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Fact Check: There’s no evidence that Speaker Mike Johnson is messaging on Grindr
Apr 1, 2025
A TikTok user posted screenshots appearing to show a conversation House Speaker Mike Johnson, R-La., had with someone else on the gay dating app Grindr.
"It’s always the MAGA Christians," read the caption under the March 23 TikTok which included a photo of Johnson and the message, "What time should I pick you up from your hotel?"
The message’s color formatting matched the texting color scheme on Grindr, which is largely used by the LGBTQ+ community, especially gay and bisexual men.
But there’s no evidence to support these screenshots’ authenticity. Johnson’s office declined to comment.
(Screenshot of TikTok videos)
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The screenshots were first posted by @cjbakerfitness, an account that says it’s run by CJ Baker, whose videos acrossseveralplatforms feature criticism of the Trump administration. The same day, the account published two more TikTok videos about the purported Grindr conversation. In one that received 2.9 million views, Baker said that the messages came from an Instagram user who called them "true" and asked him to share them with his 310,000 followers. In the other, Baker posted more screenshots of the supposed conversation. The three TikToks received more than 3.6 million views combined.
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