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Fox News Once Embraced George Santos. Now They’re Ignoring Him.<!-- wp:html --><p>Newsday LLC</p> <p>Republican congressman-elect George Santos has come under intense fire over revelations that he seemingly fabricated much of his biography.</p> <p><a href="https://www.businessinsider.com/george-santos-employment-college-pulse-shooting-residence-history-2022-12">Several media outlets</a>, including <a href="https://www.thedailybeast.com/openly-gay-rep-elect-george-santos-didnt-disclose-divorce-with-woman">The Daily Beast</a>, have reported that Santos apparently lied about his religion, places of employment, college degrees, and residence, among other claims.</p> <p>While the media spotlight on Santos has grown increasingly bright this week, conservative cable giant Fox News has all but ignored the growing controversy since <em>The</em> <em>New York Times</em> <a href="http://nytimes.com/2022/12/19/nyregion/george-santos-ny-republicans.html">published its investigation</a> of the GOP politician on Monday.</p> <p><a href="https://www.thedailybeast.com/fox-news-once-embraced-george-santos-now-theyre-ignoring-him?source=articles&via=rss">Read more at The Daily Beast.</a></p> <p>Got a tip? Send it to The Daily Beast <a href="https://www.thedailybeast.com/tips">here</a></p><!-- /wp:html -->

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Republican congressman-elect George Santos has come under intense fire over revelations that he seemingly fabricated much of his biography.

Several media outlets, including The Daily Beast, have reported that Santos apparently lied about his religion, places of employment, college degrees, and residence, among other claims.

While the media spotlight on Santos has grown increasingly bright this week, conservative cable giant Fox News has all but ignored the growing controversy since The New York Times published its investigation of the GOP politician on Monday.

Read more at The Daily Beast.

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