On May 11, 2026, the far-right commentator Laura Loomer claimed on X that former U.S. Rep. Marjorie Taylor Greene had moved to Costa Rica. The claim spread quickly across social media.
Loomer based her allegation on anonymous sources who said the Republican purchased a $5 million mansion in Costa Rica in 2024 and that she sold her house in Rome, Georgia, in March 2026, about two and a half months after resigning from Congress.
“This is proof she was always planning to leave Congress. She just used President Trump as a scapegoat for abandoning her constituents and fleeing the country,” Loomer wrote.
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We were unable to definitively prove any of Loomer’s accusations at the time of publication and therefore have not rated this story.
We attempted to contact Greene or her representatives for comment but had not heard back as of this writing. In an X post responding to Loomer’s allegations, Greene, who repeatedly referred to Loomer as “Lying Larry,” said she was “100% a proud American who lives in Georgia,” and acknowledged that she was spending time in Costa Rica, calling it a “a beautiful country filled with beautiful people.”
It’s important to note that an unconfirmed report on social media claiming Greene owns a house in Costa Rica and sold a house in Georgia isn’t concrete proof she moved to Costa Rica permanently.
While Loomer claimed anonymous sources had confirmed Greene’s move, TMZ reported a different story — also citing anonymous sources — saying Greene had sold her house in Georgia, was looking to purchase a different home in the same state and was simply in Costa Rica on vacation. (Due to the anonymity of the sources, Snopes could not verify either claim.)
We reviewed Floyd County, Georgia, property records to find Greene’s house in Rome, a six-bedroom, six-bathroom home on just over 10 acres of land. Those records didn’t list a recent sale. We plugged the address of that property into the realtor sites Zillow, Redfin and Realtor.com. All three listed the house as off-market. Only Realtor.com indicated the house was sold in March 2026.
As of publication, Snopes could not confirm that Greene owned property in Costa Rica. We will update this story with any additional information.