Hegseth Awards Army Member For Reprimanding Him At Tomb Of The Unknown Soldier
Verified: 29 outlets in 16 countries have reported this story since Nov 11, 7 of them from the United States.
The soldier reminded Hegseth and his group, which included senior advisors and his wife, for laughing and talking at the memorial on Veterans Day.
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Two or more outlets reported this story and its reliability score reached 65%, so WorldPulse marks it verified. That means more than one outlet says so, not that it is proven true.
Who reported it
7 outlets from the United States, where the story is: CNN, Defense News, Eurasia Review and 4 more · how we count
- Nov 11, 8:09 PM UTCFirst reportHegseth’s group reprimanded for laughing during Veterans Day honoring at Tomb of the Unknown Soldierindependent.co.uk ↗
- Nov 11, 9:36 PM UTC+1 hPete Hegseth And Aides Told By Guard To ‘Maintain Silence’ At Tomb Of The Unknown Soldierforbes.com ↗
- Verified: a second independent outlet reported itNov 11, 9:37 PM UTC · +1 h
- Nov 11, 10:09 PM UTC+2 hHegseth and staff reprimanded by guard at Tomb of the Unknown Soldierjapantoday.com ↗
- Nov 12, 7:46 PM UTC+24 h· you’re reading thisHegseth Awards Army Member For Reprimanding Him At Tomb Of The Unknown Soldierforbes.com (again) ↗
- Nov 12, 7:48 PM UTC+24 hHegseth pins medal on soldier who reprimanded his group for laughing at Tomb of the Unknown Soldierindependent.co.uk (again) ↗
- Nov 12, 8:47 PM UTC+25 hHegseth awards medal to soldier who admonished him at Arlingtonupi.com ↗
- Nov 12, 9:16 PM UTC+25 hPete Hegseth awards medal to soldier who reprimanded him at memorial siteglobalnews.ca ↗
- Nov 13, 1:15 AM UTC+29 hSentinel At Tomb Of The Unknown Soldier Receives Awardeurasiareview.com ↗
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