A federal insider is questioning embattled Republican Rep.-elect George Santos’s explanation that dozens of $199.99 campaign expenses were the result of an FEC "database error."

"I don’t believe it," Ann Ravel, former FEC chairwoman, told the New York Post about the Santos claim that the mysterious expense filings were the result of a database error. "There are too many expenditures for the $199 that were filed."

Santos, who is currently under investigation after admitting to several lies about his personal life and resume on the campaign trail where he was eventually elected to represent New York’s 3rd Congressional District in November, has defended himself against questions about the FEC expense filings.

"This reporting issue is the result of a database error and amendments were filed with the FEC. We believe that accurate information has been provided to the FEC," a Santos campaign representative told the New York Post in an email.

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According to FEC filings, the Santos campaign recorded 37 expenditures between April 2021 and February 2022 that totaled $199.99, one cent below the threshold for federal law requiring receipts.

Among the expenses were rooms at Florida hotels, supply runs to Staples and Target, airline flights and meals at various restaurants.

"If they did provide an amending filing to the FEC to change it, and if the FEC agrees that it was a database error, the FEC would have already changed the website," Ravel said.

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Christian Hillard, a representative for the FEC, agreed that "any amended transactions and filings submitted by committees would be reflected in the data through the FEC website."

The Santos campaign did not immediately respond to a request for comment from Fox News Digital.

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Santos recently admitted to fabricating his business resume, Jewish faith, and education and told Fox News "Tucker Carlson Tonight" guest host Tulsi Gabbard that everyone makes mistakes.

"I think humans are flawed, and we all make mistakes, Tulsi," Santos said. "I think we can all look at ourselves in the mirror and admit that once in our life we made a mistake. I'm having to admit this on national television for the whole country to see. And I have the courage to do so because I believe that in order to move past this and move forward and be an effective member of Congress, I have to face my mistakes, and I'm facing them."

Santos has faced criticism from fellow Republicans and calls to resign but has refused to do so, and the Democrat he defeated in November has demanded an election rematch.

"George, if that's even your real name, if you're so convinced that #NY3 voters still trust you – resign & run against me again in a special election," Democrat Robert Zimmerman tweeted Tuesday. "Face the voters with your real past & answer questions about your criminal history. Let the voters decide."

Several prominent media outlets and journalist punctuated the passing of Pope Emeritus Benedict XVI with knocks to his career and legacy, criticizing his "cartoonish" and "troubled legacy" of promoting "rigid" conservatism in the Roman Catholic Church.

On Saturday morning, just after Benedict XVI passed due to health complications from old age, outlets including NBC, CBS, ABC, Newsweek, The Washington Post and liberal journalists criticized the late former pontiff for the traditional and anti-liberal perspective from which he led the Roman Catholic Church.

Benedict XVI reigned over the Church following the death of Pope St. John Paul II in 2005 until his historical and controversial resignation from the seat of St. Peter in 2013, after which Pope Francis I assumed the throne.

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The three major U.S. news networks wasted no time in knocking Benedict’s career. As noted by NewsBusters, ABC News correspondent Terry Moran on "Good Morning America" claimed the late pontiff "championed a fierce conservative and traditionalist view of the church" and reminded viewers of how liberals used to call him "God’s Rottweiler" to reinforce the notion.

Moran added that "Benedict took a hard line reaffirming the Church’s traditional teachings regarding contraception, abortion and the celibate all-male priesthood."

During "CBS Saturday Morning," correspondent Chris Livesay mentioned how Benedict was "forced join the Hitler Youth at age 14" and fought for the German army in World War II. The reporter also reiterated his nickname, stating he "earned the nickname ‘God’s Rottweiler’ as a rigid enforcer of church policy."

NBC News reporter Anne Thompson tore into the late pope during her coverage of his passing on NBC’s "Today." Thompson claimed that Benedict "came with a cartoonish reputation" and mentioned his "God’s Rottweiler" nickname as well. 

She further described him as "a strict conservative theologian" who was committed to "Defending the Catholic faith against relativism; opposing women priests and homosexuality; speaking out against climate change and putting solar panels on the Vatican."

In a Washington Post piece following Benedict’s death, the outlet fixated on the former pontiff’s "controversial" statements it claimed "shaped" his legacy. 

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It mentioned statements Benedict made in opposition to revising and updating Church for the modern era, those he made decrying the Church’s sexual abuse scandal, and reminded readers of how Benedict once "sparked an uproar" for claiming, "You can’t resolve [HIV/AIDS] with the distribution of condoms. On the contrary, it increases the problem."

Newsweek’s obituary of the Pope Benedict XVI also slammed his conservative legacy, describing it as "troubled." The piece featured several quotes from University of New Hampshire sociology professor Michele Dillon, a so-called "expert in Catholicism" who argued that "Benedict's legacy will be overshadowed by some of his socially conservative views."

Dillon stated, "I think Benedict's legacy will always be overshadowed in public opinion by his long tenure as Prefect of the Congregation for the Doctrine of the Faith, his role as the moral enforcer of the Church's re-stated opposition to gay rights, women's ordination, contraception and abortion."

Dillon added that Benedict gave off the impression to many that he was "aloof in regard to the everyday realities of Catholics, including sex abuse victims."

Newsweek also cited University of Southern California associate professor of religion and gender studies Sheila Briggs, who claimed that Benedict’s "single-minded pursuit of his theological vision blinded him to the serious pastoral problems that beset the Church."

Liberal-leaning journalist Alejandra Caraballo opted for blunt commentary on Benedict’s death, declaring "Good riddance" in response to the loss and justifying the sentiment by accusing the late Pope of contributing to the Catholic sex abuse scandal.

She tweeted, "Pope Benedict helped cover up the biggest systematic sexual abuse of children in history. Good riddance."