FACT CHECK: Did Marjorie Taylor Greene Send This Tweet About Convictions And âFlimsy Circumstantial Evidenceâ?
An image shared on Twitter allegedly shows Republican Georgia Rep. Marjorie Taylor Greene tweeting about âflimsy circumstantial evidenceâ and not recognizing âthis America.â
Verdict: False
There is no evidence Greene sent the tweet. A spokesperson for Greene confirmed it is fabricated.
Fact Check:
The tweet, supposedly sent by Greene Oct. 27, reads, âPeople canât really be convicted on such flimsy circumstantial evidence as âhaving a similar gaitâ or âowning the identical shoesâ or being in DC and not having an alibi for that timeâ can they?! I donât recognize this American.â
Check Your Fact didnât find any evidence Greene sent or deleted the tweet. Searching the congresswomanâs verified Twitter accounts â @RepMTG and @mtgreeneeâ yielded no matches for it. Politwoops, an archive of public officialsâ deleted tweets thatâs operated by ProPublica, shows no record of her deleting the tweet.
Tweets from Greene have previously made headlines. If she had actually sent the message, it likely would have prompted coverage from media outlets. (RELATED: Did Marjorie Taylor Greene Scrub âAll Things Matt Gaetzâ From Her Twitter Account?)
Nick Dyer, a spokesperson for Greene, told Check Your Fact in an email the tweet is a âtotally fake doctored imageâ and blamed âBlueAnon conspiracy theorists in the Democrat Partyâ for its creation.
A story recently published by Rolling Stone claimed some organizers of the Jan. 6 âStop The Stealâ rally were in contact with Greene, other members of Congress and staffers beforehand. Greene denied the allegations in a statement to The Hill.