Fact Check: Is Nancy Mace removed from office for a social media post targeting Jews?
WASHINGTON, DC: A rumor has been going viral on social media claiming that Rep Nancy Mace (R-SC) was removed from office after making a social media post targeting Jews and comparing them to a ‘Trojan Horse.’ The claim sparked outrage and speculation, with users questioning its authenticity and calling for the rumor to be fact-checked.
The viral claim was accompanied by a screenshot of an alleged post by Mace, prompting criticism from social media users who believed the statement was genuine. However, the screenshot was fabricated, and there is no evidence that Mace made the post or was removed from office over it.
Claim: Nancy Mace was removed from office over a viral post targeting Jews
According to the viral claim, the Republican Congresswoman from South Carolina was removed from office after posting a bigoted statement about Jews.
The screenshot showed an alleged post by Mace that stated, “Every Jew holding public office in America is a trojan horse, and a threat to both national security and our republic.” The post ended by stating, “We refuse to be silent.”
The post garnered more than a hundred thousand views as of this writing, with comments criticizing Mace and accusing her of antisemitism. The reaction indicated that many users believed the screenshot was authentic.
However, some users questioned the post's authenticity and called for the claim to be verified.
Fact Check: Viral Nancy Mace post came from a satire account
The claim is false. Mace made no such post targeting Jews, and a search of her official X account returned no post matching the text shown in the screenshot.
Searches on Google and other search engines also yielded no credible reports confirming that Mace had been removed from office over the alleged post. Such a development would likely have received significant coverage given the nature of the claim.
The screenshot was posted by an account called ‘The Babylon Bibi,’ which describes itself as a ‘satire’ account.
The satirical post appears to have been based on an actual post by Mace in which she made a similar statement about Muslims. In the original post, she wrote, “Every single Muslim holding public office in America is a Trojan horse and a threat to both national security and our republic.”
The altered screenshot replaced 'Muslim' with ‘Jew,’ creating the false claim that Mace had made a statement targeting Jews.
Nancy Mace's previous clash with Ilhan Omar and Rashida Tlaib
Mace's original post was followed by another statement in which she pushed her views on Muslims and immigration, writing, “This is an invasion. There is no other way to put it.”
She also stated, “Every American who watched this country get attacked on its own soil and said ‘never again’ deserved better than this.”
Mace's comments echoed her previous clashes with Democratic Representatives Ilhan Omar and Rashida Tlaib.
Following the death of Iran's Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei in March, Mace took a dig at the two Democratic congresswomen, writing, “My heart goes out to Ilhan Omar and Rashida Tlaib tonight. Sending them thoughts and prayers.”
The viral screenshot, however, did not come from Mace's account. It originated with the satire account ‘The Babylon Bibi,’ making the claim that Mace was removed from office over the alleged post false.
