False2025-03
What is circulating
“Asked about a Signal group chat on strikes in Yemen that included a journalist, Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth said on 24 March 2025: "Nobody was texting war plans."”
Claimed by Pete Hegseth, Defense Secretary · news report
The facts
PolitiFact rated the claim False. Messages released by The Atlantic on 26 March 2025 showed Hegseth listing launch times, strike windows and when the first bombs would drop, such as "1215et: F-18s LAUNCH (1st strike package)." Experts said the texts were not a full operation plan but described them as clear operational plans for imminent strikes.