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☆ False conspiracy theories about Hurricane Milton spread despite outcry from officials
▼ + stars: | 2024-10-10 | by ( Bruna Horvath | Bruna Horvath Is An Intern On Nbc News' Tech Team. | ) www.nbcnews.com time to read: +8 min

Baseless conspiracy theories about weather modification and false claims about disaster relief efforts have continued to spread on X in recent days, with misinformation about Hurricane Milton adding to a mountain of false rumors about Hurricane Helene and its aftermath. Greene has not deleted her posts referencing the conspiracy theories. In response to the challenges to Greene’s false claims, her deputy chief of staff, Nick Dyer, defended them, saying that she was actually the victim of conspiracy theories. “So when these people are espousing misinformation and conspiracy theories, then it’s like, ‘Oh, OK, well, maybe it’s true. FEMA is working to slow the spread of hurricane misinformation online.

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☆ Marjorie Taylor Greene won’t say what happened to her Trump Media stock
▼ + stars: | 2024-04-12 | by ( Brian Schwartz | ) www.cnbc.com time to read: +4 min

Asked by CNBC and NBC News, Greene wouldn't say what happened to her stock in Digital World Acquisition Corp., which, through a merger with Trump Media and Technology Group, recently started publicly trading as DJT. Trump Media is the parent company of the former president's social media app, Truth Social. A spokesman for Bucshon confirmed to CNBC and NBC News that the Indiana lawmaker still owns stock in the now-merged media company despite the dipping stock price. But Greene would not say what's happened to her stock since her original purchase and her public disclosures have not shown that she sold DWAC or Trump media stock, according to documents archived by LegiStorm, raising questions among ethics lawyers about what happened to Greene's stock. Greene also would not say when asked by NBC News on Wednesday what happened to her Trump Media stock.

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☆ Fact Check-Marjorie Taylor Greene post on ‘Civil War II’ is fabricated
▼ + stars: | 2023-07-28 | by ( Reuters Fact Check | ) www.reuters.com time to read: +1 min

Republican Representative Marjorie Taylor Greene did not call for a civil war in a post on messaging platform X, formerly known as Twitter, a spokesperson for Greene said in an email to Reuters. “We don’t need WWIII, what we need is Civil War II,” read a purported screenshot of an X post shared on X and Facebook (here), (here) and (here). An advanced search for the post on X did not produce any results (bit.ly/3QdYcUR). ABC News in February 2023 reported Greene as saying, “We don't want a civil war. Congresswoman Marjorie Taylor Greene did not write a post saying the U.S. needs a “Civil War II.” Media have reported Greene talking about splitting the country into Republican and Democratic states in a “national divorce.”This article was produced by the Reuters Fact Check team.

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☆ Fact Check-Marjorie Taylor Greene did not include a ‘pornography ban’ in US debt ceiling bill
▼ + stars: | 2023-06-06 | by ( Reuters Fact Check | ) www.reuters.com time to read: +2 min

U.S. Republican Representative Marjorie Taylor Greene did not include a “nationwide pornography ban” in the debt ceiling bill, contrary to claims circulating online. Reuters found no evidence that Greene is currently taking steps to remove the Miller Test or establish a pornography ban. No major news outlets covering the debt ceiling negotiations (tinyurl.com/2kmmynxa) reported on this. On June 3, President Joe Biden signed a bill that suspends the government's $31.4 trillion debt ceiling, averting what would have been its first-ever default (here). There is no evidence that Greene is planning to include a “nationwide pornography ban” in the debt ceiling bill.

Persons: Marjorie Taylor Greene, Nick Dyer, Greene, “ Miller, Donald Trump, “ Trump, Joe Biden, Read Organizations: Republican, Putnam County Ohio Republican Party, Reuters Locations: Putnam, Russian

☆ MAGA-world is rushing to defend Jack Teixeira, the accused Pentagon leaker who allegedly dumped secret documents online to impress his teenage gamer buddies
▼ + stars: | 2023-04-14 | by ( John Haltiwanger | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +8 min

The leak represents the worst military intelligence breach in roughly a decade. To them, Teixeira is a martyr for revealing the truth about the stalemated war in Ukraine to the American people. "Tonight, the news media are celebrating the capture of the kid who told Americans what's actually happening in Ukraine," Carlson said. The leaks could hurt Ukraine on the battlefieldThe leak of the documents allegedly perpetrated by Teixeira represents the worst US military intelligence breach in roughly a decade. The secret documents offered details on US spying on friends and foes alike, many of which pertained to the war in Ukraine.

☆ Marjorie Taylor Greene adds defunding ongoing DOJ Trump investigations to list of hard-right demands to avoid fiscal crisis
▼ + stars: | 2023-03-17 | by ( Bryan Metzger | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +4 min

Far-right Rep. Marjorie Taylor Greene says she won't vote for a budget without cuts to DOJ and FBI. It adds to a long list of steep conservative demands in exchange for raising the debt ceiling. The unprecedented demand will likely garner momentum among the furthest-right members of the House Republican caucus. Once a fringe member of the caucus, Greene has emerged as a key ally of House Speaker Kevin McCarthy. Marjorie Taylor Greene🇺🇸 (@RepMTG) March 17, 2023Greene spokesman Nick Dyer clarified that the congresswoman was alluding to the use of the Holman rule, which allows Congress to target specific federal employees' salaries and zero-out specific government programs.

☆ Fact Check-Marjorie Taylor Greene tweet referring to dinosaurs as dragons is fabricated
▼ + stars: | 2023-03-01 | by ( Reuters Fact Check | ) www.reuters.com time to read: +1 min

Marjorie Taylor Greene did not post a tweet referring to dinosaurs as dragons, despite a screenshot circulating online. The screenshot appears to show a tweet published via Taylor Greene’s official Twitter claiming that the “biblical name” for dinosaurs is dragons. A Twitter advanced search via Taylor Greene’s official Twitter account did not find the post (archive.is/wip/VefQY). Archived versions of Taylor Greene’s Twitter account similarly did not find any such tweet (here), (here). A pinned moderator post beneath the image on the Reddit thread also details the satirical intent of the image (archive.is/0Vdho).

☆ Marjorie Taylor Greene wore a $495 alpaca wool coat to the State of the Union to 'highlight' the Chinese spy balloon
▼ + stars: | 2023-02-08 | by ( Bryan Metzger | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +2 min

Rep. Marjorie Taylor Greene of Georgia wore an ostentatious wool coat at the State of the Union. The far-right congresswoman wore the coat to "highlight" the Chinese spy balloon, her office says. The garment sells for $495 on Overland.com and "supports Peruvian artisans in earning fair wages." According to her office, it was an effort to draw attention to a Chinese spy balloon that flew over the continental United States last week. Greene, a self-described "Christian nationalist," also supported Peruvian artisans with her purchase.

Last year, the nation’s largest LGBTQ advocacy organization, the Human Rights Campaign, labeled 2021 the “worst year” for LGBTQ rights in modern U.S. history, citing a record number of anti-LGBTQ bills introduced in state legislatures across the country. “The LGBTQ+ community is really under siege right now,” said Ricardo Martinez, CEO of LGBTQ advocacy group Equality Texas. One bill that was successfully implemented, and gained national headlines for months, was Florida’s Parental Rights in Education law, or what critics have dubbed the “Don’t Say Gay” bill. The word “grooming” has long been associated with mischaracterizing LGBTQ people, particularly gay men and transgender women, as child sex abusers. Those losses came after some conservative groups ramped up misleading or inflammatory campaign ads targeting transgender rights.

☆ Rep. Marjorie Taylor Greene has been vacationing in Costa Rica during one of the most consequential legislative weeks of the year
▼ + stars: | 2022-12-23 | by ( Bryan Metzger | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +5 min

Republican Rep. Marjorie Taylor Greene has been vacationing in Costa Rica this week. The entire time, the Georgia congresswoman was vacationing with her kids — and her ex-husband — in Costa Rica. Greene boarding a flight to Liberia, Costa Rica at Hartsfield-Jackson Atlanta International Airport on Sunday, December 18. Greene looking at her phone at baggage claim at the airport in Liberia, Costa Rica on Sunday. "Now that COVID is over and we're back to normal life, Congresswoman Greene is ready to end proxy voting," Greene spokesman Nick Dyer told Insider in May.

A gay California lawmaker revealed Tuesday that he received a bomb threat laced with homophobic tropes and rhetoric, amid a simmering culture war that has sparked widespread anti-LGBTQ threats and attacks nationwide. California state Sen. Scott Wiener, D-San Francisco, said an unnamed individual threatened to bomb his home and shoot up his office. Within the last two weeks, Greene called Wiener a “communist groomer” on Twitter, and Kirk accused Wiener of releasing “pedophiles” from jail without further explanation. In response to NBC News’ request for comment, Greene’s communications director, Nick Dyer, called Wiener “ridiculous” without expanding further. The latest threat against Wiener comes amid widespread bigoted rhetoric, threats and attacks directed at lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender and queer people across the country.

☆ Rep. Marjorie Taylor Greene denies she kicked an 18-year-old political activist in incident caught on video
▼ + stars: | 2022-09-17 | by ( Alia Shoaib | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +3 min

Marjorie Taylor Greene has denied claims she kicked a young political activist in Washington DC. The activist was one of several confronting the congresswoman about her support of gun rights. Sign up for our newsletter to receive our top stories based on your reading preferences — delivered daily to your inbox. As Pecora walks in front of the congresswoman, Greene says "excuse me, get out of the way, excuse me," before appearing to step on her heel. Marjorie Taylor Greene🇺🇸 (@RepMTG) September 15, 2022According to Pecora's Twitter page, she is the deputy communications director of Voters Tomorrow, a Gen Z-led activist group.

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