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Credible estimates have put the net worth of U.S. Sen. Elizabeth Warren, D-Massachusetts, at between $7.5 million and $12 million.
Net worth is a person’s assets — such as cash, home, stocks and property — minus debts owed.
U.S. Rep. Derrick Van Orden, a Republican from western Wisconsin, shared in a Jan. 31, 2024, social media post a Dec. 21 article that listed, without source information, Warren’s net worth at $73 million.
The article was by CAknowledge. Fact checkers have found the site has drastically overstated the net worth of other political figures.
TheStreet.com on Dec. 18 estimated Warren’s net worth at $7.5 million. The figure was based on estimates from the homes she shares with her husband, proceeds from her book sales, savings and other assets.
In 2019, during Warren’s run for the 2020 Democratic presidential nomination, Forbes estimated her net worth at $12 million.
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Sources
archive.is: Rep. Derrick Van Orden post
archive.is: CAknowledge.com post
Newsweek: Fact Check: Is Kyrsten Sinema Worth $11 Million?
USA Today: Fact check: Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez has assets of less than $100,000
Reuters: No evidence Jen Psaki made $27 million in two years as White House Press Secretary
thestreet.com: Elizabeth Warren’s net worth: Senator salary, real estate & more
archive.is: Forbes: The Net Worth Of Every 2020 Presidential Candidate
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