Hospitals did not receive a secret Defense Department letter suspending pharmaceutical contracts, fact-checkers confirmed Saturday.
The purported memo used forged letterhead and referenced nonexistent directive numbers.
Hospital procurement officers contacted by reporters said purchasing continued under existing group-purchasing agreements.
DOD spokespeople labeled the document an fabrication designed to stoke vaccine and drug supply fears.
Cybersecurity teams warned the hoax could accompany phishing attempts targeting medical administrators.
Fact-checkers recommended verifying military communications through official .mil websites rather than PDFs on anonymous drives.
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