Were 19,000 Doctors Indicted for ‘COVID-19 Crimes’?
On July 16, 2023, Real Raw News published an article claiming that 19,000 doctors had been indicted for crimes related to COVID-19:
19,000 Doctors Indicted for Covid Crimes
The next time you need an annual physical, you may have to schedule an appointment with the receptionist at Guantanamo Bay. There are approximately one million practicing physicians in the United States, and the United States Navy Judge Advocate General’s Corps is holding sealed indictments on about 19,000 of them—general physicians, specialists, surgeons, emergency room, and urgent care staff.
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We’ve previously fact-checked other satirical claims from Real Raw News, including whether the U.S. military had sentenced former U.S. Rep. Liz Cheney to hang to death.
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