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Aug 24, 2020 · One of the images that come up in a Google search of the congressman’s name is a mugshot. Gaetz was arrested in 2008, nearly a decade before he was elected to the U.S. Congress. Here’s what you...
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- 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...
The topic: a bill that would keep mug shots of people who are charged with crimes off the Internet until they are convicted. Though he was never convicted, his booking photo is readily...
Oct 27, 2019 · Factcheck.org, Misleading Posts Target GOP Rep. Matt Gaetz, Oct. 31, 2019. Snopes, Matt Gaetz Mug Shot Memes, July 12, 2019. U.S. Rep. Matt Gaetz office, Statement to PolitiFact,...
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 · “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...
Apr 8, 2021 · The scandal surrounding Rep. Matt Gaetz (R-FL) has grown increasingly complex, with new revelations surfacing every few days. Prosecutors are reportedly investigating whether Gaetz had a sexual ...
