Matthew Budman
The GOP just elected a new congressman who appears to have simply made up his entire résumé & most of his life story. Why did no one do a deep dive on him until now? Because society functions on a measure of trust—we can’t assume that people are likely lying about, well, everything!
https://www.nytimes.com/2022/12/19/nyregion/george-santos-ny-republicans.html?unlocked_article_code=njOzTy0xfVJfEHSQR4w4xDD5qN2mBRBtkB6BcqbX9zYF4Xli0g6b52lTTrGvHgPHyvuTlO-el0i164j9S1shxw3LBEHheIzfkeLqcg-ccIQXIcBek2jQUs_w6vtSYk3_hyMOQGDRLcwK1y3gQU--c103kWDEm5_etOBx7qSRvkTeo32JBqnGlhz178oiWXmFmd2CCRPeeDXlBtF1q4h_QPWhxUGjv4GD-IjrO0TnfE6AkmajriIl723d3CROCpUPyAqCt0Rs8MmLyX1bUh0OEBloWMmM1MhuVvs1_-zZG5QAn1Ia4aBMz9TyreQwqtZNbZWga2W96GAFykpGi2oaso70D0jFINQ&smid=share-url
New York Republican George Santos’s Résumé Called Into Question

Mr. Santos, a Republican from New York, says he’s the “embodiment of the American dream.” But he seems to have misrepresented a number of his career highlights.

The New York Times
Dec 19, 2022 at 1:19pmWeb
Show threadMatthew BudmanDec 19, 2022
Why did almost no one vet Santos before the election? Hard to know whether to blame the withering of local reporting (the Times can't do *everything*), Santos's Democratic opponent, the AWOL New York Democratic Party, or people's assumption that we're not being lied to about the most basic stuff.
Show threadMatthew BudmanDec 19, 2022
In fairness, Santos drew some pre-election local & national investigative reporting, based on his dubious finances. But no one suspected he was lying about EVERYTHING. https://www.thedailybeast.com/george-devolder-santos-maga-house-candidate-in-new-york-haunted-by-gig-at-alleged-ponzi-scheme
George Devolder-Santos, MAGA House Candidate in New York, Haunted by Gig at Alleged Ponzi Scheme

George Devolder-Santos served as regional director of accused scam firm Harbor City Capital, which allegedly misappropriated millions.

The Daily Beast
Show threadLt. Aldo RaineDec 19, 2022
@matthewbudman On brand with the GOP these days.
Show threadRichardDec 19, 2022
@matthewbudman Just checking one single fact about his background would have unraveled all of this, but nobody seems to have done it. Though it is also possible that any of these groups did know and sat on the info for whatever reason, and that would be a story, too.
Show threadAgoraDec 19, 2022
@matthewbudman Bloody hell!!
Show threadLorraine SommerfeldDec 19, 2022
@matthewbudman If you squint a little, he looks like Jimmy Smits who played Santos on WW. So, at least we know where he got his political aspirations from...a TV show.
Show threadScott, present & accounted forDec 19, 2022
@matthewbudman This operation sounds like what the GOP in south Florida did just a few years ago.
Show threadT.WllmsDec 19, 2022

@matthewbudman

He should be quickly investigated, indicted and prosecuted... he's a fraud and has defrauded the US congress and the United States.... his holding office should be disallowed and he should never be sworn in. This should immediately be forwarded to the NYAG and the DOJ... this is straight up fraud.

Show threadMessagingMattersDec 19, 2022
@matthewbudman In the business world, lawyers and contracts have been used for hundreds of years because people are not trusted just to do the right thing. It's about time politics caught up.
Show threadMr JonDec 21, 2022
@matthewbudman It's typically safe to assume conservatives are lying about literally everything