“All men aged 18 to 26 “have been automatically registered in the U.S. Army.”
Social media posts
Threads post. Claim dated 16 Jun 2024.
PolitiFact rated thisFalse
What PolitiFact found
The provision for automatic registration was part of the proposed National Defense Authorization Act, which would need to pass several legislative hurdles to become law.
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In short
This claim spread on social media around 16 June 2024. PolitiFact (United States) looked into it and published its finding on 26 June 2024, 10 days later. Its rating was “False”.
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