A false report that the U.S. Navy’s Judge Advocate General (JAG) Office has indicted 19,000 doctors for so-called COVID crimes stems from an article on a self-described satirical website, but social media users responded as though the claim was authentic.
A U.S. Navy Judge Advocate General’s Corps spokesperson said in an email that the claims made in the article are false.
No credible news reports suggest that thousands of doctors have been indicted by the Navy’s legal branch for COVID-related crimes (tinyurl.com/2tjsv9cn).
The U.S. Department of Justice website also makes no mention of the indictment of 19,000 doctors (tinyurl.com/yjsvxc2a).
A U.S. Navy JAG spokesperson denied that 19,000 doctors were indicted for COVID-related crimes, and no credible sources support the claim.
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