Did U.S. Rep. Ocasio-Cortez Graduate Cum Laude From Boston ...

Claim: Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez graduated cum laude from Boston University's College of Arts and Sciences in 2011. Rating: True True

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On 2 April 2019, U.S. President Donald Trump referred to U.S. Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez as a "young bartender" during a fundraising dinner for the National Republican Congressional Committee. Trump was, of course, hardly the first to paint Ocasio-Cortez as inexperienced or unqualified for her position in Congress. Ever since she became the youngest woman to be elected to that legislative body during the 2018 midterm elections, we've encountered dozens of posts about her résumé.

One of the biggest talking points among Ocasio-Cortez's detractors is that she is uneducated. For example, Fox News' Tucker Carlson labeled her a "moron" during a segment on his show, the article stating that the congresswoman's economics degree had been revoked.

Here is the reality: Ocasio-Cortez truly graduated cum laude from Boston University in 2011. In an article about

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