# 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](https://thewaronnews.com/incidents/1983-us-grenada-press-exclusion)
- Source: Blame Grenada!. https://www.rcfp.org/journals/the-news-media-and-the-law-fall-2001/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.

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