An article shared on social media claimed that photos and videos of military tanks and troops are proof that the military is poised for action in the U.S. and Canada. We found much simpler and less sinister explanations.
But some social media users are pointing to these routine sightings as grist for a baseless conspiracy that the military is mobilizing against its own citizens.shared on social media read,"Tanks and troops deploying inside U.S.A. and Canada.
" The article begins,"Citizens in **MANY** areas of the U.S.A. are startled that tanks, troops, assault aircraft are BEING DEPLOYED on the streets throughout the U.S.A. today, Saturday, June 17." A caption on oneThings are happening, but the explanations are much more mundane, and less sinister than the claim suggests.
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