Instead of tooting the Washington Post article about how the North Shore Leader broke the Santos story (as I've seen twice on my feed today), how about we link to the actual North Shore Leader? Support your local news, and when a scoop like this happens, support the small papers, local to you or not, that break them: https://www.theleaderonline.com/single-post/the-leader-told-you-so-us-rep-elect-george-santos-is-a-fraud-and-wanted-criminal
The Leader Told You So: US Rep-Elect George Santos is a Fraud - and Wanted Criminal

By Niall Fitzgerald In a story first broken by the North Shore Leader over four months ago, the national media has suddenly discovered that US Congressman-elect George Santos (R-Queens / Nassau) - dubbed "George Scam-tos" by many local political observers - is a deepfake liar who has falsified his background, assets, and contacts. He is fact a wanted petty criminal in Brazil. The New York Times published a lengthy expose on Santos this week detailing that virtually everything Santos has said, f

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There was a NYT journalist on Chris Hayes’ show last night taking credit for breaking the story. ! She never mentioned the north shore leader.

I’ve heard the NYT does this routinely.