The Atlantic’s “War Plan” Hoax Falls Apart

The Atlantic has once again published a sensationalized story about a group chat on the encrypted messaging app Signal, which was falsely painted as U.S. officials discussing “war plans” when in actuality, they did nothing wrong.

Here’s the backstory:

On March 13, 2025, Jeffrey Goldberg, editor-in-chief of The Atlantic, received a connection request to join a Signal group chat named “Houthi PC small group” by National Security Adviser Michael Waltz.

The chat included senior Trump administration officials discussing plans for U.S. military strikes on Yemen’s Houthi rebels, which began on March 15.

According to Goldberg, the chat group contained sensitive details about the timing, targets, and weapons for the strikes, raising national security concerns. Goldberg published these details on March 24.

Signal, an encrypted messaging app, was used despite not being authorized for classified discussions, the question we need to be asking here is: did these discussions contain any classified information?

Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth has denied that any “war plans” were shared within the group with CIA Director John Ratcliffe and DNI Tulsi Gabbard also went on record claiming no classified material was shared.

Director Ratcliffe testified, saying: “Yesterday I spent 4 HOURS answering questions from senators as a result of that article intimating that I transmitted classified information. Those messages were revealed today – I did not transmit classified information.”

“The reporter, who I don’t know, intentionally intended it to indicate that. That reporter also indicated I released the name of an undercover CIA operative… in fact, I released the name of my chief of staff, who is not operating undercover. That was deliberately false and MISLEADING.”

“The mission was a remarkable success – because that’s what did happen, not what COULD have happened.”

Director of National Security, Tulsi Gabbard also testified that no names, locations, routes or any other pieces of sensitive information were included in the Signal chat.

Hegseth also insisted that “nobody was texting war plans.” He went on to state that Goldberg is “a deceitful and highly discredited so-called journalist who’s made a profession of peddling hoaxes…”

Speaking to reporters, President Trump said that, “Michael Waltz has learned a lesson, and he’s a good man.” President Trump went on to confirm that his administration would be launching investigations into the incident.

Asked about the substance of what he was informed about the situation, Trump said that, “it was one of Michael’s people on the phone. A staffer had his number on there.”

Addressing the issue with Fox News, Waltz took “full responsibility” for the organization of the group text, stating that a staffer was not to blame for the addition of Goldberg to the group.

“I built – I built the group … My job is to make sure everything’s coordinated,” Waltz told host Laura Ingraham.

“There’s a lot of journalists in this city who have made big names for themselves making up lies about this president. Whether it’s the Russia hoax or making up lies about Gold Star families, and this one in particular I’ve never met, don’t know, never communicated with, and we are looking into and reviewing how the heck he got into this room,” he stated.

Press Secretary Karoline Leavitt commented on the unfolding events saying, “As the National Security Council stated, the White House is looking into how Goldberg’s number was inadvertently added to the thread.”

Since the initial news broke about the encrypted group chat, The Atlantic has come out with an update report which clarifies that there were no war plans exchanged in that Signal chat which they so obviously ignored and/or forgot to mention in their initial publication:

1. No classified info was disclosed and
2. Signal was approved for use by the Biden administration.

The Twist

What’s fascinating about this story are all the calls for the resignation of Pete Hegseth, most especially from Democrat Representative Jason Crow.

Why the fascination? Because, out of all Trump appointees, the biggest hurdle was for the confirmation of Hegseth.

Sure, each candidate faced their own measure of smears and attacks but none so fierce as against Hegseth. And as such, we need to ask ourselves, is this an attempt at removing Hegseth from his post?

And the second question we place before you for your consideration; how did The Atlantic’s Jeffrey Goldberg gain access to this Signal group? If Waltz stated that Goldberg wasn’t added to the group by himself or a staffer, then who was it?

Amongst the establishment media’s hysteria around this story and their emphasis on improper procedural conduct on behalf of Trump officials, it is important to note that no improper information regarding “war plans” were shared within the group chat and in addition to this, that Waltz had no connection with Goldberg.

This story is developing. More details will be provided as events occur.

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