The Life and Lies of George Santos

<p>George Santos, the Republican representative-elect from New York, ran for office and won his seat in part on an inspiring personal story.</p><p>But when Times reporters started looking into his background, they made some astonishing revelations: Almost all of Mr. Santos’s story was fake.</p><p>Guests: <a href="https://www.nytimes.com/by/michael-gold?smid=pc-thedaily">Michael Gold</a>, a reporter covering New York for The New York Times. <a href="https://www.nytimes.com/by/grace-ashford" target="_blank"><strong>Grace Ashford</strong></a><strong>, </strong>a reporter covering New York politics for The Times.</p><p>Background reading: </p><ul><li>Mr. Santos said that he was the “embodiment of the American dream.” But his<a href="https://www.nytimes.com/2022/12/19/nyregion/george-santos-ny-republicans.html"> résumé was largely fiction</a>.</li><li>On the first day of the 118th Congress, the Santos saga<a href="https://www.nytimes.com/2023/01/03/us/politics/george-santos-congress.html"> arrived on Capitol Hill</a>.</li></ul><p>For more information on today’s episode, visit <a href="http://nytimes.com/thedaily?smid=pc-thedaily">nytimes.com/thedaily</a>. Transcripts of each episode will be made available by the next workday. </p>