A viral video has surfaced online featuring Congresswoman Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez, aka AOC, where she speaks about the characteristics of a “loser.” In the 12-second clip, the 36-year-old politician says:“And by a loser I mean someone who doesn’t respect women, someone who doesn’t respect you, someone who doesn’t treat you well, someone who doesn’t support your growth as a human being.”X user @panda6967 shared the footage with the caption:“AOC goes unhinged and calls her ex-fiancé a “LOSER” … it is now deleted.”However, nowhere in the video did Alexandria call her fiancé Riley Roberts a “loser.” It is an old video of her taken out of context, in which she was speaking in general and not about anyone in particular.The rumor comes amid Ocasio-Cortez’s announcement via a live Instagram video on August 8 that she has decided to freeze her eggs to feel “more in control” of her life.“I want to share this because I was weighing it for a very long time, and I think that, you know, I was saving for it for a very long time, and there just isn’t a ton out there, I feel, and sometimes it can feel very daunting,” AOC stated.Meanwhile, Free Beacon investigative reporter Andrew Kerr shared a link to a year-old article titled “House Ethics Committee Slams AOC’s Manipulation of Rules To Shield ‘Spouse's’ Financial Affairs From the Public” and wrote in his caption on X:“‘Why isn’t AOC married after being engaged to Riley Roberts after 4+ years?’ She’s hiding his finances from the public. That’s why. So long as they remain legally unmarried, Roberts’ stock trades remain secret.”Amid her announcement and Kerr’s accusation, Puck News’ Chief Washington Correspondent Leigh Ann Caldwell claimed on X:“AOC and Roberts broke up about two years ago. Perhaps that’s why she’s freezing her eggs.”It is noteworthy that neither Ocasio-Cortez nor her fiancé has publicly addressed the rumored split as of writing.All about AOC and Riley Roberts’ relationshipAlexandria Ocasio-Cortez began dating her Boston University batchmate Riley Roberts while in college after meeting in a “true nerdy fashion” during a weekly campus debate event called “Coffee and Conversations.” The romance briefly ended after their graduation, only to be rekindled a few years later in 2015.In fact, Roberts reportedly moved to New York City and moved in with AOC in her one-bedroom apartment in Parkchester, the Bronx, New York. By 2020, the pair adopted a French bulldog called Deco.Riley Roberts went down on one knee in Puerto Rico in April 2022. Back then, Business Insider reporter Eliza Relman tweeted that AOC “confirmed” to her that she’s “engaged.” In response, the U.S. Representative for New York’s 14th Congressional District wrote:“It’s true! Thank you all for the well wishes.”The NYC-born Democrat further told the outlet:“We got engaged last month in my family’s hometown in Puerto Rico. No future details yet; we’re taking some space to savor this time before diving into planning.”Five months later, Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez told GQ that before her fiancé told her about his decision to propose, she teased her by saying he needed to “woo” and “convince” her why they should be married after being together for over a decade. She added:“I feel like I won the men lottery in my life… He has been so supportive [of her career] and willing and deeply engaging. He’s not a witness to this. He dives into the fray for himself in that he uses what we go through as opportunities for personal growth. And it’s incredible.”Riley Roberts is an Arizona native who studied sociology and finance at Boston University. She has worked with small businesses in his home state as a UX growth consultant and headed the marketing division of online home management service HomeBinder in 2014.“I love helping other subscription startups implement the best practices I’ve developed to quickly and sustainably grow with Facebook Ads, website conversion-rate optimization, and user experience design,” his bio on now-deleted LinkedIn read.In fact, AOC’s fiancé helped her with early campaigns, social media outreach, and digital marketing at the start of her political career.While the couple has always maintained a low profile, her mother Blanca Ocasio-Cortez spoke highly of Roberts in a 2019 interview with the Daily Mail:“I love him. He is the most loving, supporting person I’ve seen. He helped her tremendously during the election. I know they love children, and they do very well with children from the family. So, I hope they get married soon, although they haven’t told me anything about their plans.”Riley has previously faced controversy when it was revealed he had a House staff email address. Conservatives claimed AOC was trying to get her fiancé a salary “paid for by taxpayers.” However, she refuted the claims and said Roberts had the email ID to access her Google Calendar, much like other spouses, children, and family members in U.S. politics.The 2021 Met Gala Celebrating In America: A Lexicon Of Fashion - Street Sightings - Source: GettyNow, after claiming that the couple has split, Leigh Ann Caldwell further wrote on X:“Here is what I know: I was told by a reputable Democratic source about 18 months ago that her engagement was called off. AOC stopped wearing her engagement ring several months before that. There have been no public photos of her and Riley together in recent history.”Caldwell continued:“That ethics report that people point to from 2025 is referencing a 2021 event, when they were together. Maybe they have gotten back together? I have no idea. Her office has not confirmed nor denied the status of her relationship. Honestly, I thought that her calling off the engagement was much more widely known when I posted my original tweet. I never wrote about her relationship status but learned it when I wrote this story in January of 2025.”According to TMZ, the couple was last photographed at the 2021 Met Gala.