‘Silence!’ Guard yells at Hegseth’s group for laughing near Tomb of the Unknown Soldier
Verified: 11 outlets in 8 countries have reported this story since Nov 11, 2 of them from the United States.
Footage shows Hegseth, his wife and several others posing for a photograph during a Veterans Day ceremony when some members of the party briefly speak and laugh, prompting the rebuke.
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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.
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2 outlets from the United States, where the story is: Forbes, Yahoo News · 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 11, 11:06 PM UTC+3 h· you’re reading this‘Silence!’ Guard yells at Hegseth’s group for laughing near Tomb of the Unknown Soldiersmh.com.au ↗
- Nov 11, 11:08 PM UTC+3 hHegseth, others reprimanded by guard at US military tombnst.com.my ↗
- Nov 11, 11:11 PM UTC+3 hHegseth, staff reprimanded by guard at US military tombrte.ie ↗
- Nov 11, 11:15 PM UTC+3 h'Silence': Hegseth, staff reprimanded by guard at Tomb of the Unknown Soldier1news.co.nz ↗
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