Out Rep. George Santos (R-NY) lied to a New York Times reporter about his five-year-old niece being kidnapped, according to the NYPD.

On Sunday, Times reporter Grace Ashford published a story based on several telephone conversations she’d had with the out congressman since early September. Ashford, along with fellow Times reporter Michael Gold, first began investigating Santos last November after he was elected. While their reporting, first published in December of last year, brought the then-incoming congressman’s history of lies and misdeeds to national attention, Long Island paper The North Shore Leader had been reporting on Santos’s lies on the campaign trail since before the November 2022 election.

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    2 years ago

    I am really impressed with how this guy is able to tell the most outlandish lies, with a straight face, and continues to double down when outed. The details are crazy too. Why is it two Chinese guys, specifically? It’s just really wild shit with no discernable purpose other than to lie for the sake of it.

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    2 years ago

    George Santos lied about [insert whatever the craziest thing you can think of.]

    I mean yeah, of course he did.

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    2 years ago

    if George Santos breathes, it’s a lie. what I want to know is how he is still in Congress, voting

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      I’ve decided to stop paying attention to him and wait for a book or podcast series or something to come out about all his nonsense. Its just too much to keep track of.

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      This guy is the American dream. Tricking people stupider than you into giving you their money.