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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, according ...
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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...
Credit: Okaloosa County Sheriff's Office (2008) Matt Gaetz, booking mug. [ Handout photo ] Last year, the Sheriff's Office told the Times/Herald video from the room where Gaetz was held had been ...
Oct 27, 2019 · U.S. Rep. Matt Gaetz has dominated national TV in defense of President Donald Trump amid the Democratic-led impeachment . ... Matt Gaetz Mug Shot Memes, July 12, 2019. U.S. Rep. Matt Gaetz office ...
Apr 2, 2021 · The Matt Gaetz Investigation: What We Know. The Justice Department is said to be investigating the congressman’s encounters with women recruited online for sex and whether he had sex with a 17 ...
Oct 31, 2019 · Matt Gaetz’s spokesperson said the congressman was never employed by Vitas. ... “Lawmaker’s talk of mug shot raises questions about DUI arrest.” Tampa Bay Times. 18 Nov 2014. Categories ...
Apr 8, 2021 · Rep. Matt Gaetz (R-FL) takes part in a television news interview outside the US Capitol on June 25, 2020. Bill Clark/CQ-Roll Call, Inc via Getty Images
