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Norbert

(6,043 posts)
Thu Dec 29, 2022, 10:44 PM Dec 2022

George Santos said his mother died from complications stemming from working at the WTC.on 9/11

You guessed it. He is lying.

United States Congressman-elect George Santos' (R-New York) repeated claims that his mother Fatima Devolder died from complications stemming from an illness related to the September 11th, 2001 terrorist attacks appear to be outright lies.

On Thursday evening, Rolling Stone reported that representatives from organizations that support 9/11 victims have no documentation of Devolder either receiving medical care or seeking monetary damages for the harm that Santos has insisted befell her.

"Despite Santos’ assertion that his mother worked within the World Trade Center, Rolling Stone could find no employment records that would place Mrs. Devolder in or around the towers on September 11th. According to NBC News, Devolder’s only known employment was a Queens-based company that closed in 1994. A New York Times investigation found that Devolder’s main source of income was as a nurse and domestic worker," the magazine recalled...


https://www.msn.com/en-us/news/world/he-s-lying-rolling-stone-investigation-finds-no-records-tying-george-santos-mother-to-september-11th-attacks/ar-AA15Nfx4?ocid=msedgntp&cvid=0f3ed3b6ed1e43ea9d8217ff0becebeb
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George Santos said his mother died from complications stemming from working at the WTC.on 9/11 (Original Post) Norbert Dec 2022 OP
She lingered. rsdsharp Dec 2022 #1
There's a lot of them KentuckyWoman Dec 2022 #4
I agree with you. rsdsharp Dec 2022 #6
I'd be surprised KentuckyWoman Dec 2022 #7
Perhaps a crow crapped on a french post, and the sun hatched him. rsdsharp Dec 2022 #8
He has a mother? shelshaw Dec 2022 #2
Has he been telling these same lies all along... 3catwoman3 Dec 2022 #3
Has any of his family been interviewed? Deuxcents Dec 2022 #5

3catwoman3

(24,087 posts)
3. Has he been telling these same lies all along...
Thu Dec 29, 2022, 11:33 PM
Dec 2022

…or is he just making up new ones as he goes along?

Deuxcents

(16,397 posts)
5. Has any of his family been interviewed?
Thu Dec 29, 2022, 11:39 PM
Dec 2022

Any neighbors or friends from school? Where did he come from and just who is this guy?

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