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“The punishment for treason is public execution.”

By Laura Loomer (@LauraLoomer) · Posted 15 Oct 2026 · checked 25 Oct 2026 · 85% confidence

What they posted

Also, to people saying we don’t publicly execute people in America, that’s not true. The punishment for treason is public execution. Just because our lawmakers haven’t followed the law and just because they have refused to enforce the law doesn’t mean we don’t have public

Why it's Bulls**t

The U.S. Code (18 U.S.C. § 2381) and fact-checks from PolitiFact, Reuters, and USA TODAY establish that treason carries a possible death penalty but explicitly does not prescribe public execution; public executions have been illegal in the U.S. for decades.

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