“Malinowski tried to make it easier for predators to hide in the shadows. Malinowski worked as the top lobbyist for a radical group that strongly opposed the national sex offender registry. Law enforcement praised the national sex offender registry that Tom Malinowski led an effort to stop.”
National Republican Congressional Committee
campaign organization. in a campaign ad. Claim dated 15 Sep 2020.
Washington Post rated thisFour Pinocchios
What Washington Post found
The bulk of the evidence shows Malinowski played no role in this debate.
Their words, from the summary they publish with the rating.
In short
National Republican Congressional Committee (campaign organization) made this claim around 15 September 2020. Washington Post (United States) looked into it and published its finding on 22 September 2020, 7 days later. Its rating was “Four Pinocchios”.
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