“I’ve rented a room from Frank [Luntz] for a couple of months, but don’t worry, I’m back to — going back to where I normally am, on my couch in my office. But, yes, we pay fair market rate.”
Kevin McCarthy
House minority leader (R-Calif.). in an interview on Fox and Friends. Claim dated 4 May 2021.
Washington Post rated thisLacks context
What Washington Post found
This was a "room" in a 7,000 square foot Penthouse apartment.
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In short
Kevin McCarthy (House minority leader (R-Calif.)) made this claim around 4 May 2021. Washington Post (United States) looked into it and published its finding on 6 May 2021, 2 days later. Its rating was “Lacks context”.
Kevin McCarthy has 34 checked claims in this archive. Fact-checking organisations rated 20 of them false or fake, 9 misleading or mixed and 1 true.
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