Claim 138

When American soldiers landed on Grenada's beaches at 5 a.m. on October 25, 1983, journalists were not present to document the invasion.

Published 2026-09-22. Last reviewed 2026-09-22. 1 source.

Statement: When American soldiers landed on Grenada's beaches at 5 a.m. on October 25, 1983, journalists were not present to document the invasion.
Field: action
Value: No press at initial landing
About: incident 1983-us-grenada-press-exclusion
Source: Blame Grenada!
Publisher: Reporters Committee for Freedom of the Press
Method: outlet report
Checked: 2026-09-22
Confidence: medium
Status: current
Source date: 2001

Quotation from the source

When American soldiers stormed the island's beaches at 5 a.m., journalists weren't there to document the invasion.