“As of today, there is not one member of the United States military who is in active duty in a combat zone, in any war zone around the world, for the first time this century.”
What PolitiFact found
The Defense Department confirmed the U.S. military is not engaged in a war. But Harris’ statement ignores that there are thousands of U.S. military service members stationed in areas that are considered combat zones.
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In short
Kamala Harris (Democratic presidential nominee and Vice President) made this claim around 10 September 2024. PolitiFact (United States) looked into it and published its finding on 11 September 2024, 1 day later. Its rating was “Mostly False”.
Kamala Harris has 63 checked claims in this archive. Fact-checking organisations rated 13 of them false or fake, 40 misleading or mixed and 7 true.
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