Media Monitor: PolitiFact Debunks US-Israel Military Merger Claim, Reviews Midterm Statements, Fauci's Fifth Amendment Use

PolitiFact is reporting that claims circulating on social media about a merger between the U.S. and Israeli militaries are false. It said the fiscal year 2027 National Defense Authorization Act, cited by figures such as U.S. Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez and former Fox News pundit Tucker Carlson, does not establish a joint military command or integrate troops. Instead, the act formalizes technology acquisition and research sharing between the two nations, a long-standing practice.

In other fact-checks, PolitiFact rated as false a GOP ad claiming Maine Democratic Senate candidate Troy Jackson