Claim: Before the 2024 presidential election, the Biden-Harris administration issued DOD Directive 5420.01, which gave U.S. armed forces the power to use lethal force against protesting U.S. civilians
Fact-check: Biden Administration Didn't Approve Directive Giving Pentagon Permission To Kill U.S. Protesters
Verdict: mostly false
Organisation: Snopes
Author: Jack Izzo
Date published: 2024-11-01T18:08:16