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Buttigieg says family targeted in 'politically motivated hoax'

Headline from WGN Chicago

Former Transportation Secretary Pete Buttigieg said on Friday that he was briefly separated from his 4-year-old twin children after an anonymous caller reported false accusations to Child Protective Services (CPS).

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Reports & sources

10 articles, oldest first.

  1. The New Republic

    Pete Buttigieg Target of Vile Attack on His Young Family (opens The New Republic)

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    Former Secretary of Transportation Pete Buttigieg and his family were the victims of a false child protective services report, he wrote on his Substack Friday. “Many times over the years, I have been denounced, yelled at, protested, threatened, and heckled.

  2. The M

    Pete Buttigieg Was Separated From His Children After False CPS Report Targeted His Family (opens The M)

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    Michigan State Police said it received an anonymous report and determined it was false. Buttigieg said the ordeal forced him to spend a night away from his and Chasten Buttigieg’s 4-year-old twins.

  3. WGN Chicago

    Buttigieg says family targeted in 'politically motivated hoax' (opens WGN Chicago)

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    WGN Chicago's feed description

    Former Transportation Secretary Pete Buttigieg said on Friday that he was briefly separated from his 4-year-old twin children after an anonymous caller reported false accusations to Child Protective Services (CPS).

  4. Conservative Review

    'I'm furious': Pete Buttigieg says his family was targeted by 'cruel, politically motivated hoax' (opens Conservative Review)

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    Pete Buttigieg revealed that his husband and children were the target of what he called a "cruel, politically motivated hoax" involved Child Protective Services. The former mayor of South Bend, Indiana, and failed presidential candidate wrote in a Substack article published Friday that someone made …

  5. BizPac Review

    Pete Buttigieg separated from 4-year-old twins after ‘false’ CPS report of ‘horrific crime’ (opens BizPac Review)

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    As former Transportation Secretary Pete Buttigieg recounted some of the “darkest hours” of his life involving his adopted children, some wondered where his fury was when similar […]

  6. ABC 7 Los Angeles

    Pete Buttigieg and his kids were targeted by child services swatting call, police say (opens ABC 7 Los Angeles)

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    ABC 7 Los Angeles's feed description

    Former Transportation Secretary Pete Buttigieg was the target of an anonymous report that police determined was false.

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