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UPDATE: Melissa Howard has announced that she will be dropping out of the race, according to reports.
Melissa Howard, a GOP candidate for the Florida state House in District 73 was accused of lying about her college degree from Miami University of Ohio. She also was accused of lying about her NRA approval rating ahead of the election. Initially, Howard attempted to send photos of what she claimed were her transcripts and photos of what she said was her college diploma, according to the Sarasota Herald-Tribune.
However, the lie proved to be too much as Howard ultimately changed her tune this week.
In a Facebook message posted Monday evening, the GOP candidate confirmed that she had lied about receiving her diploma from Miami University. Admitting her lie came only after Robin Parker, general counsel for Miami University, told the Sarasota Herald-Tribune that Howard never graduated from the school.
Howard then apologized for making up the lie, before saying that she will not withdraw from the House race.
“I made a mistake in saying that I completed my degree. What I did was wrong and set a bad example for someone seeking public service. I am staying in the race and intend to win and lead by example from now on,” she wrote on her Facebook page.
As for the NRA approval rating, Howard claimed to have an “A” rating, but in reality, she scored a “B.”
That’s a footnote in this story, though. And let this be a lesson to all future candidates: you can’t lie about your education in the age of the internet. The truth always comes out.
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