19 rumors about the US Navy, examined

The U.S. Navy has made numerous news headlines under President Donald Trump's second administration, ranging from reports about allegedly "dismal" meals for service members to mental health crises among them. Snopes has investigated rumors about the Navy long before Trump's second term, including a claim that the crew of America's oldest commissioned naval warship drank more than 250,000 gallons of liquor during a months-long voyage in 1798. Here are 19 rumors about the Navy that we've fact-checked. (For further reading, Snopes put together a collection of rumors about the USS Abraham Lincoln, specifically. Sources Sea Power: The U.S. Navy and Foreign Policy | Council on Foreign Relations. 12 June 2024, https://www.cfr.org/backgrounders/sea-power-us-navy-and-foreign-policy. By Rae Deng Rae Deng specializes in government/politics and is based in Tacoma, Wash. Article Tags