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2024-09-27 14:15:26 UTC - MISINFORMED_OR_POTENTIALLY_MISLEADING

AOC does not have a net worth of $29 million. The best estimates are around $200,000. Despite claims from 2022 that Forbes released this figure, Forbes has denied releasing the $29 million figure, and no other reliable source has been cited for the claim. https://www.reuters.com/article/fact-check/no-evidence-alexandria-ocasio-cortez-has-a-net-worth-of-29-million-idUSL1N2ZL1O2/ https://www.usatoday.com/story/news/factcheck/2024/03/15/aoc-net-worth-not-29-million/72976036007/ https://www.factcheck.org/2024/03/posts-make-baseless-claim-about-net-worth-of-ocasio-cortez/ https://www.politifact.com/factchecks/2023/apr/03/facebook-posts/alexandria-ocasio-cortez-isnt-worth-29-million-her/ https://thedispatch.com/article/no-alexandria-ocasio-cortez-is-not-worth-29-million/ https://www.ocasiocortez.com/fact-checks/fact-check-alexandria-ocasio-cortez-does-not-have-a-net-worth-of-29-million https://www.financialsamurai.com/alexandria-ocasio-cortez-net-worth-is-higher-than-you-think/#:~:text=AOC%27s%20current%20net%20worth%20is%20likely%20close%20to%20%24200%2C000 https://finance.yahoo.com/news/much-alexandria-ocasio-cortez-worth-164632205.html#:~:text=She%20earns%20at%20least%20%24174%2C000%20per%20year%20for%20her%20Congressional%20salary%20and%20has%20a%20net%20worth%20of%20%24200%2C000%2C%20according%20to%20Celebrity%20Net%20Worth

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• AOC does not have a net worth of $29 million. The best estimates are around $200,000. Despite claims from 2022 that Forbes released this figure, Forbes has denied releasing the $29 million figure, and no other reliable source has been cited for the claim. https://www.reuters.com/article/fact-check/no-evidence-alexandria-ocasio-cortez-has-a-net-worth-of-29-million-idUSL1N2ZL1O2/ https://www.usatoday.com/story/news/factcheck/2024/03/15/aoc-net-worth-not-29-million/72976036007/ https://www.factcheck.org/2024/03/posts-make-baseless-claim-about-net-worth-of-ocasio-cortez/ https://www.politifact.com/factchecks/2023/apr/03/facebook-posts/alexandria-ocasio-cortez-isnt-worth-29-million-her/ https://thedispatch.com/article/no-alexandria-ocasio-cortez-is-not-worth-29-million/ https://www.ocasiocortez.com/fact-checks/fact-check-alexandria-ocasio-cortez-does-not-have-a-net-worth-of-29-million https://www.financialsamurai.com/alexandria-ocasio-cortez-net-worth-is-higher-than-you-think/#:~:text=AOC%27s%20current%20net%20worth%20is%20likely%20close%20to%20%24200%2C000 https://finance.yahoo.com/news/much-alexandria-ocasio-cortez-worth-164632205.html#:~:text=She%20earns%20at%20least%20%24174%2C000%20per%20year%20for%20her%20Congressional%20salary%20and%20has%20a%20net%20worth%20of%20%24200%2C000%2C%20according%20to%20Celebrity%20Net%20Worth