https://www.snopes.com/news/2026/08/13/uss-abraham-lincoln-deaths-brawl/
According to U.S. Central Command, however, "These reports are false."
"As we have continuously seen, Iran continues to spread lies and false information," Emma Thompson, Central Command spokesperson, said in an email to Snopes.
We have not rated this claim because we don't have additional details about this rumor. Iranian media included very little concrete information, including the date of the alleged incident, making it more difficult to independently disprove the claim.
Still, there's no evidence that Central Command's statement is incorrect. Given reported communication between those aboard the USS Abraham Lincoln and their families — and heightened media scrutiny — it seems unlikely that the military could hide the deaths of seven service members due to a knife brawl.
That would be a cool movie though
Knife Brawl On The USS Lincoln
Isn't this a thing in mgs v when your troop morale goes low? I remember a knife fight in one of the trailers.
Yeah, iirc if it gets low enough they'll actually be fighting one of the times you return to the rig
I remember two things about MGS V
The vocal chord parasites
Burger
Steven Seagal appears for ~117 seconds but his big mug takes up most of the poster and his name on top and is twice as large as the name of the movie.
Or an indie multiplayer fighting game