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Claimant: Social Media
Claim: The Defense Department said Secretary Pete Hegseth would use the title “CEO of War” because he believed “secretary is a lady job.”
Rating: BLATANT LIE
Explanation: The claim originated as satire. No Pentagon statement, official document, or credible report supports changing Hegseth’s title or attributing this quote to him. The story spread from a trolling post misrepresented as real.
Date: 12/04/2025
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Last Updated on December 5, 2025 by Media Bias Fact Check