Snopes has a fact check out on Nathan Phillips that says it’s “unproven” whether or not Native American activist Nathan Phillips ever referred to himself as a Vietnam veteran:
That label did not, as far as we can tell, originate with Nathan Phillips himself. https://t.co/KYb4u1WF4W
— snopes.com (@snopes) January 24, 2019
But as we told you this morning, that video does exist. Here it is again:
?Nathan Phillips, January 3, 2018?
"I'm a Vietnam Vet. I served in Marine Corps 72 to 76. I got discharged May 5, 1976. I got honorable discharge and one of the boxes shows peacetime or, what my box says is that I was **in theater**. I don't talk much about my Vietnam times." pic.twitter.com/nIoYxGoPqM
— Phil Kerpen (@kerpen) January 24, 2019
Time for an update, Snopes.
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WATCH: Newly surfaced Nathan Phillips video: 'I'm a Vietnam Vet,' 'I was in theater' https://t.co/Ec1XxObReQ
— Twitchy Team (@TwitchyTeam) January 24, 2019