“The death of Rep. Sheila Jackson Lee, D-Texas, six days after the Trump rally shooting was linked to her “oversight of the Secret Service.”
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Claim dated 24 Jul 2024.
PolitiFact rated thisFalse
What PolitiFact found
After announcing a cancer diagnosis in June, Rep. Sheila Jackson Lee, D-Texas, died July 19. We searched using Google and Nexis and found no reliable reports linking Jackson Lee’s death to Secret Service oversight.
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In short
This claim spread on social media around 24 July 2024. PolitiFact (United States) looked into it and published its finding on 24 July 2024. Its rating was “False”.
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