How did the media miss all the lies of George Santos?

[milestogo]

When people run for Congress, there are usually all kinds of people shining a light into every nook and cranny of your past. Your own party, the opposing party, the media, you name it?

For most jobs they do a background check.

How is it you can get into Congress with a package of lies?

[Ocelot II]

1. A small local newspaper, the North Shore Leader, did report on it before the election,

but the big ones apparently didn't think it was important enough to bother with. https://www.pbs.org/newshour/show/small-local-paper-uncovered-and-reported-george-santos-scandal-before-november-election

[milestogo]

2. And the voters didn't read it.

[mcar]

8. Their neighbors, the New York Times ignored it

until after the election.

[DeeDeeNY]

3. What about his Democratic opponent?

No opposition research? And why did the NYT wait until after the election to break the story?

[milestogo]

4. Exactly.

Robert Zimmerman says the allegations are "old news".

https://www.vanityfair.com/news/2022/12/house-republicans-george-santos-democrats-ethics

[spooky3]

5. According to reports I read, the Dems DID do the oppo and gave it to media

But encountered mostly yawns.

[Bev54]

7. Yes he did and asked for help from the NYS dems but they were not interested

Tried to get the MSM to report it and they were not interested.

[mcar]

9. Did. Was ignored, except for the local paper

[MiKenMi33]

6. They were too busy digging up obscure polls

The media focused too much on polling and very convincingly told everyone the democrats would lose the senate and the house. They had no time to dig into Santos. The polling kept their ratings up and that’s what they sadly focused on.

[relayerbob]

10. His opponent and the DNC posted an 82 page report

A few days after Santos won the primary. But no one put money into district, and the local papers - well, you’ll have to ask them.

[Lovie777]

11. YEP....

by design.

[RockRaven]

12. It wasn't missed. It was ignored, or not looked for..

"How is it you can get into Congress with a package of lies?" -- By having an R next to your name on the ballot.

[elleng]

13. Those who 'missed' it chose to.

The local paper KNEW, and informed others.

[Lovie777]

14. They did not...

they did not report it.

[live love laugh]

15. Republican Owned Media favors its own.

[dlk]

16. There was a bigger story if Santos was elected...

n/t

[Blue Owl]

17. I would love to see the reporting if a Democratic candidate told just one lie

But most Democrats are too ethical to pull such a stunt much less get away with it.