Washington DC - It's fair to say New York Representative-elect George Santos already has an established reputation for lying, which makes it somehow fitting that the first press release from his House page was a falsehood.

Per the Washington Post, a statement from Santos' office briefly went out on Tuesday, claiming that he was sworn in as a Member of the United States House of Representatives by the Speaker of the House on January 3rd, 2023."

There's just one hitch: the US House currently has no speaker to swear anyone in.

On an increasingly embarrassing day for top Republican Kevin McCarthy, three votes came and went without the necessary majority to name him as California Rep. Nancy Pelosi's successor.

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In fairness to Santos, the inaccurate press release was most likely automatic, as the Washington Post pointed out. It didn't stop Twitter users from gleefully roasting the "slip-up," with satirical Twitter accounts quipping "sworn-ish" in response, a reference to the beleaguered congressman-in-waiting's fictional Jewish identity.

Santos could also be forgiven for being impatient about this process. As of this week, he is officially under investigation in two different countries. While federal prosecutors are looking into his campaign lies and finances, Brazilian authorities have reopened an old fraud case against him for using stolen checks.

Becoming a sitting member of Congress would, of course, seriously reduce the chances of Santos facing any legal consequences.