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false allegation
Coverage of false allegation in the Nexus archive.
- Source of false Buttigieg allegation appeared ‘mentally unstable,’ records show
The source of a false allegation against an ex-Cabinet secretary was described as mentally unstable in records, and the Michigan attorney general's office is investigating how the accusation was handled. The accusation led to the ex-Cabinet secretary's separation from his 4-year-old twins.
- Buttigieg was briefly separated from his children after police say he was target of false report
Pete Buttigieg was temporarily separated from his four-year-old twins after authorities investigated an anonymous report alleging he posed a danger to his children. Police and child protective services later determined the report was false and politically motivated, with no evidence to support the claims.