2024-03-05 16:10:47
The secretary's statement here contradicts a memo released last week and signed by one of his subordinates requiring that VA facilities remove the photograph. [Link] NEEDS_MORE_RATINGS(14-3-8) Author
2024-03-05 16:42:03
NNN - The Secretary makes the decision. The decision is clear in the Secretary's post. The fact that a subordinate was overruled by the secretary does not require a community note. It's a subordinate, i.e. not relevant. The Secretary's post is 100% accurate. NEEDS_MORE_RATINGS(5-0-4) Author
2024-03-05 17:21:07
The Daily Caller obtained a screen shot of an email dated 2024-02-29 that was sent out by the VA Office of the Assistant Under Secretary of Health for Operations announcing “Removal and Replacement of ‘V-J Day in Times Square’ Photographs”: [Link] NEEDS_MORE_RATINGS(11-2-4) Author
2024-03-05 17:32:40
The Secretary says the photo is not banned. He does not address and memos that might have been issued by a subordinate , nor does he need to since his word is final . NEEDS_MORE_RATINGS(2-0-6) Author
2024-03-05 18:48:13
Memo REQUESTED creation of a policy to remove this photo. The request was DENIED. The Daily Caller's sloppy writing created the false impression that the V.A. "requests" the photo's removal in field offices. TDC's bad journalism forced VA Secretary to publicly correct them. [Link] NEEDS_MORE_RATINGS(4-0-4) Author
2024-03-05 22:17:16
Important context: VA Assistant Undersecretary of Health Operations issued a memo about banning the image in VA facilities. Officials confirmed to multiple outlets that the memo was real and it was rescinded by the Secretary of the VA. [Link][Link][Link] NEEDS_MORE_RATINGS(12-0-0) Author