Jasmine Crockett backtracks after falsely saying Republicans took money from Epstein
Crockett said she did not mean the notorious Jeffrey Epstein when discussing alleged donations to Republicans.

SOURCE CHECK
TAP FOR WHYCredibility rates Abc6onyourside, which republished this story. The other scores rate the article itself.
WSYX is a local news publisher, while the byline credits The National News Desk with the reporting. The short article attributes key statements to an interview, Zeldin's post and another publication, but provides little independent verification or broader context.
- Source type — Local news publisher; the article is credited to a national news desk.
- Author attribution — A named author and The National News Desk are identified.
- Transparency — The article attributes quotations to an interview, Zeldin's post and the New York Post.
- Editorial standards — The text offers limited detail for independently assessing its reporting and verification.
The article includes Crockett's explanation and Zeldin's response, attributing statements to their sources. It is brief and does not independently establish the donor's identity or provide much context about the underlying claim.
HOW WE SCORE ↗The article includes both Crockett's explanation and Zeldin's response, but offers little independent evidence or additional context to assess the original claim.
- Counterarguments presented — Crockett's explanation and Zeldin's claim that the donor was a different person are both included.
- Source diversity — The account relies on the participants' statements and a reference to the New York Post.
- Omitted context — The article does not independently document the donor's identity or explain the records behind the claim.
The report gives prominent attention to Crockett's reversal and labels her earlier claim false in the headline. Its overall framing is somewhat critical of her, though it also includes her explanation and Zeldin's response.
- Headline — The headline describes Crockett as backtracking after falsely making the claim.
- Framing — The article centers the reversal and Zeldin's rebuttal.
- Source selection — It includes Crockett's interview remarks and Zeldin's response, but little independent verification.
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Jasmine Crockett walked back her claim that Republicans received donations from the notorious Jeffrey Epstein, saying she had not meant that Epstein. Lee Zeldin said the donor was a physician with the same name.
Crockett said she had found evidence that Lee Zeldin and other Republicans received donations from Jeffrey Epstein, then said in an interview that she had not meant that Jeffrey Epstein. She also said she wanted Republicans to consider what could happen because, in her view, they had not checked Federal Election Commission records.
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Part of a bigger story
20 OUTLETSCrockett named a Jeffrey Epstein as a donor to Lee Zeldin during a House speech; outlets on multiple sides report that the donor was a different person with the same name. She later said she had not meant the convicted sex offender. Left-leaning outlets focus on Crockett's mistaken identification and the criticism it drew. Center outlets likewise stress the error and Zeldin's rebuttal, with some articles also recounting her explanation or later reversal. Right-leaning outlets also stress the error, but more often present it as a political failure and her defense as inadequate.
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- Yahoo News · Alan Dershowitz Compares 'Liar' Jasmine Crockett to Joseph McCarthy for Naming Wrong Epstein as GOP Donor
- New York Post · Jasmine Crockett is on a cringe streak, and I'm here for it
- redstate.com · Dr. Jeffrey Epstein Has Perfect Response to This Dem's Misleading Use of His Donation to Zeldin
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