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Read the Federal Criminal Charges Against Rep. George Santos

Written by:
Damakant Jayshi
May 10, 2023 The New York Republican has been taken into custody. Here's the 13-count indictment against him.
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DeSantis Deepfake Imagines a 2024 Presidential Campaign Amid Trump Indictment

Written by:
Nur Ibrahim
Mar 31, 2023 The Florida governor also didn't say “Hail Hydra!”
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A Tweet says, "BREAKING: The gay dating app Grindr says if Florida doesn't stop passing homophobic and transphobic laws, they’ll reveal every Republican legislator and party official who secretly uses the app." The post has a "Labeled Satire" warning over it.

Is Grindr Threatening To Reveal GOP Politicians Who 'Secretly' Use the App?

Written by:
Izz Scott LaMagdeleine
Mar 23, 2023 "[If] Florida doesn't stop passing homophobic and transphobic laws," social media posts claimed, ...
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Yes, a GOP Bill Would Make the AR-15 the 'National Gun'

Written by:
Nur Ibrahim
Feb 24, 2023 And U.S. Rep. George Santos is one of the bill’s co-sponsors.
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Did Tennessee Republicans Ban Seahorse Book Because It 'Normalized Gender Fluidity'?

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Alex Kasprak
Feb 22, 2023 In the world of seahorse relationships, males are the ones that carry fertilized eggs, in a pouc ...
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Did Marjorie Taylor Greene Say of QAnon that She ‘Got Sucked Into’ Things on the Internet?

Written by:
Nur Ibrahim
Jan 9, 2023 The Republican representative has long voiced support for conspiracy theories.
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Did George Santos' Website Incorrectly Announce He Was Sworn in to US House?

Written by:
Nur Ibrahim
Jan 4, 2023 Slight problem: The House had no speaker to swear anyone in at the time.
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Did Trump Say If GOP Candidates Win 2022 Election, He Should Get 'All the Credit’?

Written by:
Nur Ibrahim
Nov 9, 2022 Trump was also quoted as saying, "... and if they lose, I should not be blamed at all."
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Police officer interrogating shrugging woman

Did Congress 'Quietly' Pass a Bill Allowing Warrantless Searches of Homes?

Written by:
Bethania Palma
Aug 28, 2017 Congress passed a bill authorizing a transit safety committee that contained language one repres ...
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In the lead-up to the 2022 midterm elections, Republican candidates across the nation are blaming Democrats for an increase in crime.

Is Crime on the Rise? A Criminologist Explains Why the Answer Can Vary

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The Conversation
Oct 24, 2022 Despite the apparently confident assertions of politicians, it’s not so easy to make sense of fl ...
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Twitter post of Jeff Denham, ".@maryaliceparks Front of the train heading to the Greenbrier" with photo of Amtrak train damage

Train Carrying Republican Lawmakers Collides With Garbage Truck

Written by:
Brooke Binkowski
Jan 31, 2018 Injuries and at least one fatality are reported, but no passengers on the West Virginia-bound tr ...
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Is Paul Ryan 'Out' as Speaker of the House?

Written by:
Bethania Palma
Apr 26, 2017 Ryan has no plans to voluntarily leave his influential post, and it's unclear if any serious eff ...
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Bills Introduced by Republicans While We Were Distracted by the 'Russian Spy Drama'

Written by:
David Emery
Mar 7, 2017 Legislation advanced by the GOP included bills to terminate the EPA, repeal the Affordable Care ...
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Paul Ryan's Wife Is a Liberal Who Voted Twice for Obama?

Written by:
Bethania Palma
Oct 31, 2016 We found no evidence to support the claim that Paul Ryan's wife is a liberal or that she twice v ...
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Republican Campaign Headquarters in North Carolina Firebombed

Written by:
Bethania Palma
Oct 17, 2016 The GOP campaign office in the town of Hillsborough, NC, was hit with arson and vandalism.
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Fifty Former National Security Officials Disavow Trump in Formal Statement

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Kim LaCapria
Aug 11, 2016 On 8 August 2016, fifty Republicans who formerly held positions in national security signed an o ...
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Donald Trump Jr.: Our Greenskeeper Skipped His Sister's Wedding

Written by:
Brooke Binkowski
Jul 19, 2016 Donald Trump's son said that the family's greenskeeper missed his own sister's wedding in order ...
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Republican Party Declares Their Convention a 'Gun-Free Zone'

Written by:
Kim LaCapria
Jun 23, 2016 The Republican Party has not declared their national convention to be a "gun-free zone"; rather, ...
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Sandra Day O'Connor Calls GOP 'Vile Obstructionists'?

Written by:
Dan Evon
Feb 23, 2016 A poorly punctuated Facebook post led many people to believe that Sandra Day O'Connor had some e ...
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The SPLC Has Not Labeled the Republican Party a Hate Group

Written by:
Dan Evon
Feb 22, 2016 The anti-discrimination group does caution that polarization and extremism is on the rise, in so ...
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