The globe used by General Eisenhower was broken during a move by Pete Hegseth's staff.
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What A DayOct 22, 2026
Multiple independent reliable outlets, including Snopes (rated True), The Washington Post, The Hill, and NPR, report that Hegseth's staff dropped and damaged a World War II-era globe used by Eisenhower while moving it toward Hegseth's office in February. The claim is a faithful extraction of the passage, and the Pentagon and Army acknowledged the damage.
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Supports. The Washington Post reported that Hegseth's staff dropped and damaged a 30-inch Eisenhower-linked WWII globe while moving it to Hegseth's office, with photos showing a gash near Antarctica.[2][6]
Supports. An Army spokesperson acknowledged the globe was damaged during an 'attempted move' in February, and a Pentagon official confirmed an accident occurred while staff transported the globe.[3][4][7]
Supports. Snopes examined the claim and rated it True, finding the incident occurred in February during a relocation by Hegseth's staff, after the curators were furloughed.[1]
Supports. NPR reports that Hegseth's staff damaged the Eisenhower WWII globe while moving it into his office, citing a U.S. official.[5]
Context. Pentagon statements describe the moved item as a replica of the Eisenhower globe, and the globe was ultimately not relocated; these are side details that do not contradict the claim that the globe was broken during the staff's move.[3][8]
Sources
8 sources: 1 fact-checker, 3 tier 2, 1 tier 1, 3 not rated
- 1Did Hegseth's team break one of Eisenhower's historic globes?snopes.com · fact-checker · cited for: supports
- 2Hegseth wanted Eisenhower’s globe for his office. His staff broke it.washingtonpost.com · tier 2 · cited for: supports
- 3Hegseth’s team broke WWII-era globe from Eisenhower’s officethehill.com · tier 1 · cited for: supports, context
- 4Hegseth's Staff Broke Eisenhower's World War II Globe Moving It To His Office, Report Saysforbes.com · tier 2 · cited for: supports
- 5Hegseth's staff damages Eisenhower's WWII globe during movenpr.org · tier 2 · cited for: supports
- 6Hegseth wanted Eisenhower's globe for his office. His staff broke it.seattletimes.com · not rated · cited for: supports
- 7History of Eisenhower's Globe Amid Claims Pete Hegseth's ...newsweek.com · not rated · cited for: supports
- 8'Accidents happen': Hegseth's staff damage historical Eisenhower globermb.reuters.com · not rated · cited for: context
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