Between Nov. 22 and Nov. 24, several politicians, conservative pundits and countless social media users accused House Speaker Nancy Pelosi, D-Calif., of hypocrisy for a supposed purchase of a $25 million mansion in Florida.
The news of Pelosi's supposed purchase seems to have spread from the Twitter account Nancy Pelosi Portfolio Tracker, which includes photos of a beachfront estate, but no substantiation of the claim.
“Nancy Pelosi just bought a 11,000 square foot, $25 million mansion in Florida,” reads the Nov. 22 tweet, which over 5,000 users retweeted. “Someone doesn't want to pay exorbitant taxes in her home state she has ruined. Climate change and global warming thrown out the door.”
A host of social media users shared screenshots of the tweet on other platforms, such as the Facebook page President Trump Fans, which added the caption, “Even Nancy Pelosi is fleeing California for Florida.”
Outrage about the purported sale rippled through conservative circles online, with references to the supposed purchase appearing in the Daily Mail and the Gateway Pundit, as well as posts by conservative commentator Dan Bongino, father of Parkland shooting victim and school safety activist Andrew Pollack, freelance journalist Jordan Schachtel and former California House candidate Buzz Patterson.
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