Alexandria Ocasio-Cortezs brother, Gabriel, shuts down rumor hes involved in $1.2M fentanyl trafficking ring: Dont make me sue

Rep.Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez’s brother has been forced to shut down viral rumors he is embroiled in a fentanyl trafficking ring — warning, “Don’t make me sue.”Gabriel Ocasio-Cortez, 32, took to TikTok to publicly deny the allegation after a woman blasted out the false claim online earlier this week.The original clip, which wrongly identified him as Matthew, zeroed in on a fake news article that declared that the Democrat congresswoman’s brother had become embroiled in drug trafficking.“I’m the brother.

My name’s not Matthew.I have no idea why they’re posting this,” he said after the video started spreading on social media.“I work with the homeless.

I have nothing to do with this story, which isn’t real.Please find something better to do with your time.”AOC’s brother later threatened to take legal action against those perpetuating the lies, warning such claims have real-life consequences.“That’s all it takes to start to get somebody that’s a little bit radicalized, somebody that’s willing to pick up their guns and go do something,” he said.“And it wouldn’t be the first time somebody’s tried.

That’s the society that we’re in, so things like this are just more serious than ever — and you can’t slander people.”...