Nancy Mace says her dog is her only friend: 'I don't get invited to parties'
Mace described herself as socially isolated and expressed suspicion that influential people may have protected Epstein.

SOURCE CHECK
TAP FOR WHYCredibility rates al, where this article appeared. The other scores rate the article itself.
AL.com is an established regional news outlet, and this page identifies the originating newspaper and licensed distribution. The article itself is brief and relies mainly on Mace's own remarks.
- Source type — Established regional news outlet.
- Transparency — The page identifies the New York Daily News and Tribune Content Agency distribution.
- Author attribution — The reproduced story includes a named New York Daily News author.
- Editorial standards — The article presents attributed quotations but offers limited independent reporting or corroboration.
The report provides direct quotations and identifies their setting, but relies on Mace's account and offers little context or independent examination of her corruption claims.
HOW WE SCORE ↗The story accurately attributes Mace's remarks, but offers no response or independent evidence regarding her speculation about Epstein or government corruption.
- Counterarguments presented — No counterargument or response to her corruption claims appears.
- Source diversity — The report relies on Mace's own remarks and a brief reference to a reporter's post.
- Loaded language — The description “conservative firebrand” and the word “confession” add some framing, but the article is otherwise restrained.
The report uses a mostly factual tone, attributes Mace's comments, and does not present an evident partisan argument.
- Language tone — Mostly descriptive, with the phrase “conservative firebrand” as a mildly loaded characterization.
- Framing — The story focuses on her comments and their immediate context without an explicit partisan conclusion.
- Source selection — Mace's remarks are quoted directly; no opposing political perspective is included.
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Nancy Mace told Newsmax she has no friends besides her dog and said she would not be surprised if influential people had protected Jeffrey Epstein. Her remarks came after Congress voted to compel the Justice Department to release information about Epstein.
Mace said she was not part of “the powerful” or “the elite,” and told Newsmax, “I don’t get invited to parties, I don’t have any friends, I have a dog.” She also said that corruption at the federal, state and local levels would not surprise her, including the possibility that Epstein had been protected by wealthy and influential people.
Mace replied “At least I’m honest about it” to a political reporter who posted video of her remarks on X. The comments followed a congressional vote to compel the Justice Department to release available information about Epstein.
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- Readers of left-leaning coverage: not enough votes yet
- Readers of right-leaning coverage: 56% good look
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U.S. representative and South Carolina gubernatorial candidate, speaking about her social isolation and corruption
Part of a bigger story
14 OUTLETSOutlets agree that Nancy Mace pursued a House resolution to censure fellow Republican Cory Mills and remove him from committee assignments, citing allegations against him. The House later referred the resolution to the Ethics Committee rather than immediately removing him. Left-leaning outlets present the move as Mace’s effort to secure Mills’s committee removal. Center outlets mostly emphasize the resolution’s path and related Ethics Committee action, while also reporting Mills’s denials. Right-leaning outlets place the bid amid Republican infighting and, in some accounts, foreground Mace’s allegation of a deal to protect Mills.
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