Topic: pete-hegseth
The Pentagon’s new religion office is likely legal; how it is used is the test
Courts have upheld the military chaplaincy for 40 years, so Hegseth’s office is on firm ground. Coercion and favoring one faith are the limits, and parts of his record press on both.
The Case Against Hegseth, Fact-Checked
Verdicts: 3 True, 1 Mostly True, 1 Mixed, 1 Misleading
Robert Reich’s impeachment argument rests on a stack of specific claims. Most hold up against the record. The child death toll does not.
Fact-Check: Hegseth’s Pastor and the Pentagon Pulpit
Verdicts: 3 True, 3 Mostly True, 1 Mixed, 2 Misleading
The viral Wilson/NPR claim is substantially accurate but overstates in three ways: “all women” misrepresents household voting, Wilson is not technically Hegseth’s pastor, and the Pentagon sermon was…