WaPo Forced to Issue Correction to Hit Piece Targeting Rep. Anna Paulina Luna

The Washington Post has corrected Friday’s story regarding “The Washington Post”. Rep. Anna Paulina Luna, R-Fla.Originally, she was a Democrat.

“A previous version of this story incorrectly stated that Anna Paulina Luna was registered as a Democrat in Washington state in 2017 based on an erroneous voter registration database. Washington state only requires voters to declare their party affiliation when they cast a ballot in a presidential primary,” The Post corrected the article at the top.

The Post This claim was corrected in the story Fox News Digital had requested comment. The updated story noted that the claim was not true. “based on an erroneous voter registration database.”

Luna claimed that she was also quoted in the newspaper by relatives and friends who don’t speak her language on Twitter.

Friday’s profile featured a look at the freshman congresswoman, which explored her life and politics before she was elected to Congress.

ANNA PAULINA LUNA SHARES HER DISTRICT DEEP RUBY RED’ IN FLORIDA

Representative Anna Paulina Luna (Republican from Florida) at a House Oversight and Accountability Committee business conference in Washington, DC, US on Tuesday January 31, 2023. Photographer: Al Drago/Bloomberg via Getty Images  (Al Drago/Bloomberg via Getty Images

The Post was keen to sell her current political iteration, which she claimed is only for those who are close to her. “surprised” by.

“Twelve years before she was elected as the first Mexican American woman to represent Florida in Congress, Anna Paulina Luna was serving at Whiteman Air Force Base in Warrensburg, Mo., where friends said she described herself as alternately Middle Eastern, Jewish or Eastern European,” The Post reported.

The outlet mentioned her “given last name of Mayerhofer,” She pointed out that “sported designer clothing” She claimed that she was a Democrat in the past.

“Luna’s sharp turn to the right, her account of an isolated and impoverished childhood, and her embrace of her Hispanic heritage have come as a surprise to some friends and family who knew her before her ascent to the U.S. House this year,” The article was added.

Using her old friends and relatives to debunk Paulina’s claims about her background, the Post said, “A cousin who grew up with Luna said she was regularly included in family gatherings,” And she noted that “her Missouri roommate had no recollection” ‘home invasion'” Luna detailed while serving in the Air Force there.

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Then Rep.-elect Anna Paulina Luna, R-Fla., is seen outside a meeting of the House Republican Conference in the U.S. Capitol on Tuesday, January 3, 2023. (Tom Williams/CQ-Roll Call, Inc via Getty Images)

“She would really change who she was based on what fit the situation best at the time,” her roommate told the Post.

Shortly after the piece was published, Luna ripped it on Twitter, accusing it of reporting inaccuracies and promoting falsehoods.

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“Holy s*** the Washington post just tried to claim my dad was never incarcerated, left out comments from my mom, said I was a registered Democrat, and did not report a convo they had with a former roommate, and interviewed ‘family’ I don’t talk to. This is funny,” she tweeted.

The Washington Post logo. (Oliver Contreras/For The Washington Post via Getty Images

The Post reported that Luna was elected to Congress along with Rep. George Santos (R-N.Y.), who has admitted to fabricating many parts of his biography. Friday’s report stated that Luna’s mom confirmed several stories that Luna shared on the campaign trail. This included her grandmother’s death from AIDS, and the armed robbery Luna escaped at age nine. 

This report was contributed by Thomas Phippen, Fox News.

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