A June 19 Facebook post (direct link, archive link) shows a Next News Network segment about Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez.
"TOP NEWS Ocasio-Cortez is DONE Faces 5 Years in Jail For FEC Crimes Here’s Her Response," reads the post.
The post was shared more than 1,800 times in less than two weeks.
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The campaign finance complaint in question was filed against Ocasio-Cortez by a conservative watchdog group in 2019 and was later dismissed. An expert said the alleged violation, if proven, would have resulted in a fine, not jail time.
The video in the post isn't new. Next News Network, which bills itself as “The Right Source For News," posted it on YouTube in 2019 with a caption identical to the more recent Facebook post. It was misleading then, and now it's flat wrong.
In 2019, the National Legal and Policy Center, a conservative watchdog organization, filed a complaint against Ocasio-Cortez, alleging that she and her staff “orchestrated an extensive off-the-books operation.”
The organization claimed Ocasio-Cortez, a Democrat from New York, used an adviser's limited liability company "to essentially operate her campaign without disclosing and itemizing campaign expenses," according to a statement on its website.
Ocasio-Cortez denied the group's...
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