{"id":2292609,"date":"2024-07-11T12:15:00","date_gmt":"2024-07-11T16:15:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/fact-check-marjorie-taylor-greenes-post-incorrectly-lists-signers-of-the-declaration-of-independence\/"},"modified":"2024-07-11T12:16:23","modified_gmt":"2024-07-11T16:16:23","slug":"fact-check-marjorie-taylor-greenes-post-incorrectly-lists-signers-of-the-declaration-of-independence","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/fact-check-marjorie-taylor-greenes-post-incorrectly-lists-signers-of-the-declaration-of-independence\/","title":{"rendered":"FACT CHECK: Marjorie Taylor Greene\u2019s Post Incorrectly Lists Signers Of The Declaration Of Independence"},"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\">28<\/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-marjorie-taylor-greenes-post-incorrectly-lists-signers-of-the-declaration-of-independence%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=2292609&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>Republican Georgia\u200d Rep. Marjorie Taylor Greene posted on X claiming\u2063 that the Declaration of Independence was \u200dsigned by Thomas Jefferson, John Hancock, James Madison, Alexander Hamilton, James Monroe, Aaron Burr, Paul Revere, and George \u200cWashington. However, a \u2063fact\u2062 check confirmed \u200dthat only Jefferson and Hancock actually\u200c signed the document. Greene&#8217;s <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/fire-fauci-new-study-finds-closing-schools-in-response-to-covid-19-delayed-herd-immunity-and-will-increase-overall-deaths\/\" title=\"FIRE FAUCI: New Study Finds Closing Schools In Response to COVID-19 Delayed Herd Immunity and Will Increase Overall Deaths\">inaccurate<\/a> list sparked controversy, with <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/kamala-harriss-niece-honors-family-tradition-of-rushing-to-judgment\/\" title=\"Kamala Harris\u2019s Niece Honors Family Tradition of Rushing to Judgment\">critics calling<\/a> out her misinformation.\u2064 Additionally, during an interview in Australia, Greene\u2064 clashed with an \u200danchor when asked \u200cabout the 2024 election, further adding\u200d to her notoriety.  <\/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>Republican Georgia Rep. Marjorie Taylor Greene <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/x.com\/repmtg\/status\/1809231806215884830?s=46&#038;t=hhidIh1LOFQ5IparDvo92w\"><span>posted to X<\/span><\/a><span>  claiming that the Declaration of Independence was signed by Thomas Jefferson, John Hancock, James Madison, Alexander Hamilton, James Monroe, Aaron Burr, Paul Revere and George Washington.<\/span><\/p>\n<blockquote>\n<p dir=\"ltr\" lang=\"en\">The average age of the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/pence-welcomes-elector-challenge-by-members-of-the-house-and-senate-spokesman\/\" title=\"Pence \u201cWelcomes\u201d Elector Challenge by Members of the House and Senate: Spokesman\">signers<\/a> of the Declaration of Independence on July 4, 1776 was 44 years old, but more than a dozen were 35 or younger:<\/p>\n<p>Thomas Jefferson: 33<br \/> John Hancock: 39<br \/> James Madison: 25<br \/> Alexander Hamilton: 21<br \/> James Monroe: 18<br \/> Aaron Burr: 20<br \/> Paul Revere: 41<br \/> George\u2026<\/p>\n<p>\u2014 Rep. Marjorie Taylor Greene\ud83c\uddfa\ud83c\uddf8 (@RepMTG) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/RepMTG\/status\/1809231806215884830?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">July 5, 2024<\/a><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p><span><strong>Verdict: False<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n<p>The list is inaccurate. Only two of the men listed\u2014Jefferson and Hancock\u2014actually signed the Declaration of Independence.<\/p>\n<p><span><strong>Fact Check:<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n<p>During an interview in Australia, Greene became displeased with the anchor when she was asked about the 2024 election, according to <a href=\"https:\/\/thehill.com\/homenews\/house\/4744489-greene-clashes-australian-news\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">The Hill<\/a>. The <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/watch-biden-energy-secretary-says-we-dont-know-fully-if-climate-change-caused-florida-building-collapse\/\" title=\"WATCH: Biden Energy Secretary Says \u2018We Don\u2019t Know Fully\u2019 If \u2018Climate Change\u2019 Caused Florida Building Collapse\">anchor asked<\/a> the politician if she would accept the results of the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/are-covid-case-surges-more-fake-news\/\" title=\"Are COVID Case Surges More Fake News?\">upcoming election<\/a>, to which Greene responded by criticizing her.<\/p>\n<p>A July 5 X post from Greene allegedly shows a list of people who signed the Declaration of Independence. She claims that over a dozen of these men were 35 or younger.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cThe average age of the signers of the Declaration of Independence on July 4, 1776 was 44 years old, but more than a dozen were 35 or younger,\u201d the post reads. \u201cThomas Jefferson: 33 John Hancock: 39 James Madison: 25 Alexander Hamilton: 21 James Monroe: 18 Aaron Burr: 20 Paul Revere: 41 George Washington: 44.\u201d<\/p>\n<p><span>Greene\u2019s claim is inaccurate, however. The National Archives contains a <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/www.archives.gov\/founding-docs\/signers-factsheet\"><span>list<\/span><\/a><span>  of everyone who signed the document. Jefferson and Hancock are included in this list. Madison, Hamilton, Monroe, Burr, Revere and Washington, which Green listed, are not. A list from <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/www.usatoday.com\/picture-gallery\/news\/2019\/07\/03\/july-4th-56-people-who-signed-the-declaration-of-independence\/1631990001\/\"><span>USA Today<\/span><\/a><span>  corroborates this as well. Furthermore, <\/span><span>the National Archives web page shows that Greene got Jefferson\u2019s age correct, 33, but not Hancock\u2019s, which was 40, not 39 as she claimed. <strong><a href=\"https:\/\/checkyourfact.com\/2024\/06\/06\/fact-check-marjorie-taylor-greene-face-mask-2024\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">(<\/a><\/strong><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/checkyourfact.com\/2024\/06\/06\/fact-check-marjorie-taylor-greene-face-mask-2024\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">RELATED: Does This Photo Show Marjorie Taylor Greene Wearing A Face Mask In 2024)<\/a><\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n<p><span>A secondary claim in Greene\u2019s post is that over a dozen of the signers were 35 or younger at the time, July 4, 1776. This part is true, as Check Your Fact counted 13 signers aged 35 or younger, although the only one Greene mentioned was Jefferson. The other dozen include Samuel Chase, 35; Thomas Heyward Jr., 30; Elbridge Gerry, 32; William Hooper, 34; Thomas Lynch Jr., 26; Arthur Middleton, 34; William Paca, 35; Benjamin Rush, 30; Edward Rutledge, 26; Thomas Stone, 33; George Walton, 35; and James Wilson, 33.<br \/><\/span><\/p>\n<p><span>Check Your Fact reached out to a Greene 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>Republican Georgia Rep. Marjorie Taylor Greene incorrectly claimed on social media that the Declaration of Independence was signed by Thomas Jefferson, John Hancock, James Madison, Alexander Hamilton, James Monroe, Aaron Burr, Paul Revere, and George Washington. In reality, only Jefferson and Hancock signed the document. Greene also inaccurately stated the ages of the signers, with Jefferson being 33 and Hancock being 40. While Greene&#8217;s claim that over a dozen signers were 35 or younger is true, she only mentioned Jefferson, leaving out the other 12 signers who were also under 35<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":613,"featured_media":2292610,"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\/07\/GettyImages-2159553054-scaled-e1720633091320.jpg","fifu_image_alt":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[],"tags":[7380,34654,13420,4919,34653],"class_list":["post-2292609","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","tag-misinformation","tag-declaration-of-independence","tag-fact-check","tag-history","tag-marjorie-taylor-greene"],"fifu_image_url":"https:\/\/cdn01.dailycaller.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/07\/GettyImages-2159553054-scaled-e1720633091320.jpg","_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2292609","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=2292609"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2292609\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/2292610"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=2292609"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=2292609"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=2292609"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}