The claim: Nancy Pelosi is the great-granddaughter of the KKK's first grand wizard. Our rating: False
As the country continues to reevaluate its racial legacy, debating statue removal and police reform, online misinformation linking the Ku Klux Klan to Democratic leaders is abundant. House Speaker Nancy Pelosi is no stranger to these claims.Rudy Rudelis claimedWhile some Facebook users questioned the claim, others commented on their lack of surprise. One commenter went as far as to share a photo contributing new details to the narrative.
“The part that she doesn’t want out is that her mother, one Natalie Bedalia Forrest, can trace her roots to the Mayflower,” it continues. “Ms. Forrest was born in Georgia and was the pride of her grandfather Nathan Bedford Forrest, who is best known as a Confederate General and a Democrat who was the first Grand Wizard of the Ku Klux Klan.”
The article appeared under America’s Last Line of Defense's “Silly Tater Satire” section. The website discloses its satirical nature in its tagline, “Satire for your confirmation bias” at the top of the page.on its satirical fact-checking subsidiary Freedom Fictions.
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