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Oct 27, 2019 · Tampa Bay Times, Lawmaker's talk of mug shot raises questions about DUI arrest, Feb. 18, 2014 Tampa Bay Times, In House mug-shot debate, Gaetz recalls his brush with the law, Feb. 12, 2014
- The Mug Shot
- Seven Duis
- Death of College Roommate
The fact blended into these memes’ fictions is that a mug shot stemming from Gaetz's arrest for driving under the influence is real, as has been acknowledged by the congressman himself and was reportedby the Tampa Bay Times in 2014: A controversy ensued when charges against Gaetz, whose father was a member of the Florida State Senate at the time, w...
In terms of what is accessible via public records, the 2008 arrest is Gaetz’s only recorded DUI. Despite that, several memes and articles make the claim that Gaetz has had at least seven DUI arrests. The earliest iteration of this claim appears to stem from an August 29, 2016, post written by conspiracy theoristWayne Madsen, who stated: "Matt Gaetz...
Mentions of a “suspicious” death of Gaetz’s roommate during his four years at Florida State University between 1999 and 2003, like the claims of seven DUIs, did not exist online prior to Madsen’s August 2016 piece, in which he stated: Madsen's being the only source for this claim merits suspicion on its own: He has a history of making wholly basele...
Aug 24, 2020 · After becoming a Florida congressman, Gaetz supported efforts to have mugshots of unconvicted people removed from private websites. Nothing was passed while he was in the state office. But in...
- Erin Laviola
Matt Gaetz’s 2008 DUI arrest resurfaces after jab at Hunter Biden’s substance abuse. ... told the Times/Herald video from the room where Gaetz was held had been destroyed and Anglin's car had ...
Oct 31, 2019 · “Republican Matt Gaetz has had numerous DUIs and his dad got him off each time,” read the Facebook posts, accompanied by a mugshot of Gaetz. “He was part of a company that had to pay 75...
Nov 4, 2019 · Gaetz had one DUI arrest in 2008, and the case was dropped. ... Matt Gaetz was arrested for DUI in 2008. ... The Tampa Bay Times e-Newspaper is a digital replica of the printed paper seven days a ...
Apr 8, 2021 · The Times has reported that Gaetz is also under investigation for whether he had a sexual relationship with that 17-year-old and paid for her travel. Greenberg, meanwhile, appears to be moving ...
