Birdwatch Note Rating
2024-11-14 16:38:53 UTC - HELPFUL
Rated by Participant: 68E4D2EC8963E581F4B163A3765845CC78CBEA2EB107BD1F73A955853C9A9316
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Original Note:
Matt Gaetz is not a sex trafficker. In 2023 the Justice Department ended its sex trafficking investigation without charging him with any crimes: https://www.nbcnews.com/politics/congress/doj-decides-not-charge-rep-matt-gaetz-sex-trafficking-investigation-rcna70839 The mugshot is from 2008 when he was arrested for a DUI: https://www.theledger.com/story/news/2014/02/18/legislator-uses-his-own-experience-to-argue-for-keeping-jail-mug-shots-off-internet/26935557007/
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