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Our only agenda is to publish the truth so you can be an informed participant in democracy. We need your help. More Info ### I would like to contribute One Time Monthly Yearly Join Now ![](\\" ![](\\" Facebook posts stated on August 7, 2023 in in a video: Hillary Clinton was “EXECUTED December 31, 2018.” ![\\"true\\"](\\" ![\\"pants- fire\\"](\\" * Facebook Fact-checks * Facebook posts ![\\"Hillary](\\" Hillary Clinton speaks at the Clinton Global Initiative, Sept. 19, 2022, in New York. (AP) ![\\"Grace](\\" By Grace Abels August 25, 2023 # Nope, Hillary Clinton was not executed in 2018 #### If Your Time is short Hillary Clinton was not killed in December 2018. She has made numerous public appearances in the years since. See the sources for this fact-check A conspiracy-laden video made the Facebook rounds in early August claiming that former Secretary of State Hillary Clinton was killed more than four years ago. \"Hillary is comatose vertical meat suit,\" read the text on the video, \"HRC was DETAINED September 11, 2016, ARRESTED November 1, 2017 and EXECUTED December 31, 2018.\" The audio of the 10-minute long video adds more detail to the wild tale, noting she was \"put to death\" in Guantanamo Bay. The speaker claims to have a photo from \"shortly after the execution was handled.\" The narrator also says that \"45\" — a reference to former President Donald Trump — witnessed the execution. #### Featured Fact-check ![](\\" ![](\\" Jeffrey Barke stated on August 23, 2024 in an Instagram post Food and Drug Administration approval for updated COVID-19 vaccines requires a public health emergency declaration. ![\\"true\\"](\\" false/33efdb6633e5e2fdc2d4e2f63383a1e0.jpg.\\") ![\\"false\\"](\\" false.jpg\\") By Jeff Cercone • August 27, 2024 Clinton’s alleged execution was one of many outlandish claims made in the video, including that the White House \"has been used as a military prison and an execution chamber\" and that soft drinks have \"human embryonic kidney\" in them. PolitiFact has checked similar claims about Clinton’s death before — and rated them all Pants on Fire. News of Clinton’s arrest, or killing, would have been widely covered by the media. No such reports exist, nor is there any credible evidence to support the claim. Clinton has attended several events in the past few years. She has campaigned for Democratic candidates, released podcasts, and was on CNN two weeks ago commenting on Trump’s indictment in Fulton County, Georgia. Hillary Clinton was not executed in 2018. We rate this claim Pants on Fire! #### Read About Our Process The Principles of the Truth-O-Meter ### Our Sources Facebook Reel, August 7, 2023 PolitiFact, \"No, Hillary Clinton wasn’t hanged at Guantanamo Bay,\" April 28, 2021 PolitiFact, \"Hillary Clinton not dead from heart attack, as fake news site claims,\" August 3, 2017 Politico, \"Hillary Clinton live at the Riviera,\" May 23, 2023 YouTube, \"Bill And Hillary Clinton Open Up About Monica Lewinsky Affair In New Documentary,\" March 6, 2020 YouTube, \"Hillary Clinton and Louise Penny talk about new book, ‘State of Terror’,\" October 11, 2021 Lohud, \"Former President Bill Clinton, Hillary, author James Patterson seen at Pleasantville spot,\" July 20, 2023 Politico, \"Harris and Clinton make case for Hochul in New York: ‘Everything is on the line’\" November 3, 2022 Apple Podcasts, \"You and Me Both with Hillary Clinton,\" accessed August 25, 2023 YouTube, \"See Hillary Clinton\'s reaction to Trump indictment,\" August 15, 2023 ## Browse the Truth-O-Meter ### More by Grace Abels slide 4 to 6 of 15 ![](\\" ![](\\" Facebook posts stated on June 26, 2024 in a post: “Gordon Ramsay kicks Lia Thomas out of his restaurant, \'Dine in some woke place.\'\" ![\\"false\\"](\\" ![\\"false\\"](\\" By Grace Abels • July 2, 2024 ![](\\" ![](\\" Facebook posts stated on June 20, 2024 in a post: A jury “ordered Disney and Lucasfilm to pay” actor Gina Carano $115 million. ![\\"false\\"](\\" ![\\"false\\"](\\" By Grace Abels • July 1, 2024 ![](\\" ![](\\" Facebook posts stated on June 24, 2024 in a post: “Actor and comedian Tim Allen died suddenly” in a “fatal car accident.” ![\\"false\\"](\\" ![\\"false\\"](\\" By Grace Abels • June 28, 2024 ![](\\" Instagram_logo_2016.svg/322c808c00e73c217d17772ddd5a0eb5.jpg\\") ![](\\" Instagram_logo_2016.svg/8b142c91ebe468a84a192e6df2b7b994.jpg\\") Instagram posts stated on September 9, 2024 in a post: Video shows Tim Walz “falsely claims that being gay in Nebraska is ‘illegal’\" ![\\"false\\"](\\" ![\\"false\\"](\\" By Grace Abels • September 11, 2024 ![](\\" ![](\\" Kamala Harris stated on July 20, 2024 in remarks at a fundraiser in Provincetown, Mass.: Donald Trump “took away protections against discrimination for LGBTQ patients under the Affordable Care Act.” ![\\"mostly-true\\"](\\" th.jpg\\") ![\\"mostly-true\\"](\\" mostly-true.jpg\\") By Grace Abels • September 9, 2024 ![](\\" ![](\\" Donald Trump stated on August 30, 2024 in an interview at a Moms for Liberty Conference: “The transgender thing is incredible... your kid goes to school and comes home a few days later with an operation. 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Hillary Clinton was EXECUTED December 31 2018