{"id":160206,"date":"2021-02-22T12:29:53","date_gmt":"2021-02-22T17:29:53","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/?p=160206"},"modified":"2021-02-22T12:43:58","modified_gmt":"2021-02-22T17:43:58","slug":"near-death-experiences-a-look-back-at-famous-figures-whose-claims-drew-criticism","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/near-death-experiences-a-look-back-at-famous-figures-whose-claims-drew-criticism\/","title":{"rendered":"\u2018Near-Death\u2019 Experiences: A Look Back At Famous Figures Whose Claims Drew Criticism"},"content":{"rendered":"<aside class=\"mashsb-container mashsb-main mashsb-stretched\"><div class=\"mashsb-box\"><div class=\"mashsb-count mash-medium\" style=\"&quot;\"><div class=\"counts mashsbcount\">24<\/div><span class=\"mashsb-sharetext\">SHARES<\/span><\/div><div class=\"mashsb-buttons\"><a class=\"mashicon-facebook mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/sharer.php?u=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.conservativenewsdaily.net%2Fbreaking-news%2Fnear-death-experiences-a-look-back-at-famous-figures-whose-claims-drew-criticism%2F\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Facebook<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-twitter mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/intent\/tweet?text=&amp;url=https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/?p=160206&amp;via=ConservNewsDly\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Twitter<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-subscribe mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"#\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Subscribe<\/span><\/a><div class=\"onoffswitch2 mash-medium mashsb-noshadow\" style=\"display:none\"><\/div><\/div>\n            <\/div>\n                <div style=\"clear:both\"><\/div><\/aside>\n            <!-- Share buttons by mashshare.net - Version: 4.0.47--><div><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/02\/GettyImages-1138445246-1200x800-1.jpg\" class=\"ff-og-image-inserted\" \/><\/div>\n<p><span>Earlier this year, Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez (D-NY) went viral after offering an account of her \u201cnear-death\u201d experience during the January 6th Capitol riot.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span>\u201cAll of a sudden I hear, boom, boom, boom, boom on my door,\u201d<\/span> <a href=\"https:\/\/www.dailywire.com\/news\/report-aoc-was-not-inside-capitol-building-during-breach-on-jan-6\"><span>said<\/span><\/a> <span>the 31-year-old during an Instagram livestream. \u201cAnd then I hear these huge violent bangs on my door, and then on every door going into my office. Just, bang bang, bang, bang, bang, bang, bang. Like, someone was trying to break the door down. And um, there were no voices; there were no yells\u2026 no one identifying themselves. And just, boom, boom, boom. And I just get up\u2026 and I run over to the legislative office.\u201d<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span>Soon after the livestream, social media users questioned Ocasio-Cortez\u2019s account of the incident, claiming it was sensationalized and that reporting of the incident gave a false sense of the danger she was in.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span>In response, the hashtags<\/span> <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/search?q=%23AlexandriaOcasioSmollett&#038;src=typed_query\"><span>#AlexandriaOcasioSmollett<\/span><\/a> <span>and<\/span> <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/search?q=%23AOClied&#038;src=typed_query\"><span>#AOClied<\/span><\/a> <span>trended in the days that followed.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span>Rep. Ocasio-Cortez is far from the first political figure to face scrutiny over their account of a potentially violent encounter. Here is a look back at other notable figures who were accused of embellishing their near-death experiences.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><strong>Hillary Clinton<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><span>Hillary Clinton once claimed that she came under fire during a trip to Bosnia in 1996.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span>\u201cI remember landing under sniper fire,\u201d said Clinton during a 2008 speech. \u201cThere was supposed to be some kind of a greeting ceremony at the airport, but instead we just ran with our heads down to get into the vehicles to get to our base.\u201d<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span>A CBS News<\/span> <a href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=8BfNqhV5hg4&#038;feature=youtu.be\"><span>video<\/span><\/a> <span>revealed that Clinton did not experience any physical threat. Instead, she was greeted by a young girl at the airport, who handed her a copy of a poem.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span>During the 2016 election, fact-checkers<\/span> <a href=\"https:\/\/www.politifact.com\/factchecks\/2016\/jun\/22\/donald-trump\/trump-clinton-bosnia-sniper-story\/\"><span>admitted<\/span><\/a> <span>that Clinton\u2019s claims were undeniably false. Then-candidate Donald Trump proclaimed that Clinton \u201csaid she was under attack\u2026 but the attack turned out to be young girls handing her flowers.\u201d<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span>Clinton is no stranger to embellished and false claims. Throughout her long political career, the former First Lady, Senator, and Secretary of State alleged that she was named after explorer Sir Edmund<\/span> <a href=\"https:\/\/www.nytimes.com\/2006\/10\/17\/nyregion\/17hillary.html?_r=1&#038;\"><span>Hillary<\/span><\/a><span>, one of the first men to climb Mt. Everest; received a rejection after applying for the<\/span> <a href=\"https:\/\/dailycaller.com\/2015\/11\/12\/fact-checker-hits-hillary-for-claiming-she-tried-to-join-the-marines-video\/\"><span>Marines<\/span><\/a> <span>in 1975; and \u201ccame out of the White House not only<\/span> <a href=\"https:\/\/www.politifact.com\/factchecks\/2014\/jun\/10\/hillary-clinton\/hillary-clinton-says-she-and-bill-were-dead-broke\/\"><span>dead broke<\/span><\/a><span>, but in debt.\u201d<\/span><\/p>\n<p><strong>Pramila Jayapal<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><span>Rep. Pramila Jayapal (D-WA) recently blamed Republican colleagues for infecting her with COVID-19. However, <a href=\"https:\/\/dailycaller.com\/2021\/01\/12\/video-pramila-jayapal-not-wearing-mask-capitol-riot-blamed-gop-lawmakers-covid-19-coronavirus\/\">footage<\/a> revealed that she was maskless on the House floor five days before her positive test result.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span>\u201cToo many Republicans have refused to take this pandemic and virus seriously, and in doing so, they endanger everyone around them,\u201d said the Congresswoman in a lengthy January 11<\/span> <a href=\"https:\/\/jayapal.house.gov\/2021\/01\/11\/covid-test\/\"><span>press release<\/span><\/a><span>. \u201cOnly hours after President Trump incited a deadly assault on our Capitol, our country, and our democracy, many Republicans still refused to take the bare minimum COVID-19 precaution and simply wear a damn mask in a crowded room during a pandemic \u2014 creating a superspreader event on top of a domestic terrorist attack.\u201d<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span>She also took a swipe at the 45th President: \u201cI share the outrage and anger of my constituents and those across this country who have watched Donald Trump fail to combat this raging pandemic and refuse to take care of Americans who are suffering, dying, and devastated.\u201d<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span>Rep. Jayapal called for \u201cserious fines to be immediately levied on every single Member who refuses to wear a mask in the Capitol.\u201d<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span>In addition to not wearing a mask herself, the Congresswoman failed to mention that a few days earlier, a fellow Democrat<\/span> <a href=\"https:\/\/thehill.com\/homenews\/house\/532426-gop-attacks-democrats-for-allowing-moore-to-vote-after-positive-covid-test\"><span>appeared<\/span><\/a> <span>on the House floor despite testing positive for COVID-19. Rep. Gwen Moore (D-WI) ignored quarantine recommendations to vote for Rep. Nancy Pelosi (D-CA) as Speaker of the House.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><strong>Brian Williams<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><span>Former NBC Nightly News managing editor Brian Williams stated that his helicopter was struck by an RPG while visiting Iraq. The assertion was proven to be completely false.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span>In 2015, the longtime anchor<\/span> <a href=\"https:\/\/money.cnn.com\/2015\/02\/04\/media\/brian-williams-recants-iraq-story\/index.html\"><span>claimed<\/span><\/a> <span>that the military aircraft was \u201cforced down after being hit by an RPG\u201d on March 24, 2003. While other helicopters were indeed forced down earlier in the day, Williams was not on board.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span>\u201cWilliams arrived in the area about an hour later on another helicopter,\u201d reported<\/span> <a href=\"https:\/\/www.stripes.com\/nbc-s-brian-williams-recants-iraq-story-after-soldiers-protest-1.327792\"><span>Stars and Stripes<\/span><\/a><span>. His helicopter \u201ctook no fire and landed later beside the damaged helicopter due to an impending sandstorm from the Iraqi desert.\u201d<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span>Williams apologized on his program, stating that he \u201cmade a mistake in recalling the events of 12 years ago.\u201d NBC immediately<\/span> <a href=\"http:\/\/press.nbcnews.com\/2015\/02\/10\/a-note-from-deborah-turness\/\"><span>suspended<\/span><\/a> <span>Williams for six months without pay.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><strong>Jussie Smollett<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><span>Actor Jussie Smollett \u2014 the inspiration for the hashtag #AlexandriaOcasioSmollett \u2014 falsely claimed that he was attacked by two Trump supporters in Chicago.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span>In 2019, the \u201cEmpire\u201d actor told police that he was attacked by two men in the middle of the night. He stated that the men used racist and homophobic slurs, placed a noose around his neck, and chanted the phrase \u201cMAGA country.\u201d<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span>Vice President Kamala Harris \u2014 then a member of the Senate \u2014 rose to Smollett\u2019s defense.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span>\u201c@JussieSmollett is one of the kindest, most gentle human beings I know,\u201d she<\/span> <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/KamalaHarris\/status\/1090361495119187969\"><span>tweeted<\/span><\/a><span>. \u201cI\u2019m praying for his quick recovery.\u201d<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span>\u201cThis was an attempted modern day lynching,\u201d added the California Democrat. \u201cNo one should have to fear for their life because of their sexuality or color of their skin. We must confront this hate.\u201d<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span>A month after the incident, Chicago police found that Smollett personally paid the supposed attackers. Harris<\/span> <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/KamalaHarris\/status\/1098724827869995009\"><span>chimed<\/span><\/a> <span>in once more, expressing disappointment over Smollett\u2019s false police report but insisting that \u201chate crimes are on the rise in America.\u201d<\/span><\/p>\n<p><em>The views expressed in this piece are the author\u2019s own and do not necessarily represent those of The Daily Wire.<\/em><\/p>\n<p><em>The Daily Wire is one of America\u2019s fastest-growing conservative media companies and counter-cultural outlets for news, opinion, and entertainment. Get inside access to The Daily Wire by becoming a<\/em><a href=\"https:\/\/www.dailywire.com\/subscribe\">\u00a0<em>member<\/em><\/a><em>.<\/em><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Earlier this year, Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez (D-NY) went viral after offering an account of her \u201cnear-death\u201d experience during the January 6th Capitol riot.\u00a0 \u201cAll of a sudden I hear, boom, &#8230;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":2273933,"comment_status":"close","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_mo_disable_npp":"","fifu_image_url":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/02\/GettyImages-1138445246-1200x800-1.jpg","fifu_image_alt":"\u2018Near-Death\u2019 Experiences: A Look Back At Famous Figures Whose Claims Drew Criticism","footnotes":""},"categories":[],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-160206","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry"],"fifu_image_url":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/02\/GettyImages-1138445246-1200x800-1.jpg","fifu_image_alt":"\u2018Near-Death\u2019 Experiences: A Look Back At Famous Figures Whose Claims Drew Criticism","_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/160206","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=160206"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/160206\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/2273933"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=160206"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=160206"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=160206"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}