No, 700 CIA agents weren’t arrested

Did you hear about "the arrested 700 CIA agents?" 

That’s part of the shocking title of a recent, widely-shared Facebook video. 

But there’s a catch: In the video itself, there’s no evidence to support the claim. And that’s because it’s not true. 

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We’ve checked claims like the title of this video before. Sometimes posts overstate what’s actually said in the video, or they even fabricate a sensational, clickbait-worthy headline. Some examples of these kinds of claims that we’ve checked and found inaccurate: 

• "The military’s actually been in charge since November 3rd." 
• "Ivanka Trump is joining the Democrats to run against her dad." 
• "Hillary replaces Kamala Harris." 
• "Trump was secretly inaugurated as president of the restored Republic." 

The search for reports, news articles, or credible sources to corroborate the statement is fruitless. That’s the case here — we found nothing to remotely suggest that 700 CIA agents were recently arrested. 

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