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The US didn’t order the evacuation of its embassy in Lebanon last week
False. The U.S. Department of State debunked the claim at the time and confirmed Wednesday that the embassy near the Lebanese capital remains open and operational.

CLAIM: The U.S. Embassy in Beirut was evacuated on Oct. 11.
AP’S ASSESSMENT: False. The U.S. Department of State debunked the claim at the time and confirmed Wednesday that the embassy near the Lebanese capital remains open and operational. The embassy has allowed the family members of some government officials to leave on a case-by-case basis. It is also recommending U.S. citizens leave the country.
Posts that began circulating early last week claimed the U.S. Embassy in Lebanon was abruptly shuttering its operations and transferring its staff elsewhere.
“#BREAKING: The US Department of Defense evacuates the US Embassy in Beirut and urges US citizens to leave Lebanon immediately,” reads a post on Facebook that dates to Oct. 11. Similar claims spread widely on X, formerly known as Twitter, and other social media platforms.
But the embassy, which is located north of Beirut in Awkar, took to social media that same day to dispel the notion.
“The U.S. Embassy in Beirut has not evacuated and is open and operating normally,” the office wrote in an Oct. 11 post on X. “Reports saying otherwise are false.”