Fact check: False claim Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez was thrown out of Congress

Hannah Hudnall, USA TODAY

October 17, 2022 at 11:12 a.m.·2 min read

The claim: Video shows Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez being thrown out of Congress

Some social media users are sharing a video they claim shows Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez, D-N.Y., being thrown out of Congress.

"AOC PULLS HUMILIATING Stunts in Congress, Gets THROWN Out," reads the caption of an Oct. 10 Facebook post featuring the video.

The video garnered more than 21,000 views in two days. Similar viral iterations have been shared on Facebook.

But the claim is false. The video includes a clip of Ocasio-Cortez speaking at a 2019 congressional hearing, followed by clips of Rep. Rashida Tlaib, D-Mich., and Sen. Ted Cruz, R-Texas, speaking. At no point does the video show Ocasio-Cortez being thrown out of Congress.

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The Facebook user couldn't be reached for comment.

Video doesn't show Ocasio-Cortez being thrown out

The video begins with a clip of Ocasio-Cortez speaking at a 2019 House committee hearing titled, "Trump’s Wrong Turn on Clean Cars: The Effects of Fuel Efficiency Rollbacks on the Climate, Car Companies and California." In the clip, the Democratic lawmaker can be heard asking why other members of Congress were trying to adjourn the hearing. At no point in the video is she removed from the hearing or shown engaging in any "humiliating stunts."

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The second clip shows Tlaib speaking at the same 2019 hearing while the final clip shows Cruz questioning Justice Department Inspector General Michael Horowitz during a December 2019 Senate Judiciary Committee hearing. Neither Cruz nor Tlaib mention Ocasio-Cortez.

Our rating: False

Based on our research, we rate FALSE the claim that a video shows Ocasio-Cortez being thrown out of Congress. The video features clips of her, Tlaib and Cruz speaking in Congress in 2019. At no point does the video show Ocasio-Cortez being thrown out of Congress.

Our fact-check sources:

House Oversight Committee, Oct. 29, 2019, Trump’s Wrong Turn on Clean Cars: The Effects of Fuel Efficiency Rollbacks on the Climate, Car Companies and California
House Oversight Committee via YouTube, Oct. 29, 2019, AOC Question line Trumps wrong turn on Clean Cars The Effects of Fuel Efficiency Rollbacks
House Oversight Committee, Oct. 29, 2019, TRUMP'S WRONG TURN ON CLEAN CARS: THE EFFECTS OF FUEL EFFICIENCY ROLLBACKS ON THE CLIMATE, CAR COMPANIES, AND CALIFORNIA (hearing transcript)
Senate Judiciary Committee via C-SPAN, Dec. 11, 2019, Inspector General Report on Origins of FBI's Russia Inquiry

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This article originally appeared on USA TODAY: Fact check: No evidence AOC was thrown out of Congress

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The claim: Video shows Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez being thrown out of Congress

Video doesn't show Ocasio-Cortez being thrown out

Our rating: False

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