Birdwatch Note Rating
2024-10-28 18:00:00 UTC - NOT_HELPFUL
Rated by Participant: DB65863C2EB645BB0013F93C0462D07F3C0404A3B0234D6BCF53FF702850EF2D
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Original Note:
Satire. No evidence supports this claim from 2018. This has been repeatedly shared alongside a SATIRE article about the supposed settlement and a 2017 CNN article about money Congress paid out in legal settlements, which doesn't mention Schiff. https://www.reuters.com/article/fact-check/headline-about-adam-schiff-payment-of-76-million-to-a-boy-and-his-family-publi-idUSL1N31D0QT/ https://www.usatoday.com/story/news/factcheck/2023/01/11/fact-check-posts-falsely-link-adam-schiff-harassment-settlement/11018457002/ https://www.snopes.com/fact-check/adam-schiff-settle-claim/ https://www.politifact.com/factchecks/2019/mar/27/facebook-posts/no-adam-schiff-did-not-use-taxpayer-funds-sexual-h/ Satire article. https://web.archive.org/web/20220929084757/http://www.thenetspies.com/usnews/l-a-times-adam-schiffs-gay-lover-makes-claims-of-abuse/
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