Posts about × Supreme Court Justice Clarence Thomas has announced that he will retire on January 21st.

BREAKING NEWS: Clarence Thomas will retire from the Supreme Court on January 21st. pic.twitter.com/fqeq1bFf4M

— RT America (@RTNewsAmerica) November 29, 2024

Verdict: False

Thomas has not announced his retirement as of this writing, and the news outlet that reported this is known for fake news.

Fact check:

With President-elect Donald Trump’s inauguration just around the corner, Justice Clarence Thomas, currently the longest-serving member of the court, is facing calls to retire or resign from office. The 76-year-old is facing accusations of abuse of power in a leadership position. Democratic Party called him Resignation. Prominent Republicans have also suggested he retire to ensure President-elect Trump has a chance to succeed him.

According to a post on X, Justice Thomas announced that he would retire from the Supreme Court on January 21, the day after President Trump’s impending inauguration. However, this is incorrect.

a Google search For such a major announcement, we should have gotten the current results, but the results were empty. Judge Thomas does not have a social media account to announce this, and officials said supreme court As of Dec. 3, the website has not announced anything about his impending retirement. (Related: Fact Check: Will Joy Reid Move to London Following Donald Trump’s Victory?)

The account that posted the false claims, RT America, is known for parodies and fake news, and X’s bio says so. Presented as an offshoot of Russian state media “RT” Check Your Fact has debunked claims they have made in the past.