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“Trey Gowdy said, "We are not talking about fraudulent voting acts. What we are talking about is TREASON!”
Social media posts Facebook. Claim dated 19 Dec 2020.
FactCheck.org rated thisFalse

What FactCheck.org found

But the posts and the quote did not come from Trey Gowdy. The comments were made by retired Lt. Gen. Thomas McInerney.

Their words, from the summary they publish with the rating.

In short

This claim spread on social media around 19 December 2020. FactCheck.org (United States) looked into it and published its finding on 27 May 2021, 159 days later. Its rating was “False”.

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