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Embattled Republican congressman George Santos’ latest résumé fabrication has now come to light – and it’s perhaps one of his most bizarre.
During his run for Congress, Mr Santos allegedly told prospective donors that he had been a producer on Broadway’s Spider-Man: Turn Off The Dark musical, multiple sources told Bloomberg.
Michael Cohl, the actual lead producer of show – which ran from 2011 to 2014 after a somewhat unsuccessful run – has confirmed to the outlet hat Mr Santos never worked on the musical.
This marks just the latest in a growing list of lies pushed by the New York congressman on his campaign run.
It comes as he is also facing accusations of sexual harassment and ethics violations from a prospective staffer.
Derek Myers, who claims he briefly worked in Mr Santos’s office and had a job offer rescinded, sent a letter to the House Committee on Ethics on Friday alleging the congressman invited him to karaoke and touched his groin. He also claims that the congressman asked if he had an account on Grindr, a popular queer dating app.
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George Santos faces backlash on Twitter for weighing into Ilhan Omar vote – after lies about 'Jew-ish' heritage
04:55 , John Bowden
George Santos is facing backlash on Twitter for weighing in on the vote ousting Ilhan Omar from the Foreign Affairs Committee – after is lies about his Jewish heritage and his grandparents fleeing the Holocaust.
“Regrettably @RitchieTorres who calls himself pro Israel voted to keep an antisemite in the foreign affairs committee… so much for “supporting” Israel & the Jewish community, I guess it’s all lip service when you come to #NY03 & fundraise from my Jewish constituents,” he tweeted on Thursday night.
Ms Omar was voted off the committee after Republicans accused her of past antisemitic comments. Democrats claimed the GOP was actually motivated by racism.
Mr Santos’ comments on the issue come after he lied about being Jewish and claimed his grandparents escaped the Holocaust. Both turned out to be false and the congressman then claimed he meant he was “Jew-ish”.
There has also been accusations of him making antisemitic comments in the past, with a vile Facebook post about Adolf Hitler and “the Jews and blacks” coming to light in recent weeks.
Several social media users slammed him for his tweet about the House vote around Ms Omar, with gun control activist Fred Guttenberg tweeting: “Hey @Santos4Congress, I am a real JEWISH person. From the bottom of my heart, just wanted to let call you an a**hole but with some sympathy as I suspect you are drunk. Anyway, @RitchieTorres is an example of a great Congressman, and a friend of Israel, and I support him.”
George Santos offers Botox advice
03:55 , John Bowden
Secret tapes which caught embattled GOP congressman George Santos confessing to lying also revealed a moment where he offered Botox advice.
The audio, obtained and published by Talking Points Memo, was reportedly recorded in the congressional office of Mr Santos without the congressman or his staff’s permission.
In the clip, the reporter (Derek Myers) is informed that his potential position with the Santos office will not be moving forward following a review of his background, and in particular a legal case that arose from the course of his reporting.
At one point, Mr Santos is heard offering advice about Botox.
Mr Myers was telling Mr Santos about a trip to Colombia “to get my Botox”, saying: “It’s like $100, but it’s $400 here.”
Mr Santos replied: “I spend a lot more than that on Botox, but I trust the people.”
Later, Mr Myers was given the parting advice from the congressman: “Stop going to Colombia for your diluted Botox.”
George Santos admits ‘I’ve obviously f***ed up’ in secretly recorded tapes
The lies George Santos has been accused of telling
02:55 , John Bowden
It can be difficult keeping up with the list of fictions that George Santos has been accused of telling, admitted telling, or merely been caught spinning red-handed following a contradictory statement.
But, do not fret: The Independent is here, and we’re keeping track of the whole list of lies even as it continues to grow — both in number and in the sheer scale of the humiliation that it presents for not just Mr Santos, who remains adamant that he will serve two years in office as representative for New York’s third district, but for the Republican House caucus as a whole.
Every lie George Santos has been accused of making
In George Santos’s district, setting of The Great Gatsby, cries of ‘imposter’ abound
01:55 , John Bowden
Nearly 100 years after F Scott Fitzgerald set The Great Gatsby in these same opulent shores, the 34-year-old Republican congressman has once again drawn the eyes of the world onto the eastward-stretching leg of New York City, and invited comparisons to the titular character of that Great American Novel along the way.
Where Jay Gatsby ultimately failed in his efforts, Santos succeeded in his. A man who repeatedly lied about his own history, from claiming his mother died on 9/11, to falsifying his education and net worth — not for love, but for donations, votes and influence — was elected to a seat in one of the most powerful legislative bodies in the world.
So, how did he do it? How did he fool so many people? How did no one know? The truth is, many did. But no one listened to them.
The Independent’s Richard Hall reports from Long Island:
In George Santos’s district, setting of The Great Gatsby, cries of ‘imposter’ abound
Here’s how George Santos could still be removed from office
00:55 , John Bowden
The congressman’s colleagues in the House could end up being the final arbiters of judgement for the scandal-ridden New York Republican.
Despite wave after wave of revelations surrounding his past and present fictions and lies, the embattled congressman has remained adamant that he will remain in office. Even in the face of members of his own party calling for his ouster, Mr Santos has stood firm.
But none of that may matter if the machinations of the US House of Representatives conspire against him.
The Independent’s John Bowden explains:
Here’s how George Santos could still be removed from office
Watch: All the times comedians impersonated George Santos
Monday 6 February 2023 23:55 , John Bowden
George Santos admits ‘I’ve obviously f***ed up’ in secretly recorded tapes
Monday 6 February 2023 22:55 , John Bowden
A bizzare new saga has opened up in the seemingly unending spiral that has become George Santos’s arrival on Capitol Hill after a reporter published leaked audio from the congressman’s office on Thurdsay evening.
The audio, obtained and published by Talking Points Memo, was reportedly recorded in the congressional office of Mr Santos without the congressman or his staff’s permission.
In the clip, the reporter (Derek Myers) is informed that his potential position with the Santos office will not be moving forward following a review of his background, and in particular a legal case that arose from the course of his reporting.
George Santos admits ‘I’ve obviously f***ed up’ in secretly recorded tapes
George Santos’ ‘embarrassing’ karaoke account
Monday 6 February 2023 21:55 , Alex Woodward
What appears to be the karaoke account of scandal-ridden congressman George Santos has been unearthed on the singing app Smule.
The account is registered under the name “georgedevolder,” according to Rolling Stone. Mr Santos’s full name is George Anthony Devolder Santos.
‘Gift that keeps on giving’: George Santos’ karaoke account has been revealed
George Santos’ latest resume lie? He produced Spider-Man on Broadway
Monday 6 February 2023 20:15 , John Bowden
George Santos has yet another accusation of deceiving people for campaign donations to answer for.
The latest accusations come from Bloomberg, which reports that the congressman himself told multiple people that he was involved in the production of the Broadway flop Spider-Man: Turn Off the Dark during his bid for a House seat in 2022 — a false fact that was apparently part of his pitch for donations.
The news triggered a statement of condemnation from the show’s actual producers, who reached out to Entertainment Weekly through a spokesperson — read it, here, in The Independent:
George Santos’ latest resume lie? He produced Spider-Man on Broadway
Lincoln Project attacks Elise Stefanik over Santos support
Monday 6 February 2023 19:08 , John Bowden
The conservative anti-Trump group The Lincoln Project is out with a new ad attacking House Republican Caucus chair Elise Stefanik over her support for George Santos’s campaign in 2022 even as rumours were already circulating about his many deceptions.
Watch it on YouTube:
George Santos’ office vandalised with graffiti
Monday 6 February 2023 18:19 , John Bowden
New York Congressman George Santos woke up to another piece of bad news last week.
Police said on Friday that his local district office in New York’s 3rd Congressional District, which includes parts of Long Island and Queens, was vandalised with graffiti which used expletives in multiple languages to describe the scandal-ridden Republican.
“George Santos is [s***]”, the scrawling reportedly read in three languages — Mandarin, Greek, and Spanish.
The congressman confirmed the graffitiying in a statement to CNBC.
Read more:
George Santos’ campaign spent more than $26,000 at Italian restaurant – enough for 1,700 Margherita pizzas
Monday 6 February 2023 16:08 , John Bowden
According to his campaign finance disclosures, George Santos’ team managed to spend more than $26,000 at a single Italian resturaunt since his first run for Congress in 2020.
The campaign held 32 different events at Il Bacco Ristorante Italiano, a typical haunt for a number of New York Republicans, including events it listed as fundraisers and dinner meetings.
On at least seven occasions, he ate meals at the restaurant that cost exactly $199.99 – one cent shy of the $200 threshold at which campaigns are required to submit reciepts for their spending.
George Santos’ campaign spent more than $26,000 at an Italian restaurant in Queens
George Santos offers bizarre explanation to tweet stating ‘9/11 claimed his mother’s life’
Monday 6 February 2023 15:00 , Andrea Blanco
Speaking to One America News Network, the representative for New York’s third congressional district addressed a 2021 tweet in which he said that “9/11 claimed [his] mother’s life.” The post, and another tweet in which Mr Santos later said that his mother died on 23 December 2016, resurfaced last year along with many inconsistencies in his resume and now-debunked remarks made by him.
Mr Santos said he never claimed his mother died on the day of the terror attacks, “but that she had died as a result of [them].”
George Santos accused of ‘ethics violations and sexual harassment’ by would-be aide
Would-be aide accuses George Santos of ‘ethics violations and sexual harassment’
Monday 6 February 2023 14:00 , Andrea Blanco
Journalist Derek Myers made the allegations in a letter to the House Committee on Ethics on Friday. Mr Myers worked in Mr Santos’ Office from 24 January until he was terminated earlier this week because he is facing criminal wiretapping charges in Ohio, The New York Times reported.
Mr Myers said that while they went through mail from constituents on 25 January, Mr Santos asked him whether he was on the dating app Grindr, with the congressman allegedly sharing that he had a profile. Mr Myers claimed that Mr Santos asked him to sit closer and allegedly started touching his leg.
Read the story:
George Santos accused of ‘ethics violations and sexual harassment’ by would-be aide
George Santos’ campaign spent more than $26,000 at Italian restaurant – enough for 1,700 Margherita pizzas
Monday 6 February 2023 13:00 , Alex Woodward
According to his campaign finance disclosures, George Santos’ team managed to spend more than $26,000 at a single Italian resturaunt since his first run for Congress in 2020.
The campaign held 32 different events at Il Bacco Ristorante Italiano, a typical haunt for a number of New York Republicans, including events it listed as fundraisers and dinner meetings.
On at least seven occasions, he ate meals at the restaurant that cost exactly $199.99 – one cent shy of the $200 threshold at which campaigns are required to submit reciepts for their spending.
George Santos’ campaign spent more than $26,000 at an Italian restaurant in Queens
George Santos’ latest résumé fabrication: producing Spiderman on Broadway
Monday 6 February 2023 12:00 , Rachel Sharp
Embattled Republican congressman George Santos’ latest résumé fabrication has now come to light – and it’s perhaps one of his most bizarre.
During his run for Congress, Mr Santos allegedly told prospective donors that he had been a producer on Broadway’s Spider-Man: Turn Off The Dark musical, multiple sources told Bloomberg.
Michael Cohl, the actual lead producer of show – which ran from 2011 to 2014 after a somewhat unsuccessful run – has confirmed to the outlet hat Mr Santos never worked on the musical.
Show spokesperson Rick Miramontez also told Entertainment Weekly in a statement: “Of all the tribulations the producers of Spider-Man: Turn Off The Dark had to endure, we are very pleased, proud and relieved to report working with George Santos was not one of them.”
This marks just the latest in a growing list of lies pushed by the New York congressman on his campaign run.
George Santos treasurer jumps ship amid probes into campaign finances
Monday 6 February 2023 11:00 , Alex Woodward
George Santos’ campaign treasurer has resigned as the New York Republican congressman faces probes from the US Department of Justice about campaign finance irregularities.
His now-former treasurer Nancy Marks submitted a letter to the Federal Election Commission signifying that she resigned her position as Mr Santos’ campaign treasurer.
George Santos treasurer jumps ship amid probes into campaign finances
Here’s how George Santos could still be removed from office
Monday 6 February 2023 09:00 , Alex Woodward
The congressman’s colleagues in the House could end up being the final arbiters of judgement for the scandal-ridden New York Republican.
Despite wave after wave of revelations surrounding his past and present fictions and lies, the embattled congressman has remained adamant that he will remain in office. Even in the face of members of his own party calling for his ouster, Mr Santos has stood firm.
But none of that may matter if the machinations of the US House of Representatives conspire against him.
The Independent’s John Bowden explains:
Here’s how George Santos could still be removed from office
'I’ve obviously f***ed up and lied to him, like I lied to everyone else’
Monday 6 February 2023 07:00 , Alex Woodward
In recordings obtained and published by Talking Points Memo from inside the congressional office of George Santos, the New York Republican makes some of the most self-aware comments about the scope of his deceptions that he has made in any setting so far.
George Santos admits ‘I’ve obviously f***ed up’ in secretly recorded tapes
A timeline of George Santos’ many scandals
Monday 6 February 2023 05:00 , Alex Woodward
Dogged by surely one of the oddest scandals to hit American politics in the last few years, George Santos was facing calls for his expulsion and resignation even before he was seated as representative for New York’s 3rd Congressional District.
As he concludes his first month in the chamber, let’s take a look back at how this scandal evolved, from the beginning to now:
From first questions to GOP rebukes : A timeline of George Santos’ many scandals
The lies George Santos has been accused of telling
Monday 6 February 2023 03:00 , Alex Woodward
It can be difficult keeping up with the list of fictions that George Santos has been accused of telling, admitted telling, or merely been caught spinning red-handed following a contradictory statement.
But, do not fret: The Independent is here, and we’re keeping track of the whole list of lies even as it continues to grow — both in number and in the sheer scale of the humiliation that it presents for not just Mr Santos, who remains adamant that he will serve two years in office as representative for New York’s third district, but for the Republican House caucus as a whole.
Every lie George Santos has been accused of making
'Give him some credit, George Santos has performed a valuable public service’
Monday 6 February 2023 01:00 , Alex Woodward
The Independent’s Richard Hall writes:
Kevin McCarthy was faced with a choice: He could listen to the Republicans who live and work in the district Santos now represents and remove the imposter from the United States Congress — weakening himself further in the process — or he could ignore the problem entirely.
In choosing the latter, McCarthy reaffirmed the lengths to which he is willing to go to maintain his tenuous grip on his party. It tells us something about the state of the Republican Party, and perhaps Congress, that a conman can be allowed to sit in the most powerful legislative body in the world, to cast his vote on matters of life and death and war, in the interests of serving one party.
Give him some credit, George Santos has performed a valuable public service
FBI interviews veteran who says George Santos took money intended for dying dog
Sunday 5 February 2023 23:00 , Alex Woodward
Federal law enforcement agents are reportedly investigating claims that George Santos raised money to pay for surgery for a Navy veteran’s dying dog before allegedly disappearing with the money.
FBI interviews veteran who says George Santos took money intended for dying dog
Here’s how George Santos could still be removed from office
Sunday 5 February 2023 21:00 , Alex Woodward
The congressman’s colleagues in the House could end up being the final arbiters of judgement for the scandal-ridden New York Republican.
Despite wave after wave of revelations surrounding his past and present fictions and lies, the embattled congressman has remained adamant that he will remain in office. Even in the face of members of his own party calling for his ouster, Mr Santos has stood firm.
But none of that may matter if the machinations of the US House of Representatives conspire against him.
The Independent’s John Bowden explains:
Here’s how George Santos could still be removed from office
Watch: All the times comedians impersonated George Santos
Sunday 5 February 2023 19:00 , Alex Woodward
George Santos clarifies tweet stating ‘9/11 claimed his mother’s life’, says she died of ‘toxic dust’ in 2016
Sunday 5 February 2023 18:00 , Andrea Blanco
Embattled congressman George Santos is now saying that his mother, whom he previously claimed died in the 9/11 terrorist attacks, actually died as a result of “toxic dust” from 9/11 in yet another bizarre explanation.
In his first sit-down interview since taking office, Mr Santos said he never claimed his mother died on the day of the terror attacks, “but that she had died as a result of [them].”
“The toxic dust that permeated throughout Manhattan and my mother being present, downtown Manhattan — that is was what I was referencing,” Mr Santos told OAN’s Caitlin Sinclair in an interview that was published in full on Saturday. “My mom died in home-hospice in 2016.”
Read more:
George Santos clarifies controversial tweet stating ‘9/11 claimed his mother’s life’
George Santos and the fascinating psychology of compulsive liars
Sunday 5 February 2023 17:00 , Alex Woodward
He seems to have lied about everything, from the straightforward to the utterly absurd. The Independent’s Holly Baxter speaks to experts on lying — and reports on why we all become complicit when a prolific liar reels us in:
George Santos and the fascinating psychology of compulsive liars
George Santos accused of ‘ethics violations and sexual harassment’ by would-be aide
Sunday 5 February 2023 15:21 , Andrea Blanco
Journalist Derek Myers made the allegations in a letter to the House Committee on Ethics on Friday. Mr Myers worked in Mr Santos’ Office from 24 January until he was terminated earlier this week because he is facing criminal wiretapping charges in Ohio, The New York Times reported.
Read the story:
George Santos accused of ‘ethics violations and sexual harassment’ by would-be aide
A timeline of George Santos’ many scandals
Sunday 5 February 2023 15:00 , Alex Woodward
Dogged by surely one of the oddest scandals to hit American politics in the last few years, George Santos was facing calls for his expulsion and resignation even before he was seated as representative for New York’s 3rd Congressional District.
As he concludes his first month in the chamber, let’s take a look back at how this scandal evolved, from the beginning to now:
From first questions to GOP rebukes : A timeline of George Santos’ many scandals
In George Santos’s district, setting of The Great Gatsby, cries of ‘imposter’ abound
Sunday 5 February 2023 14:00 , Alex Woodward
Nearly 100 years after F Scott Fitzgerald set The Great Gatsby in these same opulent shores, the 34-year-old Republican congressman has once again drawn the eyes of the world onto the eastward-stretching leg of New York City, and invited comparisons to the titular character of that Great American Novel along the way.
Where Jay Gatsby ultimately failed in his efforts, Santos succeeded in his. A man who repeatedly lied about his own history, from claiming his mother died on 9/11, to falsifying his education and net worth — not for love, but for donations, votes and influence — was elected to a seat in one of the most powerful legislative bodies in the world.
So, how did he do it? How did he fool so many people? How did no one know? The truth is, many did. But no one listened to them.
The Independent’s Richard Hall reports from Long Island:
In George Santos’s district, setting of The Great Gatsby, cries of ‘imposter’ abound
ICYMI: George Santos admits ‘I’ve obviously f***ed up’ in secretly recorded tapes
Sunday 5 February 2023 13:00 , Alex Woodward
A bizzare new saga has opened up in the seemingly unending spiral that has become George Santos’s arrival on Capitol Hill after a reporter published leaked audio from the congressman’s office on Thurdsay evening.
The audio, obtained and published by Talking Points Memo, was reportedly recorded in the congressional office of Mr Santos without the congressman or his staff’s permission.
In the clip, the reporter (Derek Myers) is informed that his potential position with the Santos office will not be moving forward following a review of his background, and in particular a legal case that arose from the course of his reporting.
George Santos admits ‘I’ve obviously f***ed up’ in secretly recorded tapes
George Santos’ campaign spent more than $26,000 at Italian restaurant – enough for 1,700 Margherita pizzas
Sunday 5 February 2023 11:00 , Alex Woodward
According to his campaign finance disclosures, George Santos’ team managed to spend more than $26,000 at a single Italian resturaunt since his first run for Congress in 2020.
The campaign held 32 different events at Il Bacco Ristorante Italiano, a typical haunt for a number of New York Republicans, including events it listed as fundraisers and dinner meetings.
On at least seven occasions, he ate meals at the restaurant that cost exactly $199.99 – one cent shy of the $200 threshold at which campaigns are required to submit reciepts for their spending.
George Santos’ campaign spent more than $26,000 at an Italian restaurant in Queens
Watch: ‘The imposter in Congress’
Sunday 5 February 2023 09:00 , Alex Woodward
The Independent’s senior US correspondent Richard Hall visited Long Island and Nassau County to find the real George Santos for the latest episode of On the Ground.
Tucker Carlson defends George Santos in sarcastic attack on the press
Sunday 5 February 2023 07:00 , Alex Woodward
In a Thursday night rant, one of the most-watched cable hosts in the US suggested that journalists have elevated the congressman – who was elected to represent a district of nearly 800,000 people – from relative obscurity to become “the single most dangerous and historically significant figure on the global stage”.
Ignoring some of the most egregious allegations and fabrications involving Mr Santos, who is under federal scrutiny and the subject of serious campaign finance complaints, Tucker Carlson instead fixated on his claims about his collegiate volleyball experience, sarcastically labelling them “a tissue of lies constructed to deceive the American people.”
Tucker Carlson defends George Santos in sarcastic attack on the press
A timeline of George Santos’ many scandals
Sunday 5 February 2023 05:00 , Alex Woodward
Dogged by surely one of the oddest scandals to hit American politics in the last few years, George Santos was facing calls for his expulsion and resignation even before he was seated as representative for New York’s 3rd Congressional District.
As he concludes his first month in the chamber, let’s take a look back at how this scandal evolved, from the beginning to now:
From first questions to GOP rebukes : A timeline of George Santos’ many scandals
FBI interviews veteran who says George Santos took money intended for dying dog
Sunday 5 February 2023 03:00 , Alex Woodward
Federal law enforcement agents are reportedly investigating claims that George Santos raised money to pay for surgery for a Navy veteran’s dying dog before allegedly disappearing with the money.
FBI interviews veteran who says George Santos took money intended for dying dog
The lies George Santos has been accused of telling
Sunday 5 February 2023 01:00 , Alex Woodward
It can be difficult keeping up with the list of fictions that George Santos has been accused of telling, admitted telling, or merely been caught spinning red-handed following a contradictory statement.
But, do not fret: The Independent is here, and we’re keeping track of the whole list of lies even as it continues to grow — both in number and in the sheer scale of the humiliation that it presents for not just Mr Santos, who remains adamant that he will serve two years in office as representative for New York’s third district, but for the Republican House caucus as a whole.
Every lie George Santos has been accused of making
Watch: All the times comedians impersonated George Santos
Saturday 4 February 2023 23:00 , Alex Woodward
Here’s how George Santos could still be removed from office
Saturday 4 February 2023 21:00 , Alex Woodward
The congressman’s colleagues in the House could end up being the final arbiters of judgement for the scandal-ridden New York Republican.
Despite wave after wave of revelations surrounding his past and present fictions and lies, the embattled congressman has remained adamant that he will remain in office. Even in the face of members of his own party calling for his ouster, Mr Santos has stood firm.
But none of that may matter if the machinations of the US House of Representatives conspire against him.
The Independent’s John Bowden explains:
Here’s how George Santos could still be removed from office
George Santos and the fascinating psychology of compulsive liars
Saturday 4 February 2023 19:00 , Alex Woodward
He seems to have lied about everything, from the straightforward to the utterly absurd. The Independent’s Holly Baxter speaks to experts on lying — and why we all become complicit when a prolific liar reels us in:
George Santos and the fascinating psychology of compulsive liars
