
Newly elected GOP congresswoman spread Capitol riot conspiracies and QAnon hashtags in now-deleted tweets
CNN
Newly elected Republican Congresswoman Mayra Flores spread conspiracies on social media that the January 6 riot at the US Capitol was caused by members of the far-left group Antifa and repeatedly used a hashtag of the QAnon conspiracy theory in tweets that have since been removed.
CNN's KFile reviewed deleted tweets on Flores' campaign Twitter account, which previously had a different handle as her personal account before she ran for office.
Flores won the special election for Texas' 34th Congressional District last week, giving Republicans an additional seat in the House of Representatives. She beat a field of four other candidates -- two Republicans and two Democrats -- in the race to succeed former Democratic Rep. Filemon Vela. Vela vacated his South Texas seat in March to join a law and lobbying firm in Washington. Flores will serve out the remainder of Vela's term and is running for a full term in November.

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