Since the U.S. launched military operations in Iran, there has been a lot of misinformation specifically targeting the Trump administration. There have been hundreds of flat-out lies, and then comments that are based in truth but twisted to create a negative narrative. Today, a video posted by Stew Peters misquoted White House Press Secretary Karoline Leavitt. In the post, Peters wrote, “KAROLINE LEAVITT: Trump might institute a DRAFT.” The video quickly gained 2.9 million views and prompted thousands of users on X to claim that Trump is instituting the draft. There’s a major problem, though. Nowhere in the video did Leavitt say Trump will institute the draft! See for yourself: KAROLINE LEAVITT: “Trump might institute a DRAFT.” pic.twitter.com/k7C5UBXKez — Stew Peters (@realstewpeters) March 8, 2026 A lot of users on X were duped: President Trump might institute the draft for Iran, White House Press Secretary "Mothers are worried that we're going to have a draft, that theyre goingto see their sons and daughters get involved." "President Trump does not remove options off of the table." pic.twitter.com/dg1bjrMX2K — Red Panda Koala (@RedPandaKoala) March 8, 2026 Here’s how Marjorie Taylor Greene responded to Leavitt’s remarks: Karoline Leavitt doesn’t rule out a draft. How about the answer is NO DRAFT AND NO BOOTS ON THE GROUND because we campaigned on NO MORE FOREIGN WARS OR REGIME CHANGE!!! Liars every single one of them! Not my son, over my dead body!!!!! pic.twitter.com/UTLn4WXFRV — Former Congresswoman Marjorie Taylor Greene (@FmrRepMTG) March 8, 2026 Others were not fooled: Have been seeing people say that this means Trump is absolutely going to have a draft. I don’t agree with that. All Karoline is saying is that Trump is the commander in chief and will leave any and all options on the table. It’s a PR statement. She’s good at her job.… pic.twitter.com/wwCsFBT8Pk — Eric Spracklen (@EricSpracklen) March 8, 2026 NEW HOAX The moronic woke right is pushing that President Trump is going to institute a draft for Iran. This is FALSE. No where did Karoline mention the word "Draft". A draft wouldn't be needed. The U.S. military has 2.1 million active duty and reserve forces. Currently… pic.twitter.com/TCcO9UffiR — J (@JayTC53) March 8, 2026 The White House has since responded: She didn’t say anything close to this. You just made it up. https://t.co/pEfZD50dtA — Rapid Response 47 (@RapidResponse47) March 8, 2026 Yahoo News reported that Trump has not ruled out sending troops on the ground in Iran: The U.S. and Israeli war against Iran entered its ninth day Sunday with no clear path toward de-escalation, as the U.S. announced a seventh American service member had been killed and Iranian state TV reported the selection of Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei’s son as his successor. President Trump said deploying American ground troops to the Middle East remains under consideration and Iran’s foreign minister rejected calls for a ceasefire. Trump said last week that Mojtaba Khamenei — the son of the 86-year-old former leader who was killed on the first day of U.S. and Israeli attacks — would be an “unacceptable” choice to replace his father. The clerical body in charge of choosing Iran’s next supreme leader chose him anyway, state TV reported Sunday. The younger Khamenei, a 56-year-old Shiite cleric, has never held government office, but has long been a quiet force within his father’s inner circle. As supreme leader, he will play a central role in deciding Iran’s war strategy moving forward, with the powerful paramilitary Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps answering to him. Speaking to reporters on Air Force One on Saturday, Trump declined to rule out the possibility of sending U.S. forces inside Iran, saying it could “possibly happen” as the conflict intensifies. “There would have to be a very good reason,” Trump said. “I would say if we ever did that they would be so decimated that they wouldn’t be able to fight at the ground level.”