Fact Checking Claims About GOP Senators Being ‘Loyal’ To Putin

A viral post features a graphic from a 2019 episode of Rachel Maddow’s show and is presented without context.

By Alec Dent

Apr 4, 2022

A viral tweet claims to show a Russian TV show noting eight American politicians as being particularly “loyal” to Vladimir Putin.

Most watched Russian TV show discussing which American politicians are most loyal to Putin.
They call them "elite 8" pic.twitter.com/vvchtDO1s0

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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.