Did Oprah Winfrey try to buy Sen. John Fetterman's vote on the "Big Beautiful Bill" for $20 million? No, that's not true: The story originated on a Facebook page known for its satirical content. The image supporting the claim is stamped with a warning label that says: "Satire. EVERYTHING on this page is FICTION."
The claim appeared in a post (archived here) by the @GOP_is_Gutless account on X on March 31, 2026. It read:
🚨 Fetterman Drops a Bomb on Oprah:
Senator John Fetterman just exposed how Oprah Winfrey allegedly tried to buy his vote on the 'Big Beautiful Bill.'
'She had her assistant approach me and offer me $20 million to vote against the bill,' Fetterman told the Senate Oversight Committee.
'I told her that's not how our country works.'
He immediately informed Democrat leadership.
Their response?
'They swept it under the rug.'
A Democrat senator turning down $20M from one of the most powerful liberals in America -- and his own party buried it.
Integrity over cash.
Rare sight in DC.
What do you think -- real stand or political theater? 👇
#Fetterman #Oprah #BigBeautifulBill
This is what the post looked like on X at the time of writing:
(Image source: post by @GOP_is_Gutless on X.com.)
The fake story originated from a post (archived here) on the America Loves Liberty page (archived here) on Facebook on March 27, 2026. It states: "Nothing on this page is real":
(Image source: post by America Loves Liberty on Facebook.)
The image was also stamped with a disclaimer, saying "ALLOD. Satire. EVERYTHING on this page is FICTION." The label is circled in red below:
(Image source: post by @GOP_is_Gutless on X.com.)
ALLOD stands for America's Last Line of Defense -- a series (archived here) of satirical Facebook pages and satirical news websites.
