Media Outlets Reported That Army and Navy Cadets Made ‘White Power’ Sign, but Investigation Debunks Claim

President Donald Trump, center, with U.S. Defense Secretary Mark Esper, center-left, and Acting United States Secretary Thomas Modly, center right, joins Naval Academy cadets during the the Army versus Navy American Football game in Philadelphia, Pa., on Dec. 14, 2019. Andrew Caballero-Reynolds/AFP via Getty Images

A slew of reporters claimed that Army and Navy cadets made a “white power hand symbol” before the Army-Navy game on Dec. 14 but an investigation by West Point found that they were wrong.

The controversy revolved around cadets making the “okay” hand sign, which progressives claim has become a white nationalist hand sign.