Fake Ranger Jesse MacBeth admitted in court that his claims of Americans committing war crimes were completely bogus. From The Seattle Times:

Conservative bloggers exposed MacBeth’s lies in May 2006, destroying his credibility and embarrassing the Seattle company that produced the video about his exploits.

MacBeth’s comeuppance continued Thursday, when he pleaded guilty in U.S. District Court in Seattle to one count of making false statements to the U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs.

Before becoming a public figure, MacBeth admitted, he filed a bogus claim for VA benefits in 2005 that included a fraudulent military-discharge form.

MacBeth said on the forms that he had been in the Army for more than three years and had achieved the rank of corporal. He also claimed he had been awarded a Purple Heart and that he was discharged because he suffered from post-traumatic-stress disorder.

None of those assertions was true, MacBeth acknowledged in a plea agreement. MacBeth spent 44 days as a private at Fort Benning, Ga., in 2003 but was released “for issues related to entry-level performance and conduct,” according to court papers.

That should be the end of the story but it isn’t. MacBeth’s video has found new life on YouTube among radical Muslims eager to recruit for Jihad. A user known as “Torrnadoo” still posted the video here, but with the comments turned off so that unsuspecting viewers cannot be informed that the tape’s a hoax! “Torrnadoo” also posted other debunked testimonials from supposed veterans about how they committed atrocities in Iraq. Look around his profile and you’ll see plenty.

Here’s another YouTuber, this one a truther, who still circulates MacBeth’s fraudulent video.

So exposing the con doesn’t settle the issue. Unfortunately in the age of digital video the MacBeth hoax will continue to circulate. It is up to those who know the truth to stay vigilant and continue to expose this fraud.