'Shameless' Elise Stefanik slammed for claim about skyrocketing turkey prices

Rep. Elise Stefanik (R-NY) spread Thanksgiving cheer by falsely claiming that the price of buying a turkey has skyrocketed — and then compounded it by blaming the nonexistent phenomenon on President Joe Biden.

In a post on Twitter, Stefanik claimed that "this Thanksgiving, Americans will pay 7.2 % more for their turkey because of Joe Biden and Bidenomics."

In reality, as CNBC reported recently, turkey prices are down significantly from last year, as the average price of a 16-pound bird has dropped by more than 5 percent compared to a year ago.

And that's not all — the report noted that prices for several Thanksgiving staples have fallen in the last year.

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"According to the American Farm Bureau Federation, the average cost of a dinner for 10 people will be $61.17, down 4.5% from last year’s record of $64.05," wrote CNBC.

Given that Stefanik's claim on Twitter was the opposite of the truth, she got an earful from several of her followers about it.

"You're shameless," replied progressive media website Meidas Touch.

"Last year, I paid $50 dollars for a 20 lb. Butterball turkey at Krogers," responded Twitter user Mike Davis. "Today, I paid $17 for my 20 lb. Butterball turkey at the same Krogers."

Twitter user Alex Cole, meanwhile, jokingly accused Stefanik of being "another damn Republican clown who buys their turkey from the airport."

"When is the last time you went to Market 32 or Hannaford?" wrote another user. "Or even visited the locally owned grocery store in the community you live?"