![]() Congresswoman Debbie Lesko February 9, 2022įlorida Republican U.S. Spending $30M to pass out free crack pipes. Congresswoman Debbie Lesko made the false claim on the floor of the House of Representatives:Ĭrime is skyrocketing, fentanyl is killing Americans, and what is Biden's response? The "free crack pipes" claim is now one more myth in conservatives' false reality.Īrizona far-right Republican U.S. In fact, The Daily Beast reports the HHS spokesperson says the Free Beacon “omitted the information shared with him about the grantees needing to comply with federal, state, and local laws-the very language that would prohibit crack pipes.” It's unclear how the Free Beacon made the "any illicit substance" claim, given the HHS email specifically states no federal laws would be broken. The Daily Beast reviewed the email chain between the Washington Free Beacon and HHS. ![]() The Free Beacon's article reads: “A spokesman for the agency told the Washington Free Beacon that these kits will provide pipes for users to smoke crack cocaine, crystal methamphetamine, and ‘any illicit substance.’” The report, published Monday and titled “Biden Admin To Fund Crack Pipe Distribution To Advance ‘Racial Equity,’” cited an HHS spokesperson as confirming that a sweeping harm reduction package “will provide pipes” to smoke, quote, “any illicit substance.” "The Washington Free Beacon seemed to take a big leap to assert that free crack pipes would be part of a harm reduction package," The Daily Beast's Roger Sollenberg reports, calling it "a lie rocketed around conservative media." It's no surprise The Daily Beast is calling "a lie" made its way to the floor of the U.S. ![]() The claim came from a report by the right-wing website Washington Free Beacon, including a quote falsely attributed to an HHS spokesperson, according to The Daily Beast. This week Republican lawmakers and voters have had a great time pushing a false claim that the Biden administration is spending tens of millions of dollars to pay for "free crack pipes" for drug abusers. ![]()
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