Pete Hegseth awards medal to soldier who reprimanded him at memorial site
Verified: 29 outlets in 16 countries have reported this story since Nov 11, 7 of them from the United States.
Footage of the Memorial Day reprimand shows Hegseth posing for photos on the steps in front of the tomb with several senior members of staff and his wife.
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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, 7:48 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 h· you’re reading thisPete 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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