Viral social media posts suggest that President Joe Biden's administration wants to draft women into the military.
As President Joe Biden threw U.S. support behind Israel in its war with Hamas, a viral TikTok this week suggested that women could be drafted into the U.S. military.Despite no announcement from the White House or Biden, the expletive-ridden video has been viewed millions of times in the past few days, rejecting plans allegedly being made to legislate for female conscription.The ClaimA TikTok by user nationalmechanicsgroup, aka John Robinson, posted on October 13, 2023, and since viewed 5.
Department of Defense recently dismissed rumors of a draft that had been been based on the misreading of two military recruitment reports, the Associated Press found. Newsweek has contacted a U.S. Department of Defense representative via email and John Robinson via an email provided via their TikTok for comment.While Robinson did not cite sources, another TikTok discussing the possibility of a female draft, posted weeks ago, went viral ahead of Robinson's claims.
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