Fact Check: An Alleged Tweet From Paul Gosar Is a Fake

The Arizona representative did not say that he’s been called ‘stupid’ his whole life.

By Alec Dent

Mar 3, 2022

An alleged tweet from Arizona Rep. Paul Gosar has gone viral on Reddit and Twitter, with the tweet supposedly showing Gosar admit basically everyone in his life thinks he’s an idiot:

"People have been calling me a moron my entire life" is not the defense you think it is. pic.twitter.com/Dwp1DfFDk4

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About Alec Dent

Alec Dent is the culture editor and a staff writer for The Dispatch. He is a graduate of the Hussman School of Journalism and Media at UNC Chapel Hill, and previously oversaw The Dispatch's fact checking team.