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Claimant: Social Media
Claim: Lindsey Halligan, the lawyer chosen by President Trump to be the U.S. attorney for the eastern district of Virginia, is the same woman made infamous by a viral video of her answer to a question in a 2007 beauty pageant.
Rating: BLATANT LIE
Explanation: Not the same person.
Date: 10/14/2025
Last Updated on October 27, 2025 by Media Bias Fact Check
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