“Philadelphia mob boss Joseph “Skinny Joey” Merlino stuffed ballot boxes for Joe Biden and the Democrats — and would testify about the scheme in exchange for a presidential pardon.”
Social media posts
Facebook. Claim dated 14 Nov 2020.
FactCheck.org rated thisFalse
What FactCheck.org found
Joseph Merlino’s attorney says Merlino denies the claim, and the original article names no sources and provides no evidence.
Their words, from the summary they publish with the rating.
In short
This claim spread on social media around 14 November 2020. FactCheck.org (United States) looked into it and published its finding on 20 November 2020, 6 days later. Its rating was “False”.
Where the claim appeared
- buffalochronicle.comhttps://buffalochronicle.com/2020/11/14/exclusive-how-a-philly-mob-boss-stole-the-electio…
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