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The Independent UK
The Independent UK
National
John Bowden

Newly elected GOP congressman spun false tales about education and work history, report claims

George Santos campaign

A Republican whose surprise victory in a New York congressional district helped his party win a narrow majority in the House of Representatives reportedly has a largely fictionalised background that also includes a previously-unreported brush with the law.

George Santos, now congressman-elect from New York’s 3rd District, was the subject of a wide-ranging dive by the New York Times into his background which appears to have revealed a man who may not be exactly who he claims.

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