In May 2023, House Speaker Kevin McCarthy (R) was quoted as saying “[we] might have a child that has no job … we’re going to encourage that person to get a job and have to go to work, which gives them worth and value.”
A “parody” account for Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez (D-New York) was designed to look real; Elon Musk engaged with it to boost its visibility.
Murky remarks from Gov. Kathy Hochul (D) about the death of Jordan Neely circulated virally on social media.
A former official testified that the platform stymied attempts to stop former U.S. President Donald Trump from inciting violence.
A long-debunked “tweet” attributed to Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez (D-New York) about electric cars and storms is resurrected ahead of just about every hurricane.
A May 2021 interview given by Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez to public radio show Latino USA was presented in partial excerpts alongside disinformation about the events of January 6 2021.
After Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez’s Instagram Live went viral, right-wing activists pushed baseless rumors that she “wasn’t in the Capitol” during the attempted coup.
Social media commentators and political blogs claimed that the legislator, who is also referred to as “AOC,” was named Goya’s “employee of the month” after she suggested boycotting the brand in 2020.
Memes attributed quotes to Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez (D-New York), such as the “only reason Trump is keeping his campaign promises is to influence the outcome of the next election.”
Popular youthful surrogates in the 2020 Democratic primary led to questions about age requirements for running mates.
