Fact check: Roger Stone’s Myanmar lobbying payments and death toll claims

TL;DR: Two claims about Roger Stone’s lobbying are mostly true; the claim about over 450 deaths in March is unverifiable.

### Claim 1: Roger Stone accepted $50,000 per month to lobby for rebuilding US‑Myanmar relations. Evidence: The Guardian reported that Stone was paid $50,000 a month to provide lobbying services for Myanmar’s military‑backed government. MSN said Stone was hired through DCI Group to provide public‑affairs services for Myanmar’s Ministry of Information at $50,000 per month, citing the FARA filing. Verdict: Mostly true. Analysis: The payment figure appears in the FARA filing referenced by both outlets, but the exact contract language is not publicly released, so the claim is highly likely but not absolutely confirmed.

### Claim 2: FARA filings describe Roger Stone as providing public affairs services to Myanmar's Ministry of Information. Evidence: The Guardian quoted the FARA filing as describing Stone’s role as providing public affairs services to the Ministry of Information. MSN repeated that Stone was hired to provide public affairs services for Myanmar’s information ministry, citing the same filing. Verdict: Mostly true. Analysis: Two reputable outlets consistently cite the filing; without direct access to the document the assessment remains mostly true.

### Claim 3: In March, over 450 people were killed in air and drone strikes in Myanmar, marking the highest monthly death toll since resistance to the 2021 coup began, according to ACLED. Evidence: No provided source includes ACLED data for March 2024 deaths in Myanmar, and the background material does not reference an ACLED report. Verdict: Unverifiable. Analysis: Without access to ACLED’s database or a secondary report citing it, the claim cannot be confirmed or refuted.

What to watch next: Monitor any official FARA disclosures or statements from the Justice Department regarding Stone’s activities, and watch for updated conflict casualty reports from ACLED or UN bodies.