George Santos Made Up An Entire Life for Himself. And As of Tuesday, He’ll Be a Congressman.

George Santos, appearing on Empire State Conservatives Podcast (Creative Commons)

The George Santos story just keeps getting weirder, because the list of lies he’s told over the past few years just keeps getting longer. Santos is the congressman-elect from New York’s 3rd District, which covers parts of Queens and northern Long Island. He won the race by eight points, which was a convincing victory in a district…

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I’m the author of The Wisdom of Crowds. I’ve been a business columnist for Slate and The New Yorker and written for a wide range of other publications.

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James Surowiecki

I’m the author of The Wisdom of Crowds. I’ve been a business columnist for Slate and The New Yorker and written for a wide range of other publications.