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Botox, babies and blatant lies: Five wackiest moments from George Santos’ tell-all with Ziwe

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Former Rep George Santos appeared for a chaotic interview with writer and comedian Ziwe, in which he explained whose baby he was carrying through the Capitol earlier this year, claimed several members of Congress are guilty of fraud and confirmed his previously reported past as a drag queen.

Mr Santos, 35, was elected to Congress in 2022 after a failed attempt in 2020. After his election win but before he was sworn in as a member of Congress, stories began to appear in The North Shore Leader and The New York Times outlining how large parts of his resume were made up, including his job and education history.

about his mother dying on 9/11 and his grandparents being Holocaust survivors, among other fibs. In May, Mr

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