“It is a fact that … in December of 2020, Nancy Pelosi was made aware of potential security threats to the Capitol and she failed to act. It is a fact that the U.S. Capitol Police raised concerns and rather than providing them with the support and resources they needed and they deserved, she prioritized her partisan political optics over their safety.”
Elise Stefanik
House Republican Conference Chair. in a news conference. Claim dated 27 Jul 2021.
Washington Post rated thisFour Pinocchios
In short
Elise Stefanik (House Republican Conference Chair) made this claim around 27 July 2021. Washington Post (United States) looked into it and published its finding on 28 July 2021, 1 day later. Its rating was “Four Pinocchios”.
Elise Stefanik has 12 checked claims in this archive. Fact-checking organisations rated 4 of them false or fake, 7 misleading or mixed and 0 true.
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- c-span.orghttps://www.c-span.org/video/?513725-1/house-gop-leader-mccarthy-holds-news-conference-ja…
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