Beto O’Rourke gets four ‘Pinocchios’ for saying he didn’t try to leave the scene of his drunk-driving accident

Published September 25, 2018 12:30pm ET



The Washington Post’s fact-checker gave Rep. Beto O’Rourke, D-Texas, “four Pinocchios” for claiming he did not try to leave the scene of a crash while he was intoxicated.

O’Rourke made the claim during a debate against Republican Sen. Ted Cruz earlier this year.

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