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AOC Didn’t Tweet to Shut Down Businesses Until the Election

Editorial Team Editorial Team
Politics
20th July 2020
AOC Didn’t Tweet to Shut Down Businesses Until the Election
The tweet in question does not appear in Ocasio-Cortez’ timeline (Getty Images)

The Claim

Alexandria Ocasio Cortez tweeted that US businesses should be shut down until the November election.

Emerging story

The claim appears to have originated on social media and has been repeated several times since it originated.

Misbar’s Analysis

Misbar’s investigation into this claim reveals it to be false. The tweet in question does not appear in Ocasio-Cortez’ timeline, and despite the accusations that she deleted it, the tweet also does not appear in any archives set up to record online activity for future reference. Also, despite claims that the tweet was shared over 20,000 times, it is seemingly impossible to find an instance of someone sharing the tweet, which would show up in twitter records if the tweet had in fact been deleted.

Misbar’s Classification

Fake

Misbar’s Sources

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