No, AOC's Brother Was Not Charged With Trafficking Fentanyl
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The rumor appears to have come from a satire news site.
Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez’s (D-N.Y.) brother took to TikTok to clarify a rumor that he was charged for trafficking fentanyl.
On Tuesday, Gabriel Ocasio-Cortez duetted a TikTok that claimed Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez’s brother is a man named Matthew and that he was charged with trafficking fentanyl.
“I’m the brother,” Gabriel Ocasio-Cortez said in his TikTok. “My name’s not Matthew. I have no idea why they’re posting this. I work with the homeless. I have nothing to do with this story, which isn’t real. Please find something better to do with your time.”
The rumor came from a social media post that falsely claimed Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez’s brother was in possession of $1.2 million worth of fentanyl, according to Snopes. A satirical news site posted an entire article dedicated to the made-up story.
In a follow-up TikTok post, Gabriel Ocasio-Cortez expressed how dangerous the false rumors are, saying that if 1 million people saw the post and only 1% believed it, that’s still 10,000 people.
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