{"id":2283995,"date":"2024-06-26T13:45:00","date_gmt":"2024-06-26T17:45:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/fact-check-alleged-aoc-quote-about-socialism-originates-as-satire\/"},"modified":"2024-06-26T13:46:57","modified_gmt":"2024-06-26T17:46:57","slug":"fact-check-alleged-aoc-quote-about-socialism-originates-as-satire","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/fact-check-alleged-aoc-quote-about-socialism-originates-as-satire\/","title":{"rendered":"FACT CHECK: Alleged AOC Quote About Socialism Originates As Satire"},"content":{"rendered":"<aside class=\"mashsb-container mashsb-main mashsb-stretched\"><div class=\"mashsb-box\"><div class=\"mashsb-count mash-medium\" style=\"float:left\"><div class=\"counts mashsbcount\">20<\/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%2Ffact-check-alleged-aoc-quote-about-socialism-originates-as-satire%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=2283995&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--><p>A \u2064photo shared\u2064 on\u2064 Facebook purports to show a quote from Representative Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez stating, \u201cIf socialism doesn\u2019t work, why are all my socialist friends in DC multi-millionaires?\u201d \u2062This claim, however, has been \u2063<a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/rebekah-jones-who-falsely-claimed-florida-altered-covid-death-totals-has-falsely-claimed-gov-desantis-press-secretary-faced-criminal-charges\/\" title=\"Rebekah Jones, Who Falsely Claimed Florida Altered COVID Death Totals, Has Falsely Claimed Gov. DeSantis\u2019 Press Secretary Faced Criminal Charges\">found false<\/a>. The <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wow-stop-the-steal-arrivesthe-hour-of-action-video\/\" title=\"WOW! Stop The Steal Arrives\u2026The Hour Of Action[Video]\">image showing<\/a> the quote, styled with text that reads \u201cDeep Thoughts by AOC,\u201d is \u200bnot authentic\u200c and\u200c the quote itself did not originate from\u2064 Ocasio-Cortez. \u200dInstead, it was produced by a self-described \u201cfake \u200dnews\u201d site,\u2062 the Genesius Times.<\/p>\n<p>In an unrelated event, Newsweek reported \u2062that\u2062 Ocasio-Cortez \u2064appeared at a <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/ca-governor-breaks-his-own-covid-rules-to-eat-fancy-french-food\/\" title=\"Ca. Governor Breaks His Own COVID Rules To Eat Fancy French Food\">political rally<\/a> alongside Rep. Jamaal Bowman last Saturday, where she defended Bowman against accusations\u2063 of antisemitism\u200d following \u200chis call for a ceasefire in Gaza.  <\/p>\n<p class=\"readmore\">\n    <button onclick=\"showReadMore()\" id=\"readmorebtn\">Read more&#8230;<\/button>\n<\/p>\n<hr id=\"line\">\n<span id=\"more\"><\/p>\n<div id=\"ob-read-more-selector\">\n<p><span>A photo <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/KenWebsterJr\/posts\/pfbid0S79aycfoxSaU3nMqQhGE4xuPfPqzaYsH2M6rVSAgNs7Pre9MffwkYs4ujf4iJuB8l\"><span>shared on Facebook<\/span><\/a><span>  allegedly shows a quote from New York Democratic Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez that reads, \u201cIf socialism doesn\u2019t work, why are all my socialist friends in DC multi-millionaires?\u201d<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span><strong>Verdict: False<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n<p>Ocasio-Cortez did not say this. Instead, the claim originates from a self-described \u201c<a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/are-covid-case-surges-more-fake-news\/\" title=\"Are COVID Case Surges More Fake News?\">fake news<\/a>\u201d site.<\/p>\n<p><span><strong>Fact Check:<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n<p>Ocasio-Cortez was joined by New York Democratic Rep. Jamaal Bowman at a political rally last Saturday, according to <a href=\"https:\/\/www.newsweek.com\/alexandria-ocasio-cortez-jumps-stage-cardi-b-song-jamaal-bowman-rally-1916213\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Newsweek<\/a>. Ocasio-Cortez defended Bowman, who has called for a ceasefire in Gaza, against accusations of antisemitism, the outlet reported.<\/p>\n<p>A Facebook image allegedly shows an article reporting on an Ocasio-Cortez quote. <span>It shows an image of Ocasio-Cortez with the alleged quote and overlaid text that reads, \u201cDeep Thoughts by AOC.\u201d The \u201cC\u201d is made to resemble the hammer and sickle communist symbol. <\/span><\/p>\n<p>It reads, \u201c<span>If socialism doesn\u2019t work, why are all my socialist friends in DC multi-millionaires?\u201d <\/span><\/p>\n<p><span>This is not a genuine news article, however. The screenshot attributes the headline to <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/genesiustimes.com\/aoc-if-socialism-doesnt-work-why-are-all-my-socialist-friends-in-dc-multi-millionaires\/\"><span>Genesius Times<\/span><\/a><span>, which is a self-described \u201cfake news\u201d site. The site\u2019s tagline reads, \u201cTHE MOST RELIABLE SOURCE OF FAKE NEWS ON THE PLANET.\u201d At the bottom of the site is a description that reads, \u201cWe strive to provide the most up-to-date, accurate fake news on the Internet. Our team of journalists, hacks, and starving writers only want one thing: to make you laugh and\/or cry.\u201d <\/span><\/p>\n<p><span>There are no <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/www.google.com\/search?sca_esv=cf2d8ca50076abe9&#038;rlz=1C1GCEA_enUS1076US1076&#038;sxsrf=ADLYWIJO6G8DY_IrQAq477JxwFFsQKHGzw:1719330095688&#038;q=aoc:+if+socialism+doesn%27t+work,+why+are+all+my+socialist+friends+in+dc+multi+millionaires&#038;tbm=nws&#038;source=lnms&#038;fbs=AEQNm0Aa4sjWe7Rqy32pFwRj0UkWtG_mNb-HwafvV8cKK_h1a6xwFkk_1aQL2187d-_SgpdlVDZtiBrYFjEa7SLHn9KyMkgzMJJCF1gEill00arRyRLqSboKoS4kGzZkWRX_liYY5RTmKz0pZOrAdXZrpwzyv0MXdR4hAg6KPTwEAkTWCUl0D2hUVX8qLpuirUKcDZbdh_L4iohxTcvvmTXKY5N6LJH-uQ&#038;sa=X&#038;ved=2ahUKEwiTpevci_eGAxWX7skDHeHWCjQQ0pQJegQICBAB&#038;biw=1920&#038;bih=911&#038;dpr=1\"><span><a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/fact-check-does-this-photo-show-an-israeli-clergyman-blessing-guns\/\" title=\"FACT CHECK: Does This Photo Show An Israeli Clergyman Blessing Guns?\">credible news reports<\/a><\/span><\/a><span>  about Ocasio-Cortez saying this. There is no record of this sentiment on her <a href=\"https:\/\/www.instagram.com\/aoc\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">social<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/x.com\/AOC\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">media<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/OcasioCortez\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">accounts<\/a> or <a href=\"https:\/\/www.ocasiocortez.com\/splash\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">website<\/a>. <strong><a href=\"https:\/\/checkyourfact.com\/2024\/03\/28\/fact-check-aocs-claim-rico-crime\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">(<\/a><\/strong><\/span><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/checkyourfact.com\/2024\/03\/28\/fact-check-aocs-claim-rico-crime\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">RELATED: Fact Checking Aoc\u2019s Claim That Rico Is Not A Crime)<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n<p><span>Check Your Fact has contacted an Ocasio-Cortez spokesperson for comment and will update this piece accordingly if one is received.  <\/span><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p><\/span><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>A Facebook post claims to show a quote from Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez stating, \u201cIf socialism doesn\u2019t work, why are all my socialist friends in DC multi-millionaires?\u201d This is false. The quote originated from a site that admits to publishing fake news. Fact-checkers confirm Ocasio-Cortez never said this<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":613,"featured_media":2283996,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_mo_disable_npp":"","fifu_image_url":"https:\/\/cdn01.dailycaller.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/06\/GettyImages-2158192715-scaled-e1719335478689.jpg","fifu_image_alt":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[],"tags":[8334,13420,13436,32870,12428],"class_list":["post-2283995","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","tag-aoc","tag-fact-check","tag-quote","tag-satire","tag-socialism"],"fifu_image_url":"https:\/\/cdn01.dailycaller.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/06\/GettyImages-2158192715-scaled-e1719335478689.jpg","_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2283995","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\/613"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=2283995"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2283995\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/2283996"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=2283995"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=2283995"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=2283995"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}