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Sen. Mike Lee faces backlash

Facing backlash, Mike Lee deletes some — but not all — of his misleading posts on Minnesota shootings

Deluged with criticism over social media posts that spread misinformation in the aftermath of the shootings of two Democratic Minnesota state lawmakers and their spouses, Utah Sen. Mike Lee deleted a handful of his online comments — but not all.

PolitiFact · 23h

Sen. Mike Lee’s evidence-free conspiracy theory that the MN shooter was a ‘Marxist’ is Pants on Fire

Available evidence does not support Sen. Mike Lee’s assertion that Boelter was driven by "Marxist" ideology. People who knew Boelter told news outlets he was politically right-leaning. Law enforcement officials said all the potential targets Boelter had identified were elected officials and Democrats,

The New York Times · 1d

Mike Lee Draws Outrage for Posts Blaming Assassination on the Far Left

The Republican senator from Utah suggested in social media posts that the killings were the work of “Marxists,” and mocked Minnesota’s Democratic governor. He later issued a more sober condemnation of the violence.

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Mike Lee’s new identity speaks volumes about MAGA

His social media posts resemble those of a frequent user on right-wing message boards rather than those of a U.S. senator.

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Mike Lee, prominent Republicans leap to baseless claims about political violence – again

If there was a telling recent moment when it comes to how ugly our political discourse has become, it might well have been ...

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Mike Lee Impressively Proves That He Is an Awful Person

Maybe it would have been better for Sen. Mike Lee (R-UT) to stay off social media this weekend. Then again, now we know what ...

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Mike Lee spreads fake claim of Biden medical emergency on Air Force One

Mike Lee used his personal X/Twitter ... before sharing it with his 224,000 followers. The claim started with far-right activist and conspiracy theorist Laura Loomer, who posted without ...

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How the ‘politically motivated’ shooting of Minnesota lawmakers unleashed right-wing conspiracy theories

Conspiracy theorists and senators alike are baselessly speculating about the brutal shooting spree that left two dead and two ...

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