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Contrary to a video that provides no evidence for its claims, there is no evidence that more than 50 public figures including Adam Schiff, Hillary Clinton, Brian Kemp, Mitch McConnell, and Michelle Obama have been “arrested and charged with treason” or “executed” by the U.S. government. Not only have many of the people mentioned posted online or appeared at public events, but the narrative echoes the widely debunked QAnon conspiracy theory.

A Facebook video bearing the title "u.s. Military Arrests and Executions Update November 2022" can be seen ( here ) and has accumulated more than 138,000 views and thousands of comments.

Adherents of the debunked conspiracy theory QAnon scour anonymous web postings from a figure named “Q” (claiming to be a government insider with top secret security clearance) and parsing statements by former U.S. President Donald Trump whom they believed to be their champion secretly fighting a cabal of child-sex predators that includes prominent Democrats, Hollywood elites and “deep state” allies ( here ).

Reuters Fact Check previously debunked similar narratives of “mass arrests” targeting political officials (nKBN29R1ZA).

Some users seemed to believe the video’s claims that there have been mass arrests and executions. One user exclaiming, “Thank You!! The Snakes need to have their rightful punishment! Show No Mercy!” Another, chiming in, “Just what American people need to see TRUTH and...

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