“Is Pennsylvania Democrat Fetterman’s tattoo 'I will make you hurt' based on his ties to the crips gang as reported by the Free Beacon or a reference to the nine inch nails heroin song 'Hurt'.”
Newt Gingrich
Former Speaker of the House. Claim dated 26 Sep 2022.
FactCheck.org rated thisMisleading
What FactCheck.org found
John Fetterman, who is running for Senate, has tattoos which memorialize victims of violence. But conservative pundits — including Newt Gingrich — claim, without proof, the tattoos suggest drug use and ties to a gang.
Their words, from the summary they publish with the rating.
In short
Newt Gingrich (Former Speaker of the House) made this claim around 26 September 2022. FactCheck.org (United States) looked into it and published its finding on 6 October 2022, 10 days later. Its rating was “Misleading”.
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