Military And Intelligence Community - You Must Refuse Illegal Orders
Slotkin participated in an advertisement advising military and intelligence personnel to refuse unlawful orders.

SOURCE CHECK
TAP FOR WHYVictory Girls Blog is an opinion-oriented blog with an identifiable author, but this post uses overtly partisan language and provides little evidence of formal editorial or correction practices. Its references to outside reporting and a military-law resource offer some sourcing, though the article is primarily commentary.
- Source type — A blog with a strongly opinionated political style.
- Editorial standards — No editorial standards or corrections process are evident in the article.
- Author attribution — The post identifies Toni Williams as its author.
- Source selection — It refers to Newsweek and a military-law resource but relies chiefly on the author's commentary.
The post includes specific claims and quotes a legal standard, but offers little independent reporting or response from the lawmakers. Its mocking language and asserted conclusions dominate the treatment of the event.
HOW WE SCORE ↗The post is overwhelmingly critical of the lawmakers and does not include their explanation of the advertisement or a substantive counterview. Its own insults and conclusions make it advocacy-like rather than balanced reporting.
- Loaded language — The author repeatedly uses demeaning labels and personal insults.
- Counterarguments presented — The lawmakers’ rationale is not presented in their own words beyond the ad’s summarized message.
- Source diversity — The post cites outside material but offers no meaningful range of perspectives.
The post uses repeated insults for the Democratic lawmakers and frames their advertisement as partisan and self-serving. Its language and selection of claims strongly favor Trump and conservative criticism of the lawmakers.
- Language tone — Uses insults such as “Congress-swine,” “camera queens” and “not the brightest bulb.”
- Framing — Frames the advertisement as an attempt to undermine the president and seek attention.
- Source selection — Emphasizes conservative criticism and a social-media response, without presenting the lawmakers’ perspective.
A Victory Girls Blog post criticizes an advertisement by six Democratic lawmakers advising military and intelligence personnel to refuse unlawful orders. The author argues the message could encourage defiance and cites military rules on unlawful orders and discipline.
The post identifies Senators Elissa Slotkin and Mark Kelly and Representatives Maggie Goodlander, Chrissy Houlahan, Jason Crow and Chris Deluzio as participants in the advertisement. It says the ad addresses pressure on military and intelligence personnel and tells public servants not to follow illegal orders. The author characterizes the ad as partisan and criticizes the lawmakers, particularly Slotkin, Kelly and Crow.
The post also says the lawmakers introduced the No Troops in Our Streets Act, which it describes as seeking to limit President Donald Trump’s ability to deploy the National Guard domestically or launch military action without congressional approval. Citing a military-law resource, the author notes that service members can face disciplinary consequences for disobeying lawful orders and quotes a standard defining when an order is unlawful.
Community verdict
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- Readers of left-leaning coverage: not enough votes yet
- Readers of right-leaning coverage: 50% good look
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Senator and participant in the advertisement about refusing unlawful orders
Representative and participant in the advertisement about refusing unlawful orders
Part of a bigger story
6 OUTLETSSlotkin joined five other Democratic lawmakers in a video urging service members to refuse illegal orders. Center outlets explain the dispute through criticism of the video and the lawmakers’ defense, with one also reporting Slotkin’s response and threats she received. Right-leaning outlets criticize the video and Slotkin, variously framing it as encouraging defiance, subversive, or hypocritical; one also describes Trump’s post about sedition being punishable by death as regrettable.
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