No the Military is not implementing Martial Law. DOD is not lying about Covid deaths, more Myths debunked …..

MYTH: The U.S. military is implementing martial law.

FACT: Remarks by Secretary Esper in a press briefing on the COVID-19 response, March 23, 2020: “… the president has approved mobilizing National Guard troops under Title 32 status, which provides them full access to federal resources, but still allows them to be managed by the state government. To be clear, this is not a move toward martial law, as some have erroneously claimed. Our great National Guard troops are performing tasks such as supporting drive-through testing sites, conducting food delivery to protect vulnerable populations, and helping states plan and coordinate their local responses. Allowing states to maintain control over their National Guard forces is the most effective way to manage their efforts, as it permits each governor to tailor the Guard’s activities to best support the needs of their state.”

Chief of the National Guard Bureau Air Force Gen. Joseph L. Lengyel press teleconference on the COVID-19 response, March 22, 2020: “There is no truth to this rumor that people are conspiring, that governors are planning, that anyone is conspiring to use the National Guard, mobilized or not, Title 32 or state, to do military action to enforce shelter in place or quarantines.”

MYTH: COVID-19 has decreased DOD’s readiness and ability to defend against adversaries exploiting this crisis.

FACT: The COVID-19 pandemic is one of the great global challenges of our time. Protecting our people has remained a DOD priority from the start. We must take prudent measures to limit COVID-19’s spread, while also ensuring our service members are ready to defend the nation. As we aggressively respond to the outbreak, DOD remains prepared to carry out our core national security mission and essential functions. We will not hesitate to modify our security posture around the world whenever necessary. We will ensure our forward deployed troops receive the support and resources needed to accomplish their missions. We are confident that we are able to presently employ our forces at the current readiness levels without degradation. At the same time, we will continue to support the whole-of-nation response to the coronavirus, protecting our service members and their families as well as DOD civilians, contractors, and Americans. “Together, we are doing what the Department has done throughout its entire history adapting, innovating, and demonstrating why the American people call on the United States military during the most trying times.” 

– Secretary Esper, Message to the Force: COVID-19 Response, March 27, 2020

MYTH: DOD isn’t being transparent about the number of personnel who have been infected with COVID-19.

FACT: As we continue to grapple with the novel nature of COVID-19, we are constantly assessing and adapting not only how we respond to combating the virus, but also how we share critical public health information with our communities. The Department of Defense continues to balance transparency in this crisis with operations security. Therefore, the Department of Defense issued department-wide guidance in mid-March to ensure continued public reporting of DOD personnel who have tested positive for COVID-19 through the responsible military service. The services each provided daily public updates of COVID-19 cases. Additionally, the Department of Defense offered a public daily update of the full number of cases in all services and of civilians, contractors and dependents.

Starting June 8, DOD began posting COVID numbers on the Defense.gov Coronavirus page and plans to do so as long as this crisis continues. DOD remains committed to informing the American public and will continue to evaluate the need to report COVID numbers based on conditions.

As people around the world confront this growing crisis, and out of a concern for operations security with regard to readiness, DOD will not report the aggregate number of service member cases at individual units, bases or combatant commands. MORE MYTHS DEBUNKED