“When Byron Donalds wanted a state job, he lied, claiming he wasn’t a felon despite convictions for drugs and felony theft.”
Casey Askar
candidate for Congress. Claim dated 21 Jul 2020.
PolitiFact rated thisMostly False
What PolitiFact found
Donalds was arrested for misdemeanor marijuana possession in 1997, received pretrial diversion, and the charge was dismissed. His campaign said a 2000 theft charge was later expunged.
Their words, from the summary they publish with the rating.
In short
Casey Askar (candidate for Congress) made this claim around 21 July 2020. PolitiFact (United States) looked into it and published its finding on 6 August 2020, 16 days later. Its rating was “Mostly False”.
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