Portland Press Herald Article RatingGeorge Santos pocketed $3,000 in donations for dying dog, veteran alleges - Portland Press Herald
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| "It's unclear whether the case was investigated by law enforcement." | Negative | -4% Liberal |
| "She facing euthanasia within months." | Negative | -22% Liberal |
| "He added, GoFundMe has a zero-tolerance policy for misuse of our platform and cooperates with law enforcement investigations of those accused of wrongdoing." | Negative | -24% Liberal |
| "Osthoff and Sapphire headed to a veterinary practice in Queens in August 2016 that was recommended by Santos, the veteran recalled." | Positive | 22% Conservative |
| "Rep. George Santos, R-N.Y., waits for the start of a session in the House chamber on Jan. 10, in Washington." | Positive | 20% Conservative |
| "But Jalen Drummond, a spokesman for GoFundMe, confirmed to The Washington Post on Wednesday that the fundraiser was indeed real and linked to Santos." | Positive | 20% Conservative |
| "Osthoff and Boll thought they found a miracle in Santos, who quickly put together the online fundraiser in 2016 titled, Click here to support sapphire" | Positive | 20% Conservative |
| "Osthoff said Santos told him he had credit with the practice since he regularly used it for his own charity." | Positive | 18% Conservative |
| "From there, Osthoff told Patch, Santos became more and more elusive." | Positive | 16% Conservative |
| "to contribute.We are audited like every 501c3 and we are with the highest standards of integrity, Santos said, according to screenshots of text messages obtained by Patch." | Positive | 10% Conservative |
| "AdvertisementSantos, who flipped a seat on Long Island in the midterms and helped give Republicans a narrow majority in the House, is expected to be seated on the House Small Business and Science, Space and Technology committees." | Positive | 6% Conservative |
| "The situation escalated in November 2016, when Santos allegedly told Osthoff that since the veteran didn't do things my way, Santos transferred the funds for Sapphire's surgery toward his charity so that it could be used for other dogs." | Negative | -2% Liberal |
| "The situation escalated in November 2016, when Santos allegedly told Osthoff that since the veteran didn't do things my way, Santos transferred the funds for Sapphire's surgery toward his charity so that it could be used for other dogs." | Negative | -2% Liberal |
| "A woman told the Times last month that even though she was supposed to be the beneficiary of a 2017 fundraising event that saw Santos charge $50 per person, she never received any of the funds." | Negative | -2% Liberal |
| "I contacted [Santos] and told him 'You're messing with a veteran,' and that he needed to give back the money or use it to get Osthoff another dog, he said." | Negative | -4% Liberal |
| "Rep. Ritchie Torres, D-N.Y., has also called for the Federal Election Commission to investigate Santos's campaign finances." | Positive | 2% Conservative |
| "Rep. Ritchie Torres, D-N.Y., has also called for the Federal Election Commission to investigate Santos's campaign finances." | Positive | 2% Conservative |
| "Sapphire is a 10-year-old red nose pit bull that has been keeping this man company, she dose [sic] not deserve to die because of this tumor, she deserves to be treated and cared for, reads a Facebook post from the account of George Devolder, another of Santos's aliases." | Negative | -8% Liberal |
| "After Santos helped Osthoff raise $3,000 through GoFundMe for Sapphire in the summer of 2016, the veteran said, he tried to get hold of the organizer to collect the money." | Negative | -10% Liberal |
| "When Osthoff demanded that he be allowed to take Sapphire to another veterinarian since she was going to die because of God knows what, Santos replied, Remember it is our credibility that got GoFundMe . . ." | Negative | -12% Liberal |
| "But instead of a happy ending, Osthoff told Patch, Santos closed and deleted the fundraising page and became more difficult to reach before he stopped responding altogether." | Negative | -16% Liberal |
| "If that story is true, George Santos shouldn't be on any committee, he said Wednesday on MSNBC." | Negative | -16% Liberal |
| "An official with Santos's office did not immediately respond to a request for comment Wednesday to address the statement from GoFundMe." | Negative | -18% Liberal |
| "Osthoff, now 47, said that he never saw any of the money from the online fundraiser set up by Santos." | Negative | -24% Liberal |
| "This isn't the first time that someone has accused Santos of scamming them under the guise of pet charity work." | Negative | -24% Liberal |
| "Santos has faced questions on a variety of topics, from saying that the terrorist attacks on Sept. 11, 2001, claimed my mother's life - she died in 2016 - to claiming the cousin of a Russian oligarch as a client." | Negative | -28% Liberal |
| "Alex Brandon/Associated PressAnthony Devolder was one of the aliases used by Santos before he got into politics - and long before he lied about much of his biography to win a seat in the House." | Negative | -30% Liberal |
| "She said Santos offered a series of excuses as to why she never got any of the funding." | Negative | -32% Liberal |
| "Seeing Santos's rise to Congress, and that he admitted to fabricating large parts of his biography, has been a painful reminder for Osthoff." | Negative | -32% Liberal |
| "The allegations are the latest in a series facing Santos, who has admitted to lying about his resume but has rebuffed calls from Democrats and Republicans alike to resign." | Negative | -36% Liberal |
| "Rep. George Santos, R-N.Y., under fire for a series of lies about his past, is accused of pocketing $3,000 from a GoFundMe page he set up for a homeless veteran to help pay for surgery for the man's dying service dog." | Negative | -44% Liberal |
| "AdvertisementSantos has denied the allegations, telling the news site Semafor in a text message that the story is fake." | Negative | -46% Liberal |
| "The latest allegations involving Santos prompted a fresh round of backlash from pundits, including former Republican congressman Joe Walsh of Illinois." | Negative | -64% Liberal |
| "The latest allegations involving Santos prompted a fresh round of backlash from pundits, including former Republican congressman Joe Walsh of Illinois." | Negative | -64% Liberal |
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48% : It's unclear whether the case was investigated by law enforcement.39% : She facing euthanasia within months."
38% : He added, "GoFundMe has a zero-tolerance policy for misuse of our platform and cooperates with law enforcement investigations of those accused of wrongdoing."
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