Congressional candidate from Texas Mayra Flores participates in the news conference to announce the formation of the Hispanic Leadership Trust at the Republican National Committee headquarters in Washington on Tuesday, May 17, 2022.Photo:Bill Clark/CQ-Roll Call, Inc via Getty
Bill Clark/CQ-Roll Call, Inc via Getty
A former Texas congresswoman has been accused of downloading other people’s food pictures and passing them off as her own on social media.
Mayra Floreswas a member of the U.S. House of Representatives from 2022 to 2023, making history as the first Mexican-born member of the House before being voted out after one term. In recent days, her name has been in headlines for non-political reasons: she’s reportedly been posting food photos that she didn’t take and pretending they’re her own.
Flores’ post said, “The Ranch life with family is the best,” and included a photo of food being prepared over an open fire. The Facebook page Visit Guyana posted the same photo in March 2022, crediting someone named Gwen Phillips.
“Here’s @MayraFlores_TX trying to convince people that she’s living the high life and making dinner over an open fire at the ranch. Only problem is: this picture was stolen from a Guyanese facebook page,” Anderson said, calling out the former congresswoman. “Why would you lie, Mayra?”
Rep. Mayra Flores, R-Texas, is seen outside of the U.S. Capitol during the last votes of the week on Friday, December 2, 2022.Tom Williams/CQ-Roll Call, Inc via Getty
Tom Williams/CQ-Roll Call, Inc via Getty
Since Anderson broke open the scandal, multiple people and news outlets, including theTexas Tribune, have scoured Flores’ social media and found other instances of her taking credit for other people’s food photos. Internet users quickly dubbed the controversy “Grubgate.”
PEOPLE reached out to Flores for comment.
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source: people.com
