Fact check: The Pentagon has removed Colonel Nathan McCormack from his position on the Joint Staff.

Verdict: verified — Trust Score 90/100

The post accurately states that the Pentagon removed Colonel Nathan McCormack from his position on the Joint Staff after social media posts surfaced in which he referred to Israel as a “death cult” and described the United States as acting as Israel’s proxy. This information is confirmed by 5 sources including The Jewish Chronicle, Tempo.co, and The Daily Wire.

verified verification card — Trust Score 90/100
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Original post
https://www.threads.com/@filasteeni/post/DbJa4pMgTHK?xmt=AQG0nPBsoWcV4ZAisQ8t2P51Y1hTYLp1yXjjptgE6Gij9pnsIHfSTdAZWo7-NEab7Enf8vwB&slof=1
Verified on
July 24, 2026
Verification ID
WEp_vFxkbe5Ut_qhogmIDA

Original content reviewed

Platform: THREADS Author: @filasteeni --- Caption/Description --- The Pentagon has removed Colonel Nathan McCormack from his position on the Joint Staff after social media posts surfaced in which he referred to Israel as a “death cult” and described the United States as acting as Israel’s proxy. --- On-Screen Text (OCR) --- SOURCE Pentagon / JNS @Filasteeni We Share What Matters NEWS U.S. REMOVES JOINT CHIEFS COLONEL AFTER CALLING ISRAEL A "DEATH CULT" MCCORMACK RANGERS Nathan McCormack was removed after posts calling Israel a "death cult" and describing the U.S. as Israel's proxy. ---VERIFICATION_SUMMARY--- Platform: THREADS Author: @filasteeni --- HOW TO VERIFY THIS (provenance-first) --- 1. SOURCE-TRACE: take the MOST DISTINCTIVE, verbatim details above — exact unusual quotes, named people/places/objects — and web-search them TOGETHER as a combination, alongside the subject/person shown and the topic, to find the ORIGINAL source of this clip (an official channel, the uploader, a news report). A combination of distinctive phrases has essentially ONE source on the web. 2. JUDGE FROM PROVENANCE: If a credible source (official account, established news outlet) documents this exact clip/event, it is a REAL, documented event — verify accordingly, and use that source to confirm WHO is shown. If after searching NO credible source corroborates an extraordinary or specific claim, state it CANNOT BE VERIFIED (and for a sensational claim lean toward not-credible). Do NOT default to "verified" on tangential, generic facts. --- Caption/Description --- The Pentagon has removed Colonel Nathan McCormack from his position on the Joint Staff after social media posts surfaced in which he referred to Israel as a “death cult” and described the United States as acting as Israel’s proxy. --- Visible Text/Media --- A news graphic with the headline "U.S. REMOVES JOINT CHIEFS COLONEL AFTER CALLING ISRAEL A 'DEATH CULT'" and a photo of Colonel Nathan McCormack. --- Claims to Verify

Claims analyzed (4)

  1. verified: The Pentagon has removed Colonel Nathan McCormack from his position on the Joint Staff.
    Multiple news sources confirm that Colonel Nathan McCormack was removed from his position on the Joint Staff by the Pentagon.
  2. verified: Colonel Nathan McCormack was removed after social media posts surfaced.
    News reports indicate that McCormack's removal was a direct consequence of controversial social media posts being brought to light.
  3. verified: In the social media posts, McCormack referred to Israel as a "death cult".
    Numerous news outlets reported that Colonel Nathan McCormack referred to Israel as a "death cult" in his social media posts.
  4. verified: In the social media posts, McCormack described the United States as acting as Israel's proxy.
    Several sources confirm that Colonel Nathan McCormack's social media posts included descriptions of the United States acting as Israel's proxy.

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