FACT CHECK: False – Navy JAG did not execute four Colorado Supreme Court justices
A false claim circulated on Facebook suggesting that four Colorado Supreme Court justices were hanged for voting to exclude Donald Trump from the state’s 2024 primary ballot. This claim originated from an article on the satirical website “Real Raw News” and has no basis in fact. The article, part of the website’s satirical content, falsely stated that these justices were executed for treason at Guantanamo Bay. The U.S. Navy JAG Corps has refuted these claims, confirming that the story was entirely fabricated. Furthermore, the site that published the claim includes a Disclaimer noting that its content includes satire and should not be taken literally. Fact-checking organizations have repeatedly debunked similar false stories from the same website.
An image shared on Facebook claims four Colorado Supreme Court justices were hanged for voting to remove 2024 presumptive Republican nominee and former President Donald Trump from the state’s primary ballot.
Verdict: False
The claim stems from a June 13 article published on the satirical site, “Real Raw News.” A spokesperson for the U.S. Navy JAG Corps denied the claim’s validity in an email to Check Your Fact.
Fact Check:
In December 2023, the Colorado Supreme Court voted to remove Trump from the state’s 2024 primary ballot, according to The Associated Press. In March 2024, the U.S. Supreme Court overturned the Colorado Supreme Court’s decision, Reuters reported.
The Facebook image claims the U.S. Navy JAG Corps purportedly hanged the four Colorado Supreme Court justices who voted to remove Trump’s name from the state’s 2024 primary ballot. “JAG Serial Hangs Four Criminal Colorado SCJs,” the headline reads.
The claim is false and stems from a June 13 article published on the satire site, “Real Raw News.” A “Disclaimer” included on the site’s “About Us” page indicates its content is not meant to be taken literally. “Information on this website is for informational and educational and entertainment purposes. This website contains humor, parody, and satire. We have included this Disclaimer for our protection, on the advice [of] legal counsel,” the Disclaimer reads.
According to the June 13 article, a panel of military officers found the four justices, Richard L. Gabriel; Melissa Hart; Monica Marquez; and William W. Hood guilty of treason. The justices were purportedly executed at Guantanamo Bay on June 10. (RELATED: Was A Fulton County Election Worker Recently Arrested For Election Fraud?)
Check Your Fact previously debunked claims from Real Raw News, which alleged that Hood, Gabriel, and Hart had been arrested and all four justices had been convicted.
Likewise, Check Your Fact found no credible news reports to support the claim. In addition, the claim neither appears on the U.S. Navy JAG Corps’ website nor its verified social media accounts. The Colorado Supreme Court also has not publicly issued a statement commenting on the claim.
Patricia Babb, a spokesperson for the U.S. Navy JAG Corps denied the claim’s validity in an email to Check Your Fact.
“This is not true,” Babb said of the claim.
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