Planning To Use Force On Citizens? Debunking Claims About 'Reissued' DoD Directive 5240.01
Concerns from a variety of political organizations have been raised by rumors on social media over a recent DoD directive ...
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Conservative Influencers Misrepresent Routine Revision to Defense Department Policy
The Department of Defense issued a standard policy revision in September to existing procedures for the intelligence ...
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Fact-checking MAGA's viral DoD directive claims
DoD's Directive 5240.01 has been a point of contention online as conspiracy theories and rumours flare out. Experts have now ...
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