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In the FBI's Abscam sting, nearly 25 percent of the members of Congress approached accepted bribes.

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INSUFFICIENT LEANING
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Is it true that in the FBI's Abscam sting, nearly 25 percent of the members of Congress approached accepted bribes?

Unclear. The retrieved sources on Abscam report that seven members of Congress were convicted and that more than 30 political figures were investigated, but none states how many members of Congress were actually approached, so the claim's 25 percent acceptance rate is not directly confirmed or refuted.

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Abscam | FBI Sting Operation, Political Corruption & Impact on US History | Britannica
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Abscam | FBI Sting Operation, Political Corruption & Impact on US History | Britannica. (n.d.). britannica.com. https://www.britannica.com/topic/Abscam

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Abscam
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Abscam. (n.d.). en.wikipedia.org. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Abscam

The daily Nebraskan. (1980-02-25)
1980
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The daily Nebraskan. (1980-02-25). (1980). nebnewspapers.unl.edu. https://nebnewspapers.unl.edu/lccn/sn96080312/1980-02-25/ed-1/seq-4/

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