Fact - check: The Rumor of Pelosi's House - raid is Fabricated

Quick Look

The rumored claim has no reliable sources and is mainly spread on Chinese - language social networks. The WeChat official account that posted this statement has deleted the original article.

The original text of the rumored claim includes a large number of "details" about "Pelosi's house being raided", such as "Pelosi was attending a summit in Italy" and "the person who carried out this action was FBI Director Kash Patel". However, these details do not match the facts.

Event Background

Recently, a claim has been widely circulated on Chinese - language social platforms, stating that "on the night of February 14, FBI agents raided Pelosi's mansion in San Francisco and found a large amount of cash, gold, and confidential documents. They removed a safe engraved with the Pelosi family crest, 23 encrypted hard drives, 4 mobile phones, and an 'ultra - secret' ledger related to arms deals."

Fact - check

After searching based on the rumored content, there is no authoritative report to support this claim, and the rumor is mainly spread on Chinese - language social networks. From February 14 to February 19, Pelosi's personal account on the X platform was still being updated normally. The official website of the FBI also shows no "property confiscation" operation targeting Pelosi.

It should be noted that when citing sources, most of the rumored claims point to an account named "You Li Er You Mian". Currently, the article published by this user on the WeChat official account has been deleted. However, from the original text quoted on other websites, this claim also contains more "details" about "Pelosi's house being raided". The original text states that "(when the house was raided) Pelosi was attending a climate summit in Italy and urgently interrupted her trip to return home to 'put out the fire' after learning the news." "The FBI Director Kash Patel who led this search was just appointed by Trump." "Trump reposted a video of Pelosi leaving in a hurry on his social platform."

In fact, there was no large - scale climate summit being held in Italy around February 14. The latest news that could link Pelosi with an Italian climate summit dates back to 2022 when Pelosi met with the Italian Prime Minister and mentioned the 2021 United Nations Climate Change Conference (COP26).

The "FBI Director Kash Patel" mentioned in the rumored claim was nominated by Trump but has not officially taken office. According to the process of nomination and confirmation of cabinet members, after the Senate approves the nomination, the president delivers a commission to the nominated candidate. The candidate then takes an oath of office and is then entitled to perform the duties of the position.

Around February 14, the time when the rumored incident occurred, the Senate Judiciary Committee passed Kash Patel's nomination by a party - line vote of 12:10, but a final confirmation vote is still needed. A recent report said that on February 18, the Senate passed a procedural measure by a vote of 48:45, creating conditions for a final confirmation vote later this week.

In addition, there is no platform record showing that Trump reposted a video of Pelosi "leaving in a hurry". From the above details, it can be seen that the rumored claim is fabricated.