Post Shared by X They claim no one lives at 6101 E. Lake Road in Erie, Pennsylvania, even though there are 53 registered voters.
BREAKING: PA CHASE members today discovered an address where 53 voters are registered to vote in Erie, Pennsylvania.
After all, it’s the Benedictine nuns of Ely, and no one lives there.
We knocked on the door because the Republican mail-in ballots weren’t being returned.
Our lawyers… pic.twitter.com/ZFNtfXyOUW
— Cliff Maloney (@Maloney) October 22, 2024
Verdict: False
More than 50 Benedictine Sisters of Erie live at the address, which is a convent, according to the sisters’ website and the Diocese of Erie. The Benedictine Sisters of Ely released a statement asserting this claim.
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Social media users claim 53 people are registered to vote at the Erie address, but no one lives there. The claim originated from Cliff Maloney, who tweeted about the speech on October 22nd.
“Breaking News: Members of PA CHASE today discovered an address where 53 voters are registered in Erie, Pennsylvania. As it turns out, it is the Benedictine Sisters of Erie and no one lives there. No. We came knocking on the door because the Republican mail-in ballots weren’t returned. Our lawyers are looking into this right now. We’re counting on the Democrats to vote illegally. I will not let that happen,” Maloney tweeted.
This claim is false. The address shown in the tweet is that of Mount St. Benedictine Abbey, which they say is where the Benedictine Sisters of Ely live. Website. According to a September article about the Benedictine Sisters of Ely, it is home to “70 vowed sisters.” Website.
Additionally, several people who were on the original tweet’s voter list will actually appear in the tweet. directory of the Benedictine Sisters. For example, Sister Placida Anheuser, who is on the list, just turned 107 years old and “still rides her scooter around the monastery.” Website.
The Benedictine Sisters of Ely statement It said on its website that it was “subject to fraudulent charges.” “I would like to call Cliff Maloney and ask him to explain his blatantly false post accusing our sister of fraud,” said Sister Stephanie Schmidt, the abbess.
“We do indeed live at Mount St. Benedict Abbey, and a simple web search will let him know that we are active in many ministries in Ely. “We would like to warn those who subscribe to X and other social media platforms to be cautious and seek additional information before accepting these posts as truth,” Schmidt said.
She added:[a] A free republic depends on free and fair elections. It is equally up to discerning and conscientious citizens who do not take the word of those with social media platforms without question. ” (Related: Did J.D. Vance propose requiring pregnancy tests for women traveling interstate?)
Check Your Fact also spoke by phone to two sisters who said they lived in the convent. A spokeswoman for the Diocese of Erie also confirmed in a telephone interview that the Benedictine Sisters of Erie live at the convent.
The basis for Mr. Maloney’s claim is conversation With Cancer from PA Chase. The investigator wrote in a text message that while at the address, “the church continued to be visible, but the house was not visible.” Recruiters who visited the monastery may have been confused. GoErie.com article from 2015 show The sisters have a guest house in the forest behind the convent.
Check Your Fact was also reviewed in Erie County property records And we discovered that the Benedictine Sisters had a business living area and boarding house/boarding house built in 1970, which coincided with the year the monastery was built (1969).
Screenshot/Erie County Property Records
Google Maps also shows the monastery, showing a large building attached to the church. This was emphasized by Fr. Matthew Schneider, a member of the Legion of Christ, said in an Oct. 23 interview that Tweet.
From Google Street View. Red is the church and blue is the residential area. pic.twitter.com/KNH4ewjmXn
— Father Matthew P. Schneider, LC (@FrMatthewLC) October 23, 2024
There is no evidence that the sisters do not live at that address, and all evidence points to them living there. Therefore, we rate this claim FALSE. (Related: Taylor Swift refused to perform at hurricane relief event?)
