AP’S ASSESSMENT: False.
, and cite only anonymous sources. The site did not return a request for comment.
The story about the children provided no credible evidence to support its claims. It cited only one alleged anonymous source from the office of a Marine Corps general, as Real Raw News has done in numerous priorThe story weaves a suspect narrative about a Sept. 14 rescue by Navy SEALs of children who were supposedly kidnapped in Maui and flown to Oahu.
John Pelletier, Maui’s police chief, told The Associated Press that the events described in the story are not real.
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