A Dec. 30, 2022, article by Real Raw News claims a former high-ranking government official was recently charged with a serious crime.
"Military Arrests Former FDA Commissioner Stephen Hahn," reads the article's headline.
"U.S. Navy JAG investigators on Thursday arrested former Food & Drug Administration Commissioner Stephen Hahn for having committed treasonous acts against the nation and its people while he served under President Donald J. Trump throughout the Coronavirus Plandemic, JAG sources told Real Raw News," the article begins.
The article was shared more than 200 times on Facebook in three weeks, according to the social media analytics tool CrowdTangle.
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There are no credible reports about former Food and Drug Administration Commissioner Stephen Hahn being arrested by the military. Hahn is currently listed as being in leadership positions at both a cancer diagnostic firm and a venture capital firm. The claim stems from a website that routinely publishes false claims about the arrest of high-profile government figures..
There is no evidence Hahn was arrested by the Navy JAG Corps, which handles the Navy's legal services. The claim isn't mentioned on the Navy JAG Corps' website or its verified social media accounts.
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