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Oregon’s Senate Republican leader spreads fake examples of government waste using state resources

  • Oregon's Senate Republican leader, Daniel Bonham, shared false claims about government spending in a state-issued newsletter, citing examples from a parody account on social media.
  • Bonham's examples included over half a billion dollars spent on sushi, which are not real and originated from a parody account.
  • After receiving inquiries, Bonham stated he would use official sources like USASpending.gov for future claims about government spending.
  • Bonham acknowledged he was unaware of the parody source and emphasized the need to address real government waste.
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'$600M on Sushi!' Republican hits 'wild' govt waste using examples from parody X account

Oregon’s Senate Republican leader shared debunked claims from a social media parody account about federal government spending in a state-issued email newsletter decrying “fear-mongering and misinformation.” Sen. Daniel Bonham, R-The Dalles, dedicated the first 400 words of his official legislative ...

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'Fear-mongering': Top OR Republican cites fake 'Musk' X account to prove government waste

Oregon’s Senate Republican leader shared debunked claims from a social media parody account about federal government spending in a state-issued email newsletter decrying “fear-mongering and misinformation.” Sen. Daniel Bonham, R-The Dalles, dedicated the first 400 words of his official legislative newsletter on Monday night to “cutting through the rhetoric” on several of President Donald Trump’s recent executive orders. “There has been a lot o…

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Oregon’s Senate Republican leader spreads fake examples of government waste using state resources

Examples included more than half a billion dollars spent on sushi and $1,280 per paper coffee cup — but those examples, which spread like wildfire on conservative social media, aren’t real.

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Oregon GOP leader cites false examples of government waste from parody X account

Oregon’s Senate Republican leader shared debunked claims from a social media parody account about federal government spending in a state-issued email newsletter decrying “fear-mongering and misinformation.”

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Oregon Capital Chronicle broke the news in on Wednesday, February 12, 2025.
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