{"id":430988,"date":"2021-04-16T16:35:15","date_gmt":"2021-04-16T20:35:15","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/?p=430988"},"modified":"2021-04-16T16:35:17","modified_gmt":"2021-04-16T20:35:17","slug":"fact-check-did-marjorie-taylor-greene-scrub-all-things-matt-gaetz-from-her-twitter-account","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/fact-check-did-marjorie-taylor-greene-scrub-all-things-matt-gaetz-from-her-twitter-account\/","title":{"rendered":"FACT CHECK: Did Marjorie Taylor Greene Scrub \u2018All Things Matt Gaetz\u2019 From Her Twitter Account?"},"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\">30<\/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-did-marjorie-taylor-greene-scrub-all-things-matt-gaetz-from-her-twitter-account%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=430988&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><\/div>\n<p>A post <a href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/Trumpocalypse2017\/posts\/1351554785244366\">shared on Facebook<\/a> claims Republican Georgia Rep. Marjorie Taylor Greene has removed any mention of Republican Florida Rep. Matt Gaetz from her Twitter feed in response to sexual assault and trafficking allegations made against him.<\/p>\n<p><strong><span>Verdict: False<\/span><\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Greene has not erased all mention of Gaetz from her Twitter feed. Tweets mentioning Gaetz are still visible on her Twitter timeline.<\/p>\n<p><strong><span>Fact Check:&nbsp;<\/span><\/strong><\/p>\n<p>The Department of Justice is currently investigating Gaetz for possible sex trafficking, after he allegedly paid for travel for an underaged girl with whom he had a sexual relationship, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.nytimes.com\/2021\/03\/30\/us\/politics\/matt-gaetz-sex-trafficking-investigation.html\">The New York Times<\/a> reported. Gaetz denied the claims made against him, according to the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.tampabay.com\/news\/florida-politics\/2021\/04\/02\/few-republicans-rush-to-defend-gaetz-amid-sex-trafficking-probe\/\">Tampa Bay Times<\/a>, and Greene has been one of the few lawmakers to express support for Gaetz.<\/p>\n<p>Now, an April 5 Facebook&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/Trumpocalypse2017\/posts\/1351554785244366\">post<\/a>, featuring a photo of Greene and Gaetz, purports Greene has decided to no longer support Gaetz and \u201cscrubbed her Twitter feed of ALL things Matt Gaetz.\u201d The post further states: \u201cNo more GaetzLove in Greeneville. It\u2019s a shame THIS pic was salvaged. If I didn\u2019t know any better I\u2019d say she was trying to distance herself from someone she knows is guilty.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Check Your Fact, however, <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/search?q=(%40mattgaetz%20OR%20Matt%20OR%20Gaetz)%20(from%3ARepMTG%20OR%20from%3Amtgreenee)&amp;src=typed_query&amp;f=live\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">searched<\/a> through Greene\u2019s verified Twitter accounts \u2014 <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/mtgreenee\">@mtgreenee<\/a> and <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/RepMTG\">@RepMTG<\/a> \u2014 and <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/mtgreenee\/status\/1379165316673114126\">found<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/mtgreenee\/status\/1379768533672988672\">several<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/mtgreenee\/status\/1379448382784212993\">tweets<\/a> mentioning Gaetz on her personal account. In a recent April 13 <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/mtgreenee\/status\/1382096144000552963\">tweet<\/a>, Greene defended her support of Gaetz, stating he has done \u201cnothing wrong.\u201d <a href=\"https:\/\/checkyourfact.com\/2021\/04\/15\/fact-check-matt-gaetz-senior-picture-high-school\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">(RELATED: No, This Is Not Matt Gaetz\u2019s Actual Senior Photo From High School)<\/a><\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" readability=\"13.114973262032\">\n<p dir=\"ltr\" lang=\"en\">\u203c\ufe0fThread\u203c\ufe0f<\/p>\n<p>I have proudly defended <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/mattgaetz?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">@mattgaetz<\/a> from the beginning because I know he\u2019s done nothing wrong and I recognized this playbook right from the start.<\/p>\n<p>I\u2019ve been a victim of it as well.<\/p>\n<p>I\u2019m not controlled and refuse to be.<\/p>\n<p>Neither is Matt.<\/p>\n<p>Neither is President Trump. <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/PSDGSxrCto\">https:\/\/t.co\/PSDGSxrCto<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\u2014 Marjorie Taylor Greene ???????? (@mtgreenee) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/mtgreenee\/status\/1382096144000552963?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">April 13, 2021<\/a><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p>\u201cI have proudly defended @mattgaetz from the beginning because I know he\u2019s done nothing wrong and I recognized this playbook right from the start,\u201d Greene <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/mtgreenee\/status\/1382096144000552963\">tweeted<\/a>. \u201cI\u2019ve been a victim of it as well. I\u2019m not controlled and refuse to be. Neither is Matt. Neither is President Trump.\u201d<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>A post shared on Facebook claims Republican Georgia Rep. Marjorie Taylor Greene has removed any mention of Republican Florida Rep. 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