Out Rep. George Santos (R-NY) lied to a New York Times reporter about his five-year-old niece being kidnapped, according to the NYPD.

On Sunday, Times reporter Grace Ashford published a story based on several telephone conversations she’d had with the out congressman since early September. Ashford, along with fellow Times reporter Michael Gold, first began investigating Santos last November after he was elected. While their reporting, first published in December of last year, brought the then-incoming congressman’s history of lies and misdeeds to national attention, Long Island paper The North Shore Leader had been reporting on Santos’s lies on the campaign trail since before the November 2022 election.

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[–] 92 points 2 years ago (10 children)

I am really impressed with how this guy is able to tell the most outlandish lies, with a straight face, and continues to double down when outed. The details are crazy too. Why is it two Chinese guys, specifically? It's just really wild shit with no discernable purpose other than to lie for the sake of it.

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  • [–] 32 points 2 years ago* (5 children)

    I've found that some people are just serial liars. That, coupled with people's inability to admit fault or that they are wrong, and you get GS. I don't even think he realizes he's lying half the time. He's conditioned himself to believe his own lies.

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  • [–] 15 points 2 years ago (4 children)

    I knew a guy in college that would tell random, easily disprovable lies - he claimed he spent a summer with another guy in our dorm on the beach volleyball circuit, for example. (Other guy: "I haven't seen him since the spring.") He claimed he had enough AP credits to graduate after one semester but still spent 4 years getting his degree "for the college experience". Just random, insane shit like that.

    He didn't look anything like George Santos, so I'm pretty sure it's not him.

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  • [–] 72 points 2 years ago (3 children)

    I can't believe the person who invented the aeroplane would do this!

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    [–] 60 points 2 years ago* (2 children)

    if George Santos breathes, it's a lie. what I want to know is how he is still in Congress, voting

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  • [+] 49 points 2 years ago* (last edited 1 year ago)
    [–] 46 points 2 years ago

    I love this part:

    Santos also alleged that Ashford and Gold’s reporting on him had contained “factual and timeline errors,” and he claimed that “his team had requested numerous corrections.” According to Ashford, the Times’ standards team found no requests for corrections from Santos or his representatives.

    His lies don't stand up to a half-second of scrutiny.

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  • [+] 37 points 2 years ago* (last edited 1 year ago) (1 child)
  • [–] 26 points 2 years ago (4 children)

    I really fucking need someone to make a biopic based off of all his lies.

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  • [–] 25 points 2 years ago (1 child)

    Has he ever said anything truthful?

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  • [–] 24 points 2 years ago

    Now did he lie about the niece, the kidnapping, or the Chinese men? No one can tell me this is not a legitimate question with him

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  • [–] 18 points 2 years ago

    George Santos lied? I'm shocked. SHOCKED! Who would have ever guessed that Santos was anything but 100% honest?!!!

    In an unrelated note. Please be careful where you step. Someone apparently dripped sarcasm all over the comments section.

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  • [–] 17 points 2 years ago (1 child)

    Of course he did.

    Dude’s a pathological liar.

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    [–] 17 points 2 years ago

    Wouldn't it be simpler just to let us know if he ever tells the truth?

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  • [–] 16 points 2 years ago

    It's not an utter fabrication. There are nieces. There are Chinese nieces. There are Chinese nieces who are kids. There are Chinese nieces who are kids and take naps. Ergo, there are Chinese niece kid nappings. There is a George Santos. See? All better. (Santos's 'Spinner-in-Chief,' probably.)

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  • [–] 15 points 2 years ago (1 child)

    Does he even HAVE a five year old neice?

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    [–] 14 points 2 years ago (2 children)

    We can be confident everything he says is a lie because he's a conservative.

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  • [–] 16 points 2 years ago (1 child)

    In this guy's particular case, we can be confident he's lying because he's very clearly a criminal level compulsive liar. He ran for the party that's ok with that, but basically I don't think he's personally liberal or conservative at all. I think he's severely mentally challenged and probably is incapable of committing to any set of ideas, because as soon as something has more potential for personal gain he will lie to chase that down.

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  • [–] 13 points 2 years ago (2 children)

    George Santos lied about his five-year-old niece being kidnapped by two Chinese men

    FTFY

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    [–] 13 points 2 years ago

    Of course he lied. He was orbiting Mars after successfully terraforming it and starting new life with his super seed. It takes like...minutes to get from Mars to Earth based on his proprietary engine design and personal 'ok' from space Jesus to break the law (of relativity), but still more time than it would have taken him to save another niece from the Chinese! He probably would have used one of his clones, but they were all indicted for public intoxication and wreckless driving of a time machine.

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  • [–] 12 points 2 years ago

    I think it's probably more newsworthy when he tells the truth.

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  • [–] 10 points 2 years ago

    At this point, it’s more newsworthy if he says something true.

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  • [–] 10 points 2 years ago (2 children)

    Does it matter? He will still win reelection in his district forever & ever. Proof that his constituents will vote republican no matter what.

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  • [–] 9 points 2 years ago

    Who could have predicted that?

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  • [–] 9 points 2 years ago*

    Pathological liar, even for a conservative.

    Also, did was it ever determined whose baby he was walking around with?

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  • [–] 9 points 2 years ago* (last edited 2 years ago)

    Even in the photo chosen for him he has the grin of a narcissistic sociopath

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  • [–] 9 points 2 years ago* (2 children)

    George Santos lied about [insert whatever the craziest thing you can think of.]

    I mean yeah, of course he did.

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    [–] 8 points 2 years ago

    Does he even have a niece?

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  • [–] 8 points 2 years ago

    If he said it, he lied about it. This is a more reliable axiom than the law of gravity.

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    Wait George Santos what??

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  • [–] 6 points 2 years ago (1 child)

    Someone should ask him on hot mic what his definition of a woman is.

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