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Oct 27, 2019 · Snopes, which debunked a meme about Gaetz’s DUI record in July, found that the earliest version of the claim stemmed from a 2016 post by a conspiracy theorist. Vitas fraud case didn’t involve...
Aug 24, 2020 · Gaetz was arrested on suspicion of DUI on October 30, 2008, when he was 26 years old. He was driving home from a nightclub and was pulled over for driving 48 in a 35 mile-per-hour zone,...
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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...
Matt Gaetz’s 2008 DUI arrest resurfaces after jab at Hunter Biden’s substance abuse. Here’s what happened. Gaetz declined a breathalyzer test, but the charges were dropped anyway.
Oct 31, 2019 · Posted on October 31, 2019. 2.7K. Quick Take. Social media posts distort the facts around an 11-year-old, dismissed DUI charge against Rep. Matt Gaetz. They also leave the false impression...
Nov 4, 2019 · Advertisement. Florida Politics. / The Buzz. PolitiFact: Facebook post says Matt Gaetz has ‘numerous DUIs.' It’s wrong. Gaetz had one DUI arrest in 2008, and the case was dropped.
Matt Gaetz. Matthew Louis Gaetz II ( / ɡeɪts / GATES; born May 7, 1982) is an American lawyer and politician who has served as the U.S. representative for Florida's 1st congressional district since 2017. The district includes all of Escambia, Okaloosa, and Santa Rosa counties, and portions of Walton County.
