Fact check: False claim that military arrested Hunter Biden

[Yo_Mama_Been_Loggin]

President Joe Biden's embattled son continues to be the subject of baseless conspiracy theories on social media.

An Aug. 30 article from a website called Real Raw News says the U.S. military arrested Hunter Biden at Washington Dulles International Airport on Monday morning. He was returning from Dubai with "two underage female companions" and "several kilograms of 'crack-cocaine,'" the article claims.

"According to sources familiar with the arrest, U.S. Customs and Immigration Services detained Hunter Biden and friends moments after they had claimed baggage at Dulles International Airport in Washington, D.C.," wrote Michael Baxter, owner of Real Raw News.

The article amassed more than 1,200 shares on Facebook within three days, according to CrowdTangle, a social media insights tool. It has also inspired social media posts that regurgitate its claims.

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But the article is bogus.

There is no evidence Hunter Biden has been arrested. Real Raw News has repeatedly published false claims about the military arresting high-profile politicians and other public figures. That narrative is related to the baseless QAnon conspiracy theory.

https://www.msn.com/en-us/news/us/fact-check-false-claim-that-military-arrested-hunter-biden/ar-AAO2vT2

[Tommy Carcetti]

1. You mean we *shouldn't* trust Real Raw News?

But they had such a reliable track record.

[Jerry2144]

2. More Repugnant Projection

OK - so what Repugnant GOPer just got arrested for drugs and trafficking underaged girls? Did they finally get Gaetz? We know as a fact that any crime any GOPer commits is instantly projected and applied to all Ds.

[TexasTowelie]

3. Sue the author of the article for libel and defamation of character.

I'm frustrated with seeing liars profit from their lies.

[DeeNice]

4. this needs to start happening a lot more

This kind of shit has killed lesser campaigns.

[TexasTowelie]

5. Hunter Biden isn't running a political campaign and

should be viewed as a private citizen rather than a public figure. While I can understand not wanting to give publicity to the writers by suing them, there does come a point when the line has been crossed and legal action is needed.

[DeeNice]

6. It's a smear by association, aimed at his Dad.

When it's outright malicious lies, and it damages someone's prospects, there needs to be recourse.

[lagomorph777]

7. Seems like the obsession with Hunter Biden is back.

Is Trump pushing this nonsense again? Guess he didn't learn his lesson after all, Eh, Susie C?