Photographs showing sleeping officials from the UK government’s House of Lords is being miscaptioned by users who are claiming it shows politicians in the U.S. senate.
Examples can be seen (here) and (here).
According to the U.S. Senate, senators receive a salary of $174,000 per year in 2023 (here), making the hourly rate around $83.65 for a 40-hour week (here).
The images are from UK House of Lords, not the U.S. senate.
This article was produced by the Reuters Fact Check team.
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