FACT CHECK: Did The Pentagon Give Money To MrBeast To Try To Increase Army Recruitment Rate?
video shared on Instagram The Pentagon alleges it paid YouTube star Jimmy Mr. Beast Donaldson to persuade children to join the military. Verdict: False The Department of Defense and MrBeast had intended to collaborate on content development, but the agreement fell through. Fact check: According to , Donaldson recently announced his engagement to girlfriend Thea […]
‘A Tremendous Boon’: Trump’s Sec Def Pick Will Give Pentagon Its First Real Wake Up Call In Decades
President-elect Donald Trump’s decision to hire Pete Hegseth as defense secretary has thrown corporate media and the broader defense establishment into turmoil as critics decry the veteran’s lack of policy-making experience. But national security experts say Mr. Hegseth could bring much-needed change to a Pentagon that has lost its way. President Trump announced Tuesday night […]
Pentagon Officials Discussed Scenarios To Countermand Controversial Orders From Incoming Commander-In-Chief: REPORT
CNN, citing defense sources, said Pentagon officials are discussing ways to counter a potential order from President-elect Donald Trump. Officials are “gaming” a variety of scenarios, including President Trump potentially sending in the military to assist in mass deportations and reclassifying federal employees to make it easier to fire them. CNN reported that there is. […]
Pentagon Official Linked To Iranian Influence Network Gets Promotion
Arian Tabatabai has been appointed assistant secretary of defense for military education and training amid an ongoing investigation into his alleged ties to Iranian influence networks. Mr. Tabatabai, an American-Iranian, previously served as chief of staff to the assistant secretary of defense for special operations. According to Go to Politico. The Pentagon on Tuesday refuted […]
‘Help Us Solve Our National Security Problems’: Pentagon Wants Silicon Valley Tech Execs To Join Military
The Wall Street Journal reported Monday that the Pentagon is looking to Silicon Valley technology executives to help improve the military’s capabilities and lend their expertise. Pentagon Chief Talent Officer Brint Parmeter said the executives will be enlisted as reservists in mid- to high-level positions and work with defense officials to strengthen the Pentagon’s cyber […]
Former Obama AG Suing Pentagon On Behalf Of Chinese Military Company
A former Obama administration official is providing legal services to a company the Pentagon says has deep ties to the Chinese military. Loretta Lynch, who served as former President Barack Obama’s attorney general from 2015 to 2017, has been sued by law firm Paul Weiss, which is listed as representing Chinese drone maker DJI in […]
Pentagon Appoints New UFO Director. Here’s What We Know
The Department of Defense (DOD) announced Monday that Dr. John T. Kosloski has been appointed director of the All-Spectrum Anomalies Resolution Office (AARO), also known as the Pentagon's UFO office. Kosloski left his job at the National Security Agency (NSA) to join the AARO team to “investigate” UFOs and other paranormal phenomena. According to According […]
Pentagon Knew About Flaws In Osprey Aircraft Nearly A Decade Before Fatal Crash
The Pentagon was aware of mechanical defects in the Osprey aircraft for about a decade before the crashes, Military.com reported Thursday. The Air Force's Osprey program, a fleet of aircraft that use tilt-rotor propellers to take off vertically like a helicopter and fly horizontally like a plane, has been plagued by technical and safety problems […]
Pentagon Abandons $110 Million Military Base As African Regime Takes Over
The U.S. Defense Department announced Monday that it has completed the withdrawal of U.S. troops from a $110 million military base in the African country of Niger as the country transitions power. Hundreds of U.S. troops were previously stationed at 201 Air Base in Niger, but they left at the request of the country's military […]
Pentagon To Send Troops And Land-Based Firepower To Middle East Amid Iranian Threats
The Pentagon announced Friday that Defense Secretary Lloyd Austin has ordered a significant increase in U.S. military presence in the Middle East in response to the growing threat from Iran. The strategic move includes the deployment of additional soldiers, ships, fighter jets and enhanced land-based missile defenses. Assistant Pentagon spokesperson Sabrina Singh said the US […]
